In this issue: Apply for a PLT GreenWorks! grant, learn about PLT summer programs for educators, and join a new series of PLT GreenSchools! webinars. Read about the five 2013 National PLT Outstanding Educators, plus middle school students in California and high school students in Washington, D.C. who are making a difference in their communities.
2013 National Project Learning Tree Outstanding Educators
By Vanessa BullwinkleThese five outstanding educators show how integrating PLT and EE across the curriculum engages students in learning science and other core subjects, and inspires them to make a difference in their communities.
Read More >News & Updates
 | Apply for a PLT GreenWorks! GrantBy Jaclyn Stallard Do you have an idea for a school or community garden, a forest improvement project, a streamside restoration plan, a recycling program, or an energy conservation project? Need funds to implement it? Apply for a PLT GreenWorks! grant today!Read More > |
 | PLT Summer Programs for EducatorsBy Vanessa Bullwinkle Interested in touring your state’s forests and wood product mills? Want to learn more about sustainable forestry and how to connect what you learn in the field to the classroom? This summer, immerse yourself in a multi-day teachers’ tour that includes training in curriculum materials with links to all the current academic standards.Read More > |
On the Ground
 | Garbology 101By Kathleen Weber Thanks to students and a PLT GreenWorks! grant, in just one year St. Michael School in California reduced its garbage bill by $1,200 and is diverting 40% of its waste from the landfill to composting and recycling centers.Read More > |
 | High School Students Apply Their Skills to Real-World Green Projects with Real ResultsBy Kathy Westra A STEM-focused curriculum fosters student-led green innovation at McKinley Tech, a public high school in Washington, D.C., that last year won a coveted designation as a U.S. Department of Education “Blue Ribbon School." Read More > |
Educator Tips
 | ELM: Environmental Learning Multiplied, in DenverBy Mary Heuwinkel In universities across the country, college students training to become teachers are introduced to PLT as part of their methods courses. An education professor in Denver shares the lessons she learned after 20 of her preservice teachers practiced their teaching with elementary students using PLT activities in a nearby park.Read More > |
Tools
 | Literature Connection – MUD!By Jaclyn Stallard This children’s book offers an ode to muddy feet, brown earth, and new grass… perfect for exploring the wonders spring brings! Learn more about this resource and its PLT activity parings.Read More > |
 | EE Resources – Spring 2013By Jaclyn Stallard Apply to receive a GreenWorks! grant from Project Learning Tree and learn about other environmental education opportunities, resources, tools, grants, contests, conferences, webinars, and more!Read More > |
 | New Series of PLT GreenSchools! WebinarsBy Vanessa Bullwinkle PLT is proud to be a part of the U.S. Department of Education 2013 Green Strides Webinar Series to help schools reduce their environmental impact and costs; improve health and wellness; and teach effective environmental education. The first PLT webinar is April 10.Read More > |
