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Georgia Project WET
4220 International Pkwy
Suite 101
Atlanta,
GA 30354
404-675-1762
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Training
in Georgia for
Project WET
Training
for
Project
WET
is
done through facilitator-led workshops. If you are interested in
either an Educator
Workshop or Facilitator
Workshop check
the Calendar
for the next training session. NOW
Available -- Urban
Watershed
/
Project
WET Workshops!
There are Project
WET-trained Facilitators
all over the state of Georgia. Click here to find one near you: Map
of Facilitators
Educators-- Have
you
ever wanted to connect literature studies
with Project WET activities? Here is a
wonderful list compiled
through our WET coordinators' network that you may find very
useful. We have elementary book
recommendations as well.
Georgia Educators,
Administrators, Curriculum Directors:
Georgia
Performance Standards/Project WET Correlations available online.
Environmental Education Links:
1. Climate Change
Lessons
2. Dr. Sneeze Climate Change Stories-- Check
them out here
3. 2010 Film Catalog Released http://www.videoproject.com
The Video Project has been distributing
independent films on environmental topics for over 25 years. Current
films cover sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, species decline,
pollution, resource protection and conservation, climate change, and
more. All films are award-winning and many have appeared on PBS. Most
of the Video Project films have robust companion Web sites and
additional resources to expand learning opportunities. The new 2010
catalog is available online:
Georgia
Project
WET School/Organization of the Year
Georgia Project WET
recognizes a school or other organization that is making a special
effort to
train teachers and/or students with Project WET, Adopt-A-Stream, or
other
water education programs or resources. An Educator of the Year can
also be nominated and the winner will be recognized at the EEA awards
ceremony in March.
Nominations are due Feb. 1 of each year.
Click here
to apply Nomination
(pdf
form)
Here's
what you get as the Georgia Project WET School/Organization of the Year!
A free Project WET
Educator
Workshop for 20! The
Project WET School of the Year
hosts this one-day workshop for 20 area teachers, administrators, other
educators OR
some funds to put on
a WATER FESTIVAL or purchase water education materials!
Recognition
and
award
at the Environmental Education Alliance annual conference.
River
of Words
River of Words (ROW) is an international
environmental program for K-12 students designed to connect students
with their watershed through art and poetry. Our own Georgia ROW
program is top notch! Check out our winners' galleries from year
2000.
Other classroom
tools available through
Project WET:
Water
Education Curricula -- collections
of innovative activities and case studies that are easy to use,
interactive, challenging and fun. Click on each for details.
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Conserve Water
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WOW!
The Wonders of Wetlands
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Health Water,
Health People
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Discover a
Watershed series
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The Urban Watershed
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Classroom and
Children's books
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Enviroscape
Models
Free
checkout for
educators, email for details
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Available in these
locations: Athens, Northwest Georgia, EPD, Tifton, Statesboro,
University
of
West
GA,
Atlanta
Outdoor Activity Center (OAC)
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Non-point
source-- Allows
learners
to
see
pollution and runoff when rain carries soil, chemicals and oil
through the watershed to a pond, lake, river and ocean.
Wetlands-- Allows learners to see wetlands in action
including
activities that affect wetlands and activities that can help conserve
them.
Coastal
(from
EPD
only)-- Allows learners to see coastline problems
including
activities that affect coasts and activities that can help conserve
them.
Drinking
Water/Waste
Water
(from OAC and EPD only)-- Allows learners to see inner workings of a
River to River treatment system.
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Groundwater
Flow
Model Free checkout for educators, email for details.
Allows
learners
to
watch
water
and contaminants introduced into the system move through
underground rock formations.
River
of Words Exhibit Free checkout for educators, email
for details.
Traveling
display
of
Georgia's
current
award-winning ROW poetry and art.
NEW! K-3 Early Education Trunks
Free checkout for
educators, email
for details.
Rolling
cart
chocked
full with water-themed trade books, activity books,
teacher guides, and cool activity materials, including finger puppets
and a weather radio!
Dragonfly
Gazette
The Georgia
Project WET
newsletter is published bi-annually and features articles of interest
to WET Teachers and Facilitators. It includes state-specific
background information for WET activities, thematic lesson plans,
interviews with water professionals, and a forum for Teachers and
Facilitators to share their ideas and accomplishments. NOW an e-newsletter!
email to
request.
Back Issues.
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