The Branch Newsletter

Welcome to the new on-line format of Project Learning Tree's newsletter, the Branch.

New editions of the Branch will now be posted quarterly and feature four main parts:

1. EE News
2. EE Resources
3. Educator Tips
4. Featured Articles

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Environmental Education�Manitoba Style
By: Bill Baker

Manitoba lies on the northern border of North Dakota and Minnesota and contains several distinct ecosystems including prairie, aspen parkland, boreal forest, and northern tundra. Such a large land base with a diverse land- scape can often present certain difficulties in the delivery of our programs.
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EE News:
EETAP's Internet EE Course: What We Learned
Many of us feel that the environmental education (EE) instruction we expect of classroom teachers should be reflected in pre-service and in-service teacher preparation. Yet, there is an absence of EE teacher training within institutions of higher learning. more >>

EE Resources:
Two new additional resources relating to NCLB:
1. A new web site with timely, relevant and comparable school, district and state data. more >>
2. A new report from the Center on Education Policy. more >>.

Educator Tips:
John Guyton, 2003 National PLT Outstanding Educator, on Use of PLT Activities in EIC...
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Wendy Oellers, 2003 National PLT Outstanding Educator, on Creating A Sense of Place: Discovering The Stories in Our Own Backyards...
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