In this issue: Welcome to our "new" e-newsletter filled with tools and resources for educators! Check out the new Literature Connection feature, and more tips from educators working on the ground with students, for example, how to engage students in greening their school, some ideas and resources for using PLT's Forests of the World and other curriculum guides, and what to expect from the new national science standards.
Keeping Students Engaged Through “Green Teams”
By Tanya AckermanWhether your school is just starting out or has had lots of experience being “green,” PLT's GreenSchools! Investigations can help move you forward. Read what a teacher and the principal of Bicentennial Elementary School in New Hampshire have learned as they work with their fifth-grade Green Team.
Read More >News & Updates
 | Spreading a New Branch!By Vanessa Bullwinkle Welcome to our redesigned e-newsletter! Besides our new look, we have added or expanded some features that readers told us they valued in a recent survey.Read More > |
 | Framing Academic Standards for the Next GenerationBy Jaclyn Stallard New national science standards are expected in fall 2012, and they may affect how and what you teach your students. The Branch provides an update on development of the standards and the three dimensions of science on which a new framework will rest.Read More > |
On the Ground
 | A Long-Awaited Step ForwardBy Melissa Moeller During the overhaul of the No Child Left Behind Act, a “well-rounded education” amendment was added that grants states access to funds to build curricula for previously ignored subjects—including the environment! Tell your Members of Congress to add their support for environmental education by co-sponsoring the No Child Left Inside Act.Read More > |
Educator Tips
 | Making the Global Connection: Remarkable Trees and ForestsBy Rick Zenn From a single tree to a remarkable forest to the whole planet, you can help your students make the Global Connection. Internationally recognized environmental educator Rick Zenn shares some great ideas about using this PLT curriculum and other resources. And what’s the story with this tree, anyhow?Read More > |
Tools
 | LIterature Connection - The Listening WalkBy Jaclyn Stallard Storybooks are a great way to capture children’s interest in the environment. Check out this issue’s suggestion for a great book—and some ways to tie it to PLT activities.Read More > |
 | EE Resources - Fall 2011By Jaclyn Stallard Grants, handbooks, guidebooks, educational websites, articles, posters, fact sheets, games, videos, and more.Read More > |
