By PLT Staff

Project Learning Tree is represented at several national conferences this fall.  We hope you were or will be able to visit PLT in the exhibit hall, or at a conference session, at one (or more!) of the following events:

North American Association for Environmental Education
Portland, OR ~ October 7 – 10, 2009
In addition to hosting an exhibit, National PLT facilitated three sessions at the NAAEE conference, which included GreenSchools!, Early Childhood, and Biotechnology and Environmental Risk.  The Rainforest Alliance, a longstanding partner of PLT, also featured Project Learning Tree lessons in a session they conducted entitled "Communities, Consumers and Conservation: Lessons from PLT and Rainforest Alliance.”  National PLT was proud to support and congratulate four members of the PLT family, Brenda Weiser (TX), Bora Simmons (OR), Laura Downey (KS), and Abby Ybarra (MD), as they were chosen by NAAEE to receive national recognition for their dedication and effort to advancing environmental education.

National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Regional Conferences
Minneapolis, MN ~ October 29 – 31, 2009
PLT conducted four sessions to introduce the Forests of the World, and Risk and Biotechnology secondary modules, the new GreenSchools! initiative, and the Reading Connections highlighted in the PreK-8 Guide.  Over 100 educators visited the PLT booth in the exhibit hall!

Fort Lauderdale, FL ~November 12 – 14, 2009
In addition to hosting an exhibit booth, National PLT will facilitate three sessions, including the Forests of the World and Places We Live secondary curricula, and the new GreenSchools! initiative.  National PLT will co-sponsor two additional sessions with the Rainforest Alliance, which will feature environmental education activities and resources focused on global issues in Guatemala and Honduras.   

Phoenix, AZ ~ December 3 – 5, 2009
Along with an exhibit, National PLT will facilitate three sessions, including the Risk and Biotechnology and Places We Live secondary curricula, and the new GreenSchools! initiative.  National PLT will co-sponsor two additional sessions with the Rainforest Alliance, which will feature environmental education activities and resources focused on global issues in Guatemala and Honduras.   

National Council on Social Studies
Atlanta, GA ~ November 13 – 15, 2009
With the help and support of the Georgia PLT Coordinator, National PLT will conduct a session that focuses on the Places We Live secondary module.  National PLT was also invited to participate in a global roundtable discussion where the secondary module Forests of the World will be shared with all participants. 

Green California Schools Summit and Exposition
Pasadena, CA ~ December 9 -11, 2009
Along with an exhibit, California PLT will facilitate three sessions including PLT GreenSchools! and Places We Live and Municipal Solid Waste secondary curricula.

You can also expect to see PLT at the two following conferences this spring:

National Youth Leadership Council (NYLC) Conference
San Jose, CA ~ March 24-27, 2010

National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) National Conference
Philadelphia, PA ~ March 18-20, 2010

National PLT will be exhibiting at both of these spring conferences.  Acceptance is still pending on the spring conference session proposals.

We hope to see you soon!