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Share this email: Environmental Education For Tomorrow's Stewards July 2018 Educational Highlight Beetles Project The Beetles Project is a collection of passionate science and environmental educators devoted to improving the quality of outdoor science education. BEETLES (Better Environmental Education, Teaching, Learning, and Expertise Sharing) is devoted to creating: ~ versatile environmental education professional learning materials; ~ student activities for use in the field; ~ a collaborative, resource-sharing network of environmental educators; ~ additional resources for field instructors, leaders, and classroom teachers. All BEETLES resources are based on current research and understandings about how people learn, and tested by dozens of programs in diverse settings all over the country (and beyond!). Although BEETLES materials have been designed for residential outdoor science schools, they’ve been snatched up and used successfully in a wide variety of outdoor science education settings. Learn More about BEETLES BEETLES Educator Resources This Month Is... Lakes Appreciation Month The surface area and number of lakes in North America far exceed those of any other continent. Yet lakes are our nations most underappreciated natural resource. The public uses lakes for a variety of purposes: water supply for municipal, industrial and agricultural use; recreation including boating, swimming, and fishing; flood control; and aesthetic enjoyment. Water Safety Tips Tennessee State Park Lake Events Don't Miss... National Moth Week July 21-29 Held annually the last full week in July, National Moth Week brings together everyone interested in moths to celebrate these amazing insects. Getting involved during National Moth Week is easy: attend a National Moth Night event, start an event, join friends and neighbors to check porch lights from time to time, set up a light and see what is in your own backyard, or read literature about moths. Looking for a FREE and FUN Moth Event? Long Hunter State Park invites you on July 21st at 8pm to their Deer Trail to celebrate the diversity and beauty of moths. They will use special bait and lights to lure moths so that visitors of all ages can discover this diverse group of insects! Moth Scavenger Hunt (Printable) Moth Coloring Book (Printable) Nature in the News Get Out: Nurturing A Bond Between Black People And Nature NPR took time this past May to discuss the relationships between Americans and nature in a segment entitled, Get Out: Nurturing A Bond Between Black People And Nature. Prompted by the country-wide response to a 2011 National Park Service survey finding that just 7 percent of all park system visitors were black, the accomplished panel of guest speakers discussed visitor barriers such as time, transportation, fear and equipment along with solutions which include the community-based organization Outdoor Afro. Discussing and understanding different perspectives of nature can help us all as we endeavor to spark interests, build relationships, and guide learners in environmental education. Listen to the NPR Rebroadcast Professional Development September 11-14 Tennessee Valley Authority's upcoming Plant Camp investigates invasive plants: What are they? What are their environmental and economic effects? How can we protect against them in Tennessee? And more! FREE LODGING FREE MEALS FREE INSTRUCTION Plant Camp Attendees: Learn about native, non-native, and invasive plant Gain hands-on field experience with aquatic and wetland plant biology Study the ecology of plants in Tennessee Valley natural area Practice plant identification technique Discover impacts of invasive plants on the Tennessee Valley’s ecology and economy Learn More and Apply Sustainability Corner Education This month Tennessee's formal and non-formal educators will engage in trainings and disussions about the state's new science standards. During this time, it is important that we stay inspired to incorporate sustainability into education. Get Inspired: K-12 Lesson Plans Sarah Green Appalachia CARES / AmeriCorps Member Environmental Literacy Coordinator Tennessee State Parks [email protected] Manage your preferences | Opt out using TrueRemove™ Got this as a forward? Sign up to receive our future emails. View this email online. William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower 312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue Nashville, TN | 37243 US This email was sent to . To continue receiving our emails, add us to your address book. Subscribe to our email list
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EnvironmentalEducation
For Tomorrow's Stewards July 2018
EducationalHighlight
Beetles ProjectThe Beetles Project is acollection of passionatescience and environmentaleducators devoted to improving the quality of outdoor science education.
BEETLES (Better Environmental Education, Teaching, Learning, andExpertise Sharing) is devoted to creating:
~ versatile environmental education professional learning materials;
~ student activities for use in the field;
~ a collaborative, resource-sharing network of environmental educators;
~ additional resources for field instructors, leaders, and
classroom teachers.
All BEETLES resources are based on current research and understandingsabout how people learn, and tested by dozens of programs in diverse
settings all over the country (and beyond!). Although BEETLES materialshave been designed for residential outdoor science schools, they’ve beensnatched up and used successfully in a wide variety of outdoor science
education settings.
Learn More about BEETLES
BEETLES Educator Resources
This Month Is...Lakes Appreciation Month
The surface area and number of lakes inNorth America far exceed those of anyother continent. Yet lakes are our nationsmost underappreciated natural resource.The public uses lakes for a variety ofpurposes: water supply for municipal,industrial and agricultural use; recreationincluding boating, swimming, and fishing;flood control; and aesthetic enjoyment.
Water Safety Tips
Tennessee State Park Lake Events
Don't Miss...National Moth Week
July 21-29Held annually the last full week inJuly, National Moth Week bringstogether everyone interested inmoths to celebrate theseamazing insects.
Getting involved during National Moth Week is easy: attend a National MothNight event, start an event, join friends and neighbors to check porch lightsfrom time to time, set up a light and see what is in your own backyard, orread literature about moths.
Looking for a FREE and FUN Moth Event?
Long Hunter State Park invites you on July 21st at 8pm to their DeerTrail to celebrate the diversity and beauty of moths. They will use specialbait and lights to lure moths so that visitors of all ages can discover this
diverse group of insects!
Moth Scavenger Hunt (Printable)
Moth Coloring Book (Printable)
Nature in theNews
Get Out: Nurturing ABond Between BlackPeople And Nature
NPR took time this past Mayto discuss the relationshipsbetween Americans and nature in a segment entitled, Get Out: Nurturing ABond Between Black People And Nature. Prompted by the country-wideresponse to a 2011 National Park Service survey finding that just 7 percentof all park system visitors were black, the accomplished panel of guestspeakers discussed visitor barriers such as time, transportation, fear andequipment along with solutions which include the community-basedorganization Outdoor Afro. Discussing and understanding different perspectives of nature can help usall as we endeavor to spark interests, build relationships, and guidelearners in environmental education.
Listen to the NPR Rebroadcast
ProfessionalDevelopment
September 11-14Tennessee Valley Authority'supcoming Plant Campinvestigates invasive plants:What are they? What aretheir environmental and economic effects? How can we protect againstthem in Tennessee? And more!
FREE LODGING FREE MEALS FREE INSTRUCTION
Plant Camp Attendees:
Learn about native, non-native, and invasive plantGain hands-on field experience with aquatic and wetland plant biologyStudy the ecology of plants in Tennessee Valley natural areaPractice plant identification techniqueDiscover impacts of invasive plants on the Tennessee Valley’secology and economy
Learn More and Apply
Sustainability CornerEducation
This month Tennessee's formal and non-formal educators will engage intrainings and disussions about the state's new science standards. Duringthis time, it is important that we stay inspired to incorporate sustainabilityinto education.
Get Inspired: K-12 Lesson Plans
Sarah Green
Appalachia CARES / AmeriCorps Member
Environmental Literacy Coordinator
Tennessee State Parks
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