NYU Steinhardt STEME Week

 

Sci-Ed Innovators Symposium and Expo

Thursday, May 3rd.

Sponsored by New York University and the Jhumki Basu Foundation, this middle and high school student science fair and keynote event, gathering students and teachers from more than 50 New York City public schools, as well as researchers, policy makers, leading educational, governmental, non-profit and corporate organizations, provides an opportunity to share innovative teaching methods for underserved schools.

2:30 PM	Doors Open for Science Expo Registration
3:30 PM	Sci-Ed Innovators Expo
6:00 PM	Symposium Keynote Event Master of Ceremonies: Christopher Emdin, Ph.D., Columbia University Guest Speaker: Ainissa G. Ramirez, Ph.D., Yale University

Sharing Our Success

The 13th Annual Sharing Our Success Conference in Urban Science and Math Teaching, A two-day professional development conference organized in collaboration with the New York City Department of Education and Jane Goodall Institute's Roots & Shoots program featuring scientists presenting the latest developments in STEME fields, teachers sharing best practices in STEME classroom instruction, and students demonstrating science projects.

Friday May 4th

Location:
United Federation of Teachers Building
52 Broadway, 2nd Floor (View Map)

Schedule:

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM	Registration and breakfast
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM	Welcome
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM	Math Keynote Presentation: Dr. Cathy Seeley, Senior Fellow with the Charles A. Dana Center at The University of Texas Cathy Seeley has worked for over 35 years, as a mathematics teacher, district mathematics coordinator, and state mathematics director for the Texas Education Agency.
11:15 AM - 12:45 PM	Workshops and Panels presenting ways to: Move math and science instruction from the CCSS to successful practices. Implement strategies and guidelines for increasing academic proficiency that prepares ELLs for STEM careers. Explore the role of academic language in the CCSS for closing the achievement gap in math and science. Learn what local school communities are successfully doing to promote math and science excellence.
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM	Lunch and Poster Displays
1:30 PM -  2:30 PM	Science Keynote Presentation: Dr. Okhee Lee, Professor of Childhood Education, NYU Okhee Lee’s research areas include science education, language and culture, and teacher education. Her current research involves the scale-up of a teacher professional development intervention to promote science learning and language development of English language learners

Saturday, May 5th

Location:
NYU Washington Square Campus
Silver Center
31 Washington Place, 7th Floor
(between Greene Street and Washington Square East. View Map)

Schedule:

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM	Registration and breakfast
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Conversation with a Scientist: Dr. Ofer Tchernichovski, Biology Department, City College, CUNY A discussion of his research into the genetics of bird songs and their relationship with human speech
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Lunch

Roots and Shoots Celebration of Service

Saturday, May 5th

Jane Goodall's Roots and Shoots and The Wallerstein Collaborative team up for a Celebration of Service 
event including a keynote adress by Olivia Bouler, exhibition of student and teacher work, and workshops 
that focus on service learning. Please see the attached flyer for more information. 

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Project Sharing
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM	Keynote Presentation: Olivia Bouler Olivia Bouler, 12-year-old author of Olivia's Birds Saving the Gulf, will give an inspiring keynote presentation, and share her experience raising more than $200,000 to support relief efforts in the Gulf of Mexico after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM	Learning Labs Workshops Space is limited – guests must register for workshops at the event. Workshop # 1: Invasive Species: Service Learning's Most Wanted Invasive species can have a tremendously negative impact on the health of our ecosystems. In this hands-on workshop, we will learn how the movement of aquatic and terrestrial plants and animals are directly related to both our physical and cultural environments. Through discussion, games, and craft making, we will explore how and why these non-native species have arrived in our neighborhoods.  Most importantly, we will determine what we can do as service learning leaders to lessen their impact and stop these creatures from expanding their territories. Workshop # 2: Terrariums - The world in your hands Building a terrarium is a great way to observe the wonder, complexity and importance of the natural world and its eco-systems in a portable miniature model! In building and caring for the terrarium we reinforce our role as stewards of the environment and witness its interconnectedness with people and animals. In this hands-on workshop, each student and teacher will leave with their own terrarium made from recycled and other materials! Teachers will also leave with a terrarium lesson-planning packet. Workshop # 3: Worms at work: A Worm Composting Bin How To Details forthcoming.
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM	Flap, Fly and Flutter Service Project Protect two of New York’s most important winged wonders. Groups will complete one or both  projects including a bird fly in prevention project led by Olivia Bouler. In this activity participants will make bird silhouettes to hang in windows to help birds navigate away from often dangerous glass windows. In the second project led by Katherine Anne Chulvick, participants will construct homes for pollinators using recycled materials that can be placed in any outdoor space.

First Citizen-Science Presentation: Chris Bowser of NYSDEC

 

The Wallerstein Collaborative for Ubran Environmental Education is proud to announce the first lecture in a series of Citizen Science presentations and workshops to be held this year:
 
Respect Your Elvers: Getting from Icky to Saving a Fish
A Presentation by Chris Bowser
Tuesday, November 29th
5:00PM-6:30PM
5th Floor Conference Room
Barney Building
34 Stuyvesant Street
 
Presentation Synopsis:
“Citizen Science” is a hot topic, and at its best can combine education and research to inspire participants and restore threatened species. The Hudson River Eel Project uses hundreds of students and volunteers from diverse communities to catch, count, and restore thousands of juvenile American eels to vital habitat each spring.  Students and teachers love doing relevant field research in their neighborhoods, and the data they collect strengthens coast-wide management of a possibly endangered species.
 
