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Kindergarten through 12th Grade Educators


Environmental Education on the Internet: Site offers a Teacher Education page listing workshops, distance learning opportunities, summer programs, and more for K-12 educators, including links to program websites. Also offers lists of state and regional events and activities. Visit http://eelink.net/teachereducation.html. The site is a project of the North American Association for Environmental Education (http://naaee.org/). The association's address is 410 Tarvin Road, Rock Spring, GA 30739 USA. The phone number is (706) 764-2926, and e-mail address is email@naaee.org.

http://www.classroomearth.org/ - The National Environmental Education and Training Foundation (NEETF) unveiled a new website,. It is a free website with key information on how educators can obtain the best and most usable environmental education programs available today.

www.wcet.org/teacherline/courses.asp - TeacherLine - Free Online Professional Development Courses - Have engaging discussions with your peers, learn about effective classroom practices, refine your teaching methods...in your pajamas.  TeacherLine is anytime, anyplace learning.  Log in before school, after school or from home, what ever time works best for you.  These online courses fit into your schedule and can be accessed through any Internet connection.  Courses are available for LPDC credit or for graduate credit from the University of Cincinnati.  LPCD credit is free and UC credit is $280 per course ($140/credit hour, each module is two graduate credit hours). 

www.enchantedlearning.com - This website has something for everyone.  It is an excellent source of information for teachers, students and parents.  There are more than 1,000 educational activities for children to enjoy and benefit from.

www.nrdc.org/greensquad - The Green Squad website gives kids the tools and skills they need to help locate and solve environmental and health problems in their schools.  The site is designed primarily for students in fifth through eighth grade, but also offers information for younger and older students as well as parents and teachers.  The Green Squad is a collaborative project of the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Healthy Schools Network and is available in English and Spanish.