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ECO Canada Video Contest

ECO Canada is inviting teams of high school students across Canada to create a short video about an environmental issue in their communities. The video should focus on an environmental issue outside of the school environment but within the local community, and the environmental professionals working to fix the issue. Students – we encourage you and your team (with the permission of your team sponsor) to get out in your community, take on an issue you are passionate about, and have fun! All teams must enter their application form by December 15, 2009. Videos must be submitted by April 1, 2010 More information and application forms are available at http://www.eco.ca/videocontest/landing_eng.aspx

Living By Water Project - Urban/ Rural Programs

Living by Water focuses on the relationship between natural shorelines and shoreline communities by ensuring that permanent or seasonal residents have the knowledge and tools necessary to understand their effect on fisheries, habitat or wildlife resources and water quality in their communities. Urban Lake Living – Healthy Communities, Healthy Lakes - a Living by Water pilot project - is designed to create awareness of stormwater runoff, the pollutants it carries, and the potential dangers associated with it. Stormwater awareness allows residents in urban lake communities to make simple changes in the use of their property to benefit their lake and community.

Education Outreach

Elaine Gordon is a biologist in the Edmonton area who leads field trips and gives in house talks to teachers, students, and parents, in the area of biology to assist with curriculum studies.

Project Caribou

Project Caribou is: *a 150-page learning package on the wild caribou of North America * an authoritative and concise publication about caribou * a resource with general information and K-12 activities on caribou, with specific case studies on several North American herds * a response to considerable educator demand * the culmination of several years of effort on the part of many individuals and groups around the continent

Teachers Corner

classroom-ready educational resources that will enhance your students' learning experiences about Canada's national historic sites, national parks and national marine conservation areas.

Waste in our World

The Waste in Our World workshop is a one hour fun, interactive in-class presentation delivered by Clean Calgary Association. It is aimed at a Grade 4 audience, but can be adapted to other ages.

Framework to Advance Environmental Education in Alberta

Since 2005 we have convened three consultation workshops, three regional Summits, and two provincial Summits on environmental education. Through this process we have successfully engaged over 440 individuals, representing 180 environmental education stakeholder organizations, in co-creating and helping deliver on the Framework to Advance Environmental Education in Alberta.

Waterlution Workshop

Water Education for Alberta Teachers - formal, non-formal and informal teachers

GreenLearning

GreenLearning is the national flagship energy education program of the Pembina Foundation. Developed and delivered by the Pembina Institute's education team, this innovative environmental education program addresses critical energy environment issues and solutions - climate change and protection, renewable energy technologies and energy conservation and efficiency. GreenLearning offers premier resources and programming for teaching and learning.

Discovery Programs

Discovery Programs are curriculum based, 60-90 minute school programs offered to K - 12 students on site at the Calgary Zoo. Programs are interactive and hands-on, filled with touchable biofacts (skulls, pelts, etc), costumes, props and bright posters. Several programs also include an expereince with our handleable ambassador animals. Sixteen different Discovery programs are available to meet your grade and cirriculum.

Schoolyard Naturalization, Grounds for Change

The Grounds for Change program is designed to connect you to the experiences and lessons gained from years of working with over 40 Calgary-area schools. We translate knowledge into effective support to schools, helping you avoid common pitfalls and maximize the benefits. We can offer insight into successful methods for planning and maintaining the site and how to use the naturalized area to complement classroom teaching. Regardless of where you are in the naturalizing process, or how old your existing project is, our program can provide relevant resources and services. We offer a web site, manual, resource library, video, workshops, professional development and a School Garden Net.

WaterWorks

Classroom kit with interactive activities that outline what the Bow River Watershed is and how to protect and conserve the shared waters of our Bow River Basin. Comes with 30 student notebooks, 30 drip gauges, teacher guide and water conservation sticker. Suitable for grades 4 - 6. Learning outcomes linked to the Alberta Curriculum.

Endangered Species Teaching Kits

Arm yourself with some great activities, information and resources when you order the CPAWS Endangered Species teaching kit. The kit includes an illustrated teacher activity guide packed with valuable curriculum-linked activities and information about endangered species and related concepts. We also send you posters, brochures and tips for kids on how to help endangered species.

ECO-Partners: Education for Conservation and Outdoor Learning (gr.3-9)

ECO-Partners : Education for Conservation and Outdoor Learning is a program designed for teachers and students who are interested in prolonged engagement and environmental stewardship. The program consists of a teacher-training workshop along with three in-class visits and a guided hike in Kananaskis Country or Fish Creek Provincial Park. It is designed to encourage teachers to put an environmental spin on their teaching and foster a sense of global citizenship among students. It is essentially a package of your favourite CPAWS programs, plus a whole lot more! As part of the ECO-Partners program, classes are encouraged to take part of CPAWS’ premier Action Challenge program to take positive action for nature. As with our other environmental programs, the ECO-Partners program is designed to be integrated with your curriculum and will help students understand their role in conserving the natural world. With the ECO-Partners program, teachers will receive a Leap into Action Guide, a teaching kit that includes an illustrated activity guide for their grade level, brochures, and posters to extend the experience in the classroom.

MoboVivo Education Channel

Download educational television programs and video.

MoboVivo Documentary Channel

Download documentary films.

MPHIA Handbook for Interpretive Guides

Effectively communicating the unique heritage of the parks requires knowledge of facts, but it also requires an in-depth understanding of effective interpretation techniques. This book is filled with information that will help ensure guests have an outstanding experience when they are travelling with you. It contains skills, strategies, examples and scripts that transform facts, figures and information associated with the natural and cultural heritage of the Rocky Mountain national parks into usable interpretative narratives.

Lay of the Land - A survey of watershed leaders in Alberta

As an emerging not-for-profit organization focused on watershed and water resources issues in Alberta, Water Matters explored its potential future role in Alberta’s organizational landscape. Using an online and phone survey, we investigated the concerns, needs and challenges of citizen leaders representing watershed groups or working independently across Alberta. The survey highlighted key concerns and perceived gaps in watershed protection. Respondents identified where Water Matters should put its energy and best contribute to watershed protection in Alberta.

Human Rights Fact Sheet

A fact sheet on water as a human right and its implication for governments. The paper discusses what a human right is and what it means for water to be considered as a human right. It also examines the challenges to the recognition of water as a human right and the reason why Canada refuses to grant this right, especially to its First Nations' people.

First Day of School

Finalist: 2009 Alberta Book Publishing Awards; Children's Book. First Day of School is a lighthearted story about what two grizzly bear cubs would do if they were enjoying their First Day of School. The story was inspired by a photograph taken by Jason in the wild of a mother grizzly and her two cubs wandering by a school bus in northern BC. Encouraging children to use their imaginations, the book follows the bears as they do what bears do in the wild: swimming, climbing, fishing, eating, and sleeping. Jason’s outstanding collection of photographs of bears in the wild allows children to see first-hand how bears act in their natural environment. As well, First Day of School shows children that going to school for the first time can be a fun adventure. The book also includes facts about grizzly bear cubs in the wild and information about what we can all do to help protect the future of grizzly bears everywhere.