Participants in the program move from basic discovery, to the rigors of field research, and finally to restoration of both fish populations and community identity.  We’ll also talk about ways citizen-science can best be adapted to formal and informal learning, and some hard lessons on crafting your own programs.
 
Eels are the perfect symbol of environmental education across disciplines, moving from sea to coast to stream in one lifetime, and their lives evoke more mystery than answers. Take it from student Aaron Wray: “You hold one eel in your hand, and you learn to love them all.”
 
Chris Bowser is an Science Education Specialist for the NYSDEC Hudson River Research Reserve and Estuary Program with Cornell’s Water Resource Institute.

EEAC Annual Meeting: Urban Agriculture- Past, Present, and Future

EEAC ANNUAL MEETING!

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2011 5-7PM

URBAN AGRICULTURE – PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE

The rise of the urban agriculture movement has brought unprecedented interest in city soil, green spaces, and the great outdoors. Following the EEAC annual meeting, panelists will present the past, present and future possibilities of the role of city farming as a strong-arm of Environmental Education in the urban context.
Co-Sponsored by The Wallerstein Collaborative for Urban Environmental Education and the Environmental Conservation Education Program in the Department of Teaching and Learning.

 

Location: NYU at Kimball Hall, 1st Floor Lounge

246 Greene Street (1 block Northeast of Washington Square Park)

Jane Goodall's Roots and Shoots Northeast Regional Youth Summit

Get ready to join Roots & Shoots members and group leaders for the Northeast Regional Youth Summit on November 11 and 12, 2011. We are thrilled this year to be hosting the event at Battery Park City School (PS/IS 276) in Lower Manhattan!

 

At the Summit you and your students will take part in hands-on workshops and service projects, learn from our special guests and connect with young environmental and humanitarian leaders from across the Northeast.

We will also host a Roots & Shoots Project Fair for groups, like yours, to share their work, and we will recognize this year's most active Roots & Shoots groups from the Northeast. Log in and share your projects in the Roots & Shoots Online Project Database to be eligible.

Register today and see you all soon!

Kellan Hays
Northeast Media and Program Coordinator
Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots
the Jane Goodall Institute

Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots
Northeast Regional Office
89 South Street, Lower Level
Boston, Mass. 02111
Phone 617.439.9090
Fax 617.439.0701
NY Programs Email Address nyrootsandshoots@janegoodall.org

NE-ASTE Conference 2011 in Black Rock Forest

The Northeast Region- Association for Science Teacher Education is holding its fall conference at the Black Rock Forest Consortium from Wednesday, October 26th through Friday, October 28th 2011.

 

The conference is open to NY science teachers as well as graduate students in science/environmental education or a related field. There is still time to register via late registration on the conference website.

 

The conference schedule includes:

Wednesday: October 26th

4:00-6:00: Welcome and Overview

6:00-7:00: Light Dinner

7:00-9:00: Panel Discussion and Activity

Thursday: October 27th

7:30-8:30: Breakfast

8:45-Noon: Morning Sessions

12:00-1:00: Lunch

1:00-4:00: Afternoon Sessions

4:00-6:00: Free time to enjoy Black Rock Forest

6:00-7:00: Dinner

7:00-9:00: Dessert and Roundtables

Friday, October 28th

7:30-8:30: Breakfast

8:45-11:15: Morning Sessions

11:15-12:15: Business Meeting

12:15-1:00: Clean-up, box lunch, and departure

NYC Outdoors Environmental Education Expo

NYC Outdoors! An Environmental Education Expo

Wednesday October 5, 2011
NYU Kimmel Center
4:30pm - 7:00pm

Learn about in-class programs and field trips!
- composting
- growing oysters
- overnight field trips
- fishing and seining
- gardening
- using the city's parks as a classroom
- harvesting solar power
- citizen science

Free Refreshments! Peer Networking and Socializing!

For teachers, informal educators and students throughout NYC

Jane Goodall's Roots and Shoots: NYC Service Learning Training

Roots & Shoots is about making positive change happen-for people, animals and the environment. Through service learning projects, meaningful youth-led campaigns and a
powerful, interactive website, Roots & Shoots members are making a difference across the globe.

Founded inTanzania in 1991 by Dr. Jane Goodall and a small group of students, Roots & Shoots has grown to include hundreds of thousands of youth in the United States and
more than 100 other countries. Each year, groups complete thousands of projects that benefit the environment and improve the quality of life for people and animals. 

Join service learning experts from the Jane Goodall Institute to learn how you can
bring meaningful service experiences into your classroom.

Option A

Date: Thursday March 3, 2011
Time: 4:30pm-8:30pm
Location: NYU Pless Hall Lounge, 1st Floor, 82 Washington Square East
Dinner will be provided

Option: B

Date: Saturday March 5, 2011
Time: 9am-1pm
Location: NYU Pless Hall Lounge, 1st Floor, 82 Washington Square East
Lunch will be provided

Option: C
Date: Thursday April 7, 2011
Time: 5pm-9pm
Location Location: NYU Pless Hall Lounge, 1st Floor, 82 Washington Square East
Dinner will be provided

The New York University Department of Teaching and Learning Present: Saturday Science

Saturday, March 5, 2011, Room 714, Silver Center

(Washington Sq East at Waverly Place), 9:15 AM - 12:00 PM

Howard S. Schiffman, J.D., LL.M., Ph.D,
Visiting Associate Professor of Environmental Conservation Education, New York University

The Interface between Science and Politics

Dr. Schiffman will speak broadly about policy aspects, and to a cerain degree legal aspects, of marine science and conservation issues. He will include an introductory schema on conservation and management frameworks where science, law and policy are integrated. He will discuss the International Whaling Commission (IWC), Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs), the Biodiversity Convention and UNFCCC/Kyoto to demonstrate
real world applications of the science-policy inter-
face.

http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/faculty_bios/view/Howard_Schiffman

A Free Seminar for Scientists, Science Educators and the General Public. Learn how scientists ask questions that reveal nature's deepest secrets.

