[ISTATALK-L] epa grant

Exciting Teacher Opportunity

ÿ Become part of a dynamic program, "Fish School: Taking Stock of Risks and Benefits."
ÿ Teachers in grades 7-12 will receive a $200 stipend.
ÿ Obtain CPDU's or CEU's as part of this professional development.
ÿ Update your scientific knowledge and teaching techniques on an important environmental health issue.
ÿ Meet state education standards by incorporating this subject matter into your classroom curriculum.
ÿ Encourage student stewardship through school/community-based awareness projects.
ÿ Apply for travel reimbursement to attend professional conferences.
ÿ Be recognized for your accomplishments at an awards ceremony.

Through this project you will learn about the benefits of eating fish, as well as the risks due to harmful contaminants present in Lake Michigan fish. Through an improved understanding about benefits of fish consumption, as well as the social and biological threats, your students and their families will be able to make wise choices about the fish they prepare and eat.

Based on information you learn at the workshop, you will be prepared to help your students develop materials for presentations at your school and at a community-based event of your choosing. The workshop will be held from 9:00-4:30 on May 21, 2005 at Purdue University- Calumet. For more information about the project, please visit www.iisgcp.org/edk-12/FishSchool/index.htm

Diana Dummitt, Illinois Science Teachers Association and NSTA's Building a Presence for Science Program; Robin Goettel, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program at the University of Illinois; and Leslie Dorworth, Purdue University are leading this U.S. EPA-funded effort. Please contact Terri Hallesy by February 25 to indicate your interest in participating. You can email Terri at thallesy@xxxxxxxx or send a fax to 217-333-8046.

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