From conservationist_for_kids at lists.dec.state.ny.us Mon May 3 13:00:49 2010 From: conservationist_for_kids at lists.dec.state.ny.us (conservationist_for_kids at lists.dec.state.ny.us) Date: Mon, 03 May 2010 13:00:49 -0400 Subject: [Conservationist_for_kids] Fwd: Help Spread the Word -- Summer Series 2010 - "Energy Smart Teachers Make a World of Difference" References: <636C67B366068442AC5897B38307CCD40A660CC214@albexchange01.nyserda.org> Message-ID: <4BDEC901.94A8.005A.1@gw.dec.state.ny.us> What's New at NYSERDA? Summer Series 2010 - "Energy Smart Teachers Make a World of Difference" The Energy Smart Student Program is sponsoring a series of FREE 2-day workshops this summer for classroom teachers in the Finger Lakes, Western New York, and New York City regions. These workshops will provide: * 12 hours of professional development * Hands-on activities and project-based learning ideas, targeted to teachers K-12 * Curricular materials, correlated to the NYS Learning Standards, valued at $200/educator Click here to register for the Summer Series Level I - The 4 Es of Energy & Focus on Solar (Grades 4-8) or the Summer Series Level II - Energy Trilogy & Focus on Solar (Grades 7-12). Here is the link to the main Energy Education Home Page: http://www.getenergysmart.org/EnergyEducation/Default.aspx Have a solar day, Terri Tuers Energy Smart Students Program 17 Columbia Circle Albany, NY 12203 518-862-1090 Ext. 3303 1-866-NYSERDA Fax: 518-862-1091 Save the planet. It's the only one with chocolate! Think twice before printing this email. From conservationist_for_kids at lists.dec.state.ny.us Mon May 3 14:28:20 2010 From: conservationist_for_kids at lists.dec.state.ny.us (conservationist_for_kids at lists.dec.state.ny.us) Date: Mon, 03 May 2010 14:28:20 -0400 Subject: [Conservationist_for_kids] April 2010 issue of Conservationist for Kids on its way shortly Message-ID: <4BDEDD84.94A8.005A.1@gw.dec.state.ny.us> Dear Readers, The spring 2010 issue of Conservationist for Kids will be dropped at the post office beginning this week for distribution to schools. I expect that by mid-May all of the roughly 8,600 envelopes will be either in schools or en-route to schools. For a sneak peak at our latest issue, please see our website. The links below will take you directly to the pages for this issue, "Fish!" Have a wonderful summer exploring outdoors, and we'll see you in the fall! Gina Jack, editor Conservationist for Kids New York State Department of Environmental Conservation 625 Broadway, 2nd Floor Albany, NY 12233-4502 voice: 518-402-8043 fax: 518-402-9036 e-mail: cforkids at gw.dec.state.ny.us http://www.dec.ny.gov/education/40248.html * link to our current issue in HTML, with embedded internet links http://www.dec.ny.gov/education/40248.html * link to a PDF of our April 2010 issue, "Fish!" http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/administration_pdf/c4kspring2010full.pdf * link to a PDF of the teacher supplement http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/administration_pdf/c4ksp2010tsupp.pdf