Visit http://bit.ly/bHiQQC for the full schedule and more information

Sci-Ed Innovators Conference 2011

Renowned Primatologist and Conservationist
Dr. Jane Goodall
to Keynote Sci-Ed Innovators Conference 2011

Monday, February 7, 2011
4:00pm - 7:00pm
Save the Date! - Admission is Free - Details to Follow

The annual event, sponsored by New York University and Jhumki Basu Foundation, brings together science teachers, researchers, students, policy makers, corporations and foundations to share innovative teaching methods for underserved schools.

Dr. Goodall's lecture will be accompanied by a multi-facted New York Area Schools Science Expo showcasing Sci-Ed Fellows' projects, many inspired by Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots, the Jane Goodall Institute's global environmental and humanitarian youth program.

Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace, is considered the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees. She has worked extensively on behalf of conservation and animal welfare issues.

Dr. Goodall writes: "It is easy to be overwhelmed by feelings of hopelessness as we look around the world. We are losing species at a terrible rate, the balance of nature is disturbed, and we are destroying our beautiful planet. But in spite of all this I do have hope. And my hope is based on four factors: the human brain, the indomitable human spirit, the resilience of nature, and the determination of young people."
Jane Goodall was a lifetime hero of NYU Professor Jhumki Basu, a dedicated teacher and science educator, who worked passionately to create paths through science for neglected and disadvantaged students.

 

The Nature Network 2010 Fall Book Talk

The Nature Network 2010 Fall Book Talk, in collaboration with The Center for Humans and Nature, CUNY Grad Center and NYU Wallerstein Collaborative for Urban Environmental Education present

Back to the Future in the Caves of Kaua'i: A Scientist's Adventures in the Dark

featuring

David Burney
Director of Conservation
National Tropical Botanical Garden, Kalaheo, Kaua'i

Date: Tuesday November 30th
Time: 6pm
Location: CUNY Grad Center, Fifth Avenue Entrance (between 34th and 35th Streets) , Room 4102

For two decades, paleoecologist David Burney and his wife Lida Pigott Burney have led an excavation of Makauwahi Cave on the island of Kaua‘i, uncovering the amazingly varied wealth of plants and animals that have inhabited Hawai‘i throughout its history. Burney has focused his investigations on the dramatic ecological changes that began after the arrival of humans almost one thousand years ago and are reaching a crescendo today. In this talk he covers many of the topics elaborated in his popular book Back to the Future in the Caves of Kaua‘i, recently published by Yale University Press. What is it about human arrival in any place that is so inevitably troublesome for nature? What has happened on Kaua‘i in recent millennia and what might happen in the near future? What can the story of Kaua‘i tell us about the rest of the planet? Burney has built his life and career around the search for answers, and his account of his work is as fascinating as the questions themselves.

Professional Development Workshop - HRECOS

Date: November 2, 2010
Time: 9am-3pm
Location: NYU Barney Building, 34 Stuyvesant Street, 5th Floor

Join us on November 2 as we demonstrate how to use real-time Hudson River data in the classroom.
The Hudson River Environmental Conditions Observing System [HRECOS] is a network of water quality and weather stations in place along the Hudson River Estuary from Schodack Island to New York Harbor. HRECOS stations transmit near real-time data to www.hrecos.org for river forecasting and assessment. The newest station, installed on the sloop Clearwater, transmits water quality data as it sails from the NY/NJ Harbor to Albany, NY.

For educators, the HRECOS network offers a hands-on river experience from the classroom. Join us as we demonstrate applications of real-time Hudson River data to middle school and high school curricula.

This workshop is limited to 12 participants and only open to middle and highschool educators. Laptop is required.
RSVP to kathleen.oliver@nyu.edu

A Day in the Life of the Hudson River

Date: Thursday October 14, 2010
Location: Christopher Street Pier
Time: 9am - 3pm

This event is designed to celebrate the Hudson River Estuary and educate participants on the uniqueness of our estuary as part of the annual recognition of "National Estuaries Week". The event is coordinated by The Hudson River Estuary Program of New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Hudson Basin River Watch.

Wallerstein Collaborative will team with several NYC public school teachers and students to collect data about the Hudson River which will include testing the pH, turbidity, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and temperature of the river.

Data is then organized so that participants and educators can view results by sampling site, by sampling parameter, or by seeing how each site fits into the rest of the Hudson River.

TEEP Pre-conference Networking Session

SAVE THE DATE!

Join TEEP (Teacher Environmental Education Preparation) at the North American Association for Environmental Education's (NAAEE) 39th Annual Conference
Date: September 29th, 2010 ~ October 2nd, 2010
Location: Buffalo-Niagara Convention Center, Buffalo, NY

To register for this event visit: http://www.naaee.org/conference/registration

2010 NYC Outdoors: Environmental Education Expo

Date: Wednesday, October 6th, 2010
Time: 6:00pm to 9:00 pm
Location: NYU's Kimmel Center, 60 Washington Square South, NYC

Learn about field trips and in-class programs!

