Center for Great Lakes Literacy | |
Developing a community of Great Lakes literate educators, students, scientists, environmental professionals, and community members dedicated to improved Great Lakes stewardship. | |
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Photo Location: Satellite imagery from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows the Great Lakes in winter
Photo Credit: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Welcome!
Our newsletter celebrates sharing, support, and connections among our growing Great Lakes literacy community of educators, partners, and youth through learning, stories and ideas, educational opportunities, and resources.
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Sea Grant Hosted Opportunities | |
Educators AIS Resources Survey: Update and Contribute to AIS Education Efforts | |
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Great Lakes educators are invited to contribute to Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant’s (IISG) efforts to update the Nab the Aquatic Invader! Be a Sea Grant Super Sleuth website with more up-to-date aquatic invasive species (AIS) resources. We are reaching out to identify Great Lakes AIS resources currently being used in lesson planning that we can include in a revised list of AIS resources on a renovated website.
Participants are eligible to participate in a raffle to receive an IISG classroom kit of resