Ecology and Education Summit – Environmental Literacy for a Sustainable World
Oct 14-16, 2010 Washington DC
National Education Association HQ
The Ecological Society of America (ESA), in partnership with national organizations, propose to organize an Ecology and Education Summit on to:
- Disseminate best practices that will advance Environmental Literacy for a Sustainable World,
- Reduce duplication of efforts, and
- Coordinate strategies to build capacity and pathways of support for green careers for the next generation.
- Integrate technology in the study of earth and nature
- Develop strategies to increase the participation of underrepresented minorities and women into the environmental agenda
- Develop public policy and funding opportunities to advance environmental literacy
- Accelerate the transformation of teaching and lifelong learning in formal and informal settings
The Summit aims to create a national dialogue to accelerate the transformation of teaching and learning among K-20+ audiences in both formal and informal settings in response to today’s urgent and complex environmental challenges. The first half of the summit will be open to participants from national/regional/state organizations. Invited participants will remain for the second half of the summit to draft a Decadal Plan of Action for 2010-2020 based on the discussions.
More info:
- Summit Flyer (PDF)
- Brief Proposal (PDF)