* Composting
* Observing live marine life or forest animals
* Overnight camping in a city park
* Hiking in forests
* Fishing and seining
* Growing oysters or trout
* Gardening with hydroponics
* Harvesting solar energy
* Using our parks as outdoor classrooms

Cool Demonstrations!

* Gardening oysters
* Fishing off the pier
* Observing reptiles, fish
* Testing the Hudson River water

Free Refreshments! Networking and Socializing!

 

Project Learning Tree Workshop for Educators

Date: Thursday, June 10, 2010
Time: 9am - 3pm
Location: NYU Barney Building, 34 Stuyvesant Street, 5th Floor, NY

Learn to teach children about the environment at a PLT workshop.

PLT is an international, award-winning environmental education program for children in grades Pre-k through 12. Through participation in PLT's engaging activities, students gain knowledge and develop critical thinking skills.

Participants in the workshop will learn how to use the activities and receive copies of PLT curriculum guides and other materials.

Space is limited. Please RSVP kathleen.oliver@nyu.edu

Project Learning Tree Workshop for Educators

Date: Friday, April 16, 2010
Time: 9am - 3pm
Location: NYU, Barney Building, 34 Stuyvesant Street, 5th Floor, NY

Learn to teach children about the environment at a PLT workshop.

PLT is an international, award-winning environmental education program for children in grades PreK through 12. Through participation in PLT's engaging activities, students gain knowledge and develop critical thinking skills.

Participants in the workshop will learn how to use the activities and receive copies of PLT curriculum guides and other materials.

Space is limited. Please RSVP kathleen.oliver@nyu.edu (FILLED)

Brown Bag Lunch - Environmental Internships

Presenter: Central Park Conservancy
Date: April 2, 2010
Location: NYU Silver Center, Rm 412
Time: 11:30am

RSVP to Sarah at pfiefer.sarah@nyu.edu

 Clean Water for Life!

Improving water quality, rights, and access worldwide

Cosponsored by NYU Wagner's International Public Service Association (IPSA), Wagner Environmental Policy and Action (WEPA), Wagner Food Policy Alliance (WFPA), NYU Law Students for Human Rights (LSHR), Steinharhardt Public Health Student Group (PHSG) and NYU Wallerstein Collaborative for Urban Environmental Education

Date: Tuesday, March 23rd
Time: 6-8:30pm
Location: NYU School of Law, Vanderbilt Hall, Room 204
40 Washington Square South (btwn Macdougal and Sullivan)

Film Screening: Water First, produced by Amy Hart

Panel Discussion: Explooring Perspective on Water and Development
Natasha Iskander, NYU Wagner School of Public Service - moderator
Elizabeth Sepper, NYU Law School Center for Human Rights and Global Justice - water rights and women in Haiti
Margaret Batty, WaterAid - hygeine, sanitation and sustainability of water projects
Amy Hart, Water First - water and the millenium development goals
Dave Andrews, Food and Water Watch - water and food security
Sara Pesek, Syracuse University Environmental Finance Center - water in the U.S.

Networking & Reception, Room 201
Join us after the event for refreshmentsand a chance to meet participants, panelists and other organizations that are involved in this work.

Please RSVP at nyuworldwaterday@gmail.com or go to RSVP link via IPSA: http://ipsaspringconference.weebly.com/march-23rd-event-on-clean-water.html

Brown Bag Lunch - Environmental Internships

Please join the NYU Wallerstein Collaborative for Urban Environmental Education for an information session on the opportunities New York City Audubon has to offer NYU students!

Presenter: New York City Audubon
Date: Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Time: 12:30-1:30pm
Location: Science Lab, Rm 412, NYU Silver Center, 100 Washington Square

For more information on NYC Audubon:http://www.nycaudubon.org/home/

If you plan on attending, please RSVP to pfeifer.sarah@nyu.edu.

Brown Bag Lunch - Environmental Internships

Presenter: New York City Audubon

Date: Friday, March 5, 2010
Time: 12:30pm-1:30pm
Location: Pless Hall, 5th Floor Conference Room, 82 Washington Square East

Please join the NYU Wallerstein Collaborative for Urban Environmental Education for an information session on the opportunities New York City Audubon has to offer NYU students!

For more information on NYC Audubon:http://www.nycaudubon.org/home/

If you plan on attending, please RSVP to pfeifer.sarah@nyu.edu.

Sci-Ed Innovators Day

Join us for Jhumki Basu Science Education Day

Sunday January 24, 2010
2 - 5 pm
NYU Skirball Center
566 Laguardia Place
Washington Square Park South
New York, NY 10012

Book Talk

Salt Marshes: A Natural and Unnatural History
Author: Judith S. Weis
Date: January 19, 2010
Location: NYU Kimmel Center, Rm 405
60 Washington Square South
Time: 5pm-6pm

Co-sponsored by NYU, Wallerstein Collaborative for Urban Environmental Education, Nature Network and Metro Forest Council

Tall green grass. Subtle melodies of songbirds. Sharp whines of
muskrats. Rustles of water running through the grasses. And at low tide,
a pungent reminder of the treasures hidden beneath the surface. All are
vital signs of the great salt marshes' natural resources.
Now championed as critical habitats for plants, animals, and people
because of the environmental service and protection they provide, these
ecological wonders were once considered unproductive wastelands, home
solely to mosquitoes and toxic waste, and mistreated for centuries by
the human population. Exploring the fascinating biodiversity of these
boggy wetlands, Salt Marshes offers readers a wealth of essential
information about a variety of plants, fish, and animals, the importance
of these habitats, consequences of human neglect and thoughtless
development, and insight into how these wetlands recover.
Judith S. Weis and Carol A. Butler shed ample light on the human impact,
including chapters on physical and biological alterations, pollution,
and remediation and recovery programs. In addition to a national and
global perspective, the authors place special emphasis on coastal
wetlands in the Atlantic and Gulf regions, as well as the San Francisco
Bay Area, calling attention to their historical and economic legacies.
Written in clear, easy-to-read language, Salt Marshes proves that the
battles for preservation and conservation must continue, because
threats to salt marshes ebb and flow like the water that runs through them.

Piecing It All Together: an interdisciplinary approach to discovering the Hudson River for teachers k -12

 

Presenter: Linda Richards
Date: October 20, 2009
Time: 4:30pm-6:30pm
Location: NYU, Barney Building, 34 Stuyvesant Street, 5th Floor

Using a twenty-foot-long puzzle made out of actual Hudson River charts, participants in this multi-disciplinary workshop will walk away with a newfound view of a backyard resource. Education Consultant and Entertainer Linda Richards uses this workshop to educate about the features of the river and what our role is in the river's health.

Linda Richards was a public school classroom teacher for eight years, a strolling minstrel, a Hudson River performer, an in-service course teacher, Clearwater's Education Director, a guitar instructor, a high school drama club vocal coach and a puzzle maker. Linda is multi-talented and multi-directional. She has been called upon in her career to teach and perform in a vast array of venues and satisfies her audience through her wonderful vocal skills, her sense of humor and her
knowledge of the natural world.

Space is limited. RSVP to kathleen.oliver@nyu.edu

A Day in the Life of the Hudson River!

Date: Thursday October 8, 2009
Location: Christopher Street Pier
Time: 9am - 3pm

This event is designed to celebrate the Hudson River Estuary and educate participants on the uniqueness of our estuary as part of the annual recognition of "National Estuaries Week". The event is coordinated by The Hudson River Estuary Program of New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Hudson Basin River Watch.

Wallerstein Collaborative will team with several NYC public school teachers and students to collect data about the Hudson River which will include testing the pH, turbidity, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and temperature of the river.

Data is then organized so that participants and educators can view results by sampling site, by sampling parameter, or by seeing how each site fits into the rest of the Hudson River.

NYC Outdoors! An Environmental Education Expo

Date: Tuesday September 29, 2009
Location: Pier 66 Maritime (the Barge at the Frying Pan), Hudson River Park at 26th Street
Time: 4pm - 6:30pm

Learn about field trips and in-class programs!

* Composting
* Observing live marine life or forest animals
* Overnight camping in a city park
* Hiking in forests
* Fishing and seining
* Growing oysters or trout
* Gardening with hydroponics
* Harvesting solar energy
* Using our parks as outdoor classrooms

Cool Demonstrations!

* Gardening oysters
* Fishing off the pier
* Observing reptiles, fish
* Testing the Hudson River water

Free Refreshments! Networking and Socializing!

Climate Change Now and the Evacuation of a Pacific Island

The Wallerstein Collaborative for Urban Environmental Education, NYU International House, Office for International Students and Scholars, Asian/Pacific/American Institute, and Center for Multicultural Education & Programs at New York University present Climate Change Now and the Evacuation of a Pacific Island.

The Carteret Islanders are some of the world's first climate refugees. They are a community living on a remote island chain 50 miles off the coast of Papua New Guinea. Led by Ursula Rakova, the islanders are among the first to organize a community-wide evacuation as a result of climate change.

A ten-minute excerpt of "Sun Come Up" will be screened followed by a rare opportunity to speak with Ursula Rakova. For more information about the film, visit www.suncomeup.com.
Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Time: 8:30-10pm
Where: NYU Palladium Hall, 40 East 14th Street, Multi-Purpose Room, 3rd floor

Summer Professioal Development Programs

Join Wallerstein Collaborative for 3 days of professional development!
Open to all NYC teachers and environmental educators.

Tuesday, July 14
Water Quality Testing Basics
Learn how to test the waters of our local estuary for dissolved oxygen, pH, salinity
and turbidity, and understand how these parameters affect the health of our waters.
1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
The River Project, Pier 40 in Hudson River Park

Wednesday, July 15
Sail Aboard the Historic Pioneer Ship
Celebrate the quadricentennial of Henry Hudson's journey along the Hudson River
by sailing the very same waters. We will also visit the Wet Lab to investigate the
animals and plants of the estuary.
10 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
South Street Seaport, 12 Fulton Street
Pioneer departs from Pier 16 behind the Peking.

Thursday, July 16
Streams of Midtown
Join Dr. Eric Sanderson of the Mannahatta Project for a walking tour of Midtown
Manhattan to understand what our city looked like when Henry Hudson first arrived.
6 pm
Meeting location to be announced.
FULLY BOOKED

All events are free. Join us for one event or register for all three!
RSVP to cac488@nyu.edu. Space is limited!
Include your name, phone, affiliation, and
event(s) attending. A confirmation will be forthcoming.

Teaching About Climate Change:

A professional development workshop for teachers K-12

Keynote Speaker: Tyler Volk, Author of CO2 Rising: The World's Greatest Environmental Challenge.

View Professor Volk's Youtube video "Does my exhaled CO2 go into a leaf I can hold?"  from his CO2 Rising Series.

Date: Friday, May 15, 2009
Time: 9:00am-3:00pm
Location: NYU's Silver Center for Arts and Science, 33 Washington Square Pl, Rm. 405

Click here for workshop agenda.

Wildflowers of New York City

Presenter: Marielle Anzelone
Date: May 1, 2009
Time: 4pm - 6pm
Location: NYU Silver Center for Arts and Science, 100 Washington Square East, Rm 408

The talk will take you on a tour of New York City's floristic heritage. Discover the City's 5,000 green acres filled with majestic trees, wildflowers, grasses and ferns in the wild, unplanted thread in the Big Apple¹s ecological fabric. Native plants are an integral part of our ecosystems, having evolved relationships with local insects, fungi, birds, and other critters. Learn what makes a plant native and why local flora is important. Explore how life in the five boroughs means it¹s not easy being green - characteristics of urban forests and threats to indigenous flora. Find out what you can do, including how to go native in the garden.

Bio:
Mariellé Anzelone is a botanist and urban ecologist, who has worked to reserve and restore the floristic diversity of the five boroughs. These native plant communities inspire her ecological designs of residential, corporate and public landscapes. Her company, Drosera, also celebrates New York City¹s natural heritage and helps people reconnect with nature through various social ventures, including NYC Wildflower Week.

 Visit Marielle's website Drosera-x

The Green Innovator: The Perfect Tool for Sustainability Education

Free Professional Development Workshop for Middle and High School Teachers!
Presenter: Chris Kennedy
Date: March 10, 2009
Time: 9am - 1:30pm
Location: Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum (2 East 91st Street)

Solar One and the Wallerstein Collaborative present a Free Professional
Development session for NYC High School Teachers: The Green Innovator TM -
The Perfect Tool for Sustainability Education. Hosted by the Cooper Hewitt
National Design Museum.

The Green Innovator TM is a new sustainability education program and
curriculum aimed at high school students, that explores the process of
innovation through sustainable design and manufacturing. With a planet
facing a myriad of environmental challenges, The Green Innovator TM aims to
help teachers facilitate a new dialogue with students about the integral
role of design and green manufacturing processes in our transition toward a
more sustainable future. This resource guide is filled with:

· Adaptable Lesson Plans (from an hour to as long as a semester)
· Hands-on Activities
· Video and Powerpoint Supplements
· Project and Research Ideas

Visit www.greeninnovator.org for more resources and information!

Urban Ecology Spring Seminar Series

On the Wings of a Bird: The mystery of bird migration

Presenter: Susan Elbin
Date: February 4, 2009
Time: 4pm - 6pm
Location: NYU, Kimmel Center, 60 Washington Square South

Why do birds leave their nesting grounds to travel many thousands of miles. Why do they return? And how do they get to where they are going? Dr. Elbin explores the mystery of migration through the perspective of New York City birds.

Bio:
Director of Conservation and the newest member of New York City Audubon's staff, Dr. Susan Elbin is an ornithologist who has been working in the field of behavioral ecology and conservation for more than 20 years. Susan's specialty is avian ecology and conservation of colonial waterbirds. She is on the Board of Directors for the Waterbird Society and, more locally, is co-chair of the Harbor Herons Subcommittee of the Habitat Working Group for the Harbor Estuary Program. Susan holds a Ph.D. from Rutgers University, a M.S. from Pennsylvania State University, and a B.A. from Dickinson College.

Hudson River Ecology Workshop Series for Teachers

Climate Change in the Hudson Valley
Presenter: Lia Harris
Date: Thursday, October 23, 2008
Time: 4-6:30pm
Place: 33 Washington Place, 8th Floor, Room 820

What is happing to the temperature of the Hudson River, and how has that affected local fish species? Come to this workshop to explore the consequences of local warming, and learn what may happen in the future. Practical lesson plans and resources will be shared.

Invasive Species and their Impact on the Hudson River
Presenter: Lia Harris
Date: Thursday, November 6, 2008
Time: 4-6:30pm
Place: 34 Stuyvesant St, 5th Floor

Learn about the most destructive invasive species in the Hudson River and ways to replicate their effects in the classroom. Pratical lesson plans and data will be shared with teachers.

  New York City Outdoors: An Environmental Education Expo

Date: Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
Where: Pier 66 Maritime (the Barge at the Frying Pan), Hudson River Park at 26th Street
Time: 4:30pm - 7:00pm
Cost: Free!

Learn about field trips and in-class programs!
- Composting
- Observing live marine life or forest animals
- Overnight camping in a city park
- Hiking in forests
- Fishing and seining
- Growing oysters or trout
- Gardening with hydroponics
- Harvesting solar energy
- Using our parks as outdoor classrooms

Cool Demonstrations!
- Gardening oysters
- Fishing off the pier
- Live raptors, birds, reptiles
- Testing the Hudson River water

FREE refreshments!
Savor the fantastic view of the Hudson River, too.

Networking and socializing!
Find like-minded peers and share stories and ideas.

This program is a joint venture of The River Project, New York City Soil & Water Conservation District, The NYU Wallerstein Collaborative for Urban Environmental Education, and Hudson Basin River Watch.

For more information, call 212.431.9676 x391 or email jaime@nycswcd.net

Urban Ecology Summer Series

Join the Wallerstein Collaborative for three events in July to learn about ecology in New York City! Attend one or all three of the following:

Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Eco Tour with NYC Audubon

Thursday, July 10, 2008
Snapshot Day Training with NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation

Saturday, July 12, 2008
Tour of NY Sunworks Science Barge

Click here for more information

NYU New Summer Course Offering!!

E50.2032 -- Field Studies in Ecology (3 graduate credits)

Field Studies in Ecology at the Black Rock Forest, Cornwall, New York is a concentrated summer field course in ecology with a focus on field botany, forest biology, plant-environment interrelationships, and sampling techniques.

Click here for more information!

Exploring Native Flora in New York City's Urban Landscape

Title: Wildflowers of New York City
Speaker: Marielle Anzelone, landscape designer and founder of NYC Wildflower Week
Date: May 2, 2008
Where: NYU Kimmel Center, Room #406 (corner of West 4th Street and LaGuardia)
Time: 4:30 - 6:30

The Wallerstein Collaborative for Urban Environmental Education is involved in several "green" initiatives this spring to educate the public about the importance of native plants in New York City. To kick off the inaugural NYC Wildflower Week, the Collaborative will host a lecture featuring Marielle Anzelone, the event's founder and chair.

Her talk will take you on a tour of New York City's floristic heritage. Discover the City's 25,000 green acres-filled with majestic trees, wildflowers, grasses and ferns- the wild, unplanted thread in the Big Apple's ecological fabric. Native plants are an integral part of our ecosystems, having evolved relationships with local insects, fungi, birds, and other critters. Learn what makes a plant native and why local flora is important. Explore how life in the five boroughs means it's not easy being green - characteristics of urban forests and threats to indigenous flora. We'll also discuss what you can do, including how to go native in the garden.

Learn more: www.drosera-x.com and www.nycwildflowerweek.org.

Space is limited. To RSVP for this event please email kathleen.oliver@nyu.edu or call 212-992-9362.

Sharing Our Success in Urban Science and Math Teaching

Date: May 2, 2008 - May 3, 2008
Where: New York University Silver Center, 8th Floor
Time: Friday Sessions run 8:30am - 4 pm, Saturday Sessions run 8:30am - 2 pm

The SOS Conference provides a forum for Math and Science Teachers in urban K-12th grade schools, selected k-12th Grade math and science students, school district personnel, and university math and science faculty to meet to share their successful strategies for increasing interest and participation in math and science.

The Conference includes two days of workshops, presentations and special invited lectures that address current issues in science and math teaching and learning.

To learn more about the SOS Conference visit the website at: http://web.mac.com/robertw1043/Sharing_Our_Success/NYU_SOS_2008.html

Project WET Workshop

There is a special pre-conference NYS DEC Project WET workshop offered on Thursday, May 1st from 1-4pm in the Student Lounge, 3rd Floor Pless Building. Participants will learn how to integrate environmental issues pertaining to water resources into the K-12 classroom.

For more information on this workshop or to register please email Kathleen Oliver at kathleen.oliver@nyu.edu or call 212-992-9362.

Teacher Environmental Education Preparation (TEEP) Symposium VI

Building Capacity: Meeting the Environmental Education Challenge in Teacher Preparation

Date: February 29 - March 1, 2008
Where: SUNY Brockport, Rochester New York
Time: 9am-4pm on Friday and 9am to 1pm Saturday

Teacher Environmental Education Preparation (TEEP) is a network of university faculty and environmental professionals working together to bring about increased opportunities for environmental education in pre-service teacher education in New York State.

Focus the Nation

Date: January 31st, 2008
Where: NYU's Kimmel Center
Time: All Day

Focus the Nation is a national teach-in engaging millions of students and citizens with political leaders and decision makers about Global Warming Solutions.

NYU will be participating in this educational initiative by turning its attention to this single issue by focusing all conversation on global warming and the decisions that we agree to make today that will have a profound impact on our lives and the lives of our children in the future.

FOCUS THE NATION at NYU AGENDA

11:00-5:00
Panels and lectures by NYU climate and sustainability experts, Kimmel 904

5:00-6:30
Sustainability Fair with environmental organizations from campus and around NYC
Eisner & Lubin Auditorium (Kimmel 4th floor)

6:30-7:30
Keynote Presentation: Michael Shellenberger and Ted Nordhaus, the Breakthrough Institute
Eisner & Lubin Auditorium

7:30-8:30
Panel Discussion: "Local solutions to the Climate Crisis", Local Environmental Leaders and NYU Faculty
Eisner & Lubin Auditorium

8:30
Q+A/Breakout Sessions

 

Note** PLEASE BRING YOUR OLD GLASSES, CELL PHONES, PDA'S AND PAGERS TO THE WALLERSTEIN COLLABORATIVE TABLE AT THE SUSTAINABILITY FAIR. Items collected will be donated to local organizations for recycling.

Environmental literacy in the schools: How does human intervention affect the health of ecosystems?

Presenter: Janice Koch, Ph.D., Professor, Hofstra University
When: January 16th, 4:30-6:30 pm
Where: Silver Building, 33 Washington Place (Room 820) NY, NY
Cost: Free!
Directions: Please use the Washington Place entrance, so the guard can direct you to the elevators.

A pdf of the campus map can be found here:
http://www.nyu.edu/about/campus.map.pdf
The Silver Building is #31 on the map.

Directions to the Washington Square campus can be found here:
http://www.nyu.edu/about/travel.html

This presentation and workshop will explore the development of teaching units that examine how abiotic factors affect the viability of ecosystems. We will discuss the significance of using real data to analyze the health of natural environments in your classroom. Please join us to examine the ways in which science classrooms can become environmentally conscious.

RSVP to reserve your spot! Respond to this email including your name and the names of any other teachers you are bringing for security purposes. Or call Christine at 212-998-5436.

About the Presenter:
Dr. Janice Koch earned a Ph.D. in education from New York University and is a professor of science education for the Department of Curriculum and Teaching at Hofstra University. She is the author of two college textbooks, Science Stories: Science Methods for Elementary and Middle School Teachers and So You Want to Be a Teacher? Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century. Currently she directs the IDEAS Institute at Hofstra University, and is the 2007 president of the Association for Science Teacher Education (ASTE).

An Inconvenient Truth: Climate change and our actions

Presenter: Shino Tanikawa, The Climate Project
Date: December 12, 2007
Location: NYU's Kimmel Center, 60 Washington Square South, Room 405
Time: 4:30pm - 6:30pm

Al Gore has made it his mission to inform the public about the effects of global warming. He developed a presentation, ‘An Inconvenient Truth' featuring the climate change science, reasons for inaction, and actions we need to take as environmental educators as well as responsible citizens. The information in the presentation is relevant to educators in all disciplines.

Now through The Climate Project, a not-for-profit organization founded by Al Gore, one thousand lecturers have been trained by Al Gore to deliver his message to audiences across America.

Shino Tanikawa, a New York City environmental advocate, is one of the lecturers. Since January 2007 she has made over 30 presentations in the metropolitan New York region, reaching more than 1,000 people ranging in age from 8 to 80 years old. She has added her own message to the slide show, tying local environmental issues, such as wetland protection, to climate change as well as educating people on simple actions to change the world.

Friday November 2, 2007

The NYC Urban Park Rangers and The Wallerstein Collaborative invite you to discover

Nature in the City
Friday November 2, 2007
10:00am to 12:30pm

Join graduates of NYU's Environmental Conservation Education Program, now Urban Park Rangers, as they lead you on a trip through Central Park. Learn about fall migration and discover the trees, ponds and wildlife in Manhattan.

Space is limited so reserve your place now!
RSVP to kgo214@nyu.edu or 212-992-9362

Meet at the corner of 79th Street and Central Park West, 10am sharp.

September 25, 2007

New York City Outdoors! An Environmental Education Expo.

Join The River Project, New York City Soil and Water Conservation District, the NYU Wallerstein Collaborative for Urban Environmental Education and Hudson Basin River Watch for New York City Outdoors! An Environmental Education Expo.

The Expo showcases the environmental education resources for New York City teachers and educators, in hopes that more children will have the opportunity to experience and learn about the natural features of our city. Over thirty different organizations, such as the Bronx River Alliance, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, Staten Island Botanical Garden, and NYC Department of Sanitation, will be exhibiting their in-class or field trip environmental education programs. In addition to exhibitors, the Expo will feature demonstrations, such as testing the Hudson River water, observing live raptors native to our city, and fishing on the Hudson River.

Educators will have the opportunity to network, share ideas, and discuss how to incorporate New York City's nature into their instruction. This FREE event takes place Tuesday,

September 25, 2007, from 4:30-7:00 PM

At the Picnic House, Pier 40, Hudson River Park at Houston Street

For more information, please contact Tad Barnes at tad@riverproject.org or at 212.233.3030.

June 28,2007

Hudson River Summer Teacher's Program Jun 28, 2007 Join us for our three week intensive professional development course for NYC teachers! The course will run from Thursday, June 28 through Friday, July 20th. For more information and access to the application, click here.

Jun 8, 2007

Sail Aboard the Lettie G. Howard

Join us for a sail aboard the Lettie G Howard on June 8th from 3:30-5:30pm, where we will be conducting a water quaility monitoring workshop. We will be departing from 79th Street Boat Basin. The ship is limited to 32 passengers so please register early!
To register please call: (212) 998-5436 or email ebb233@nyu.edu

May 18-19, 2007

Sharing Our Success in Urban Science and Math Teaching: The Forms of Inquiry

The 8th Annual Conference by NYU’s Department of Teaching and Learning focused on K-12 Urban Science and Math Education.

Date: May. 18-19, 2007
Location: NYU, Tisch Hall, 40 West 4th St. Between LaGuardia Place and Mercer St.
Time: All Day (for both days)

This is an outstanding professional development opportunity for those interested in hearing and sharing the latest research and best practices in the teaching of urban K-12 science and math students.

Three keynote addresses stimulate thought and conversation about best practices in addition to small sized workshops to discuss issues of importance and to network.

For more information call: 212-998-7560 or E-mail: steinhardt.t&l.sos.rsvp@nyu.edu
You may also download the registration form at:
http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/teachlearn/index.php?page_id=37

May 15, 2007

Tour NY Sun Works Science Barge

Location: Pier 84 New York, NY
For more information about NY Sun Works: http://www.nysunworks.org/

April 11, 2007

Lecture by Yigal Gelb from NYC Audubon

"Urban Conservation for the 21st Century: Co-Existing with Nature in the Urban Environment of New York City"

Yigal Gelb is the Program Director of NYC Audubon.

February 28, 2007

Lecture by Dr. Charles McNeill of the United Nations

"A Global Perspective on Sustainability: Building Communities and Cities while protecting the Global Environment"

r. Charles McNeill is the Environment Programme Team Manager and Biodiversity Conservation and Poverty Reduction Advisor of the United Nations Development Programme. For information regarding Dr. McNeill's lecture please visit, www.millenniumassessment.org

January 3, 2007

Exploring a Little-Known Planet by EDWARD O. WILSON

Nature Network and its Co-Sponsor, the NYU Wallerstein Collaborative For Urban Environmental Education,Present
“Exploring a Little-Known Planet.”

Entire video of lecture now available! Click HERE to watch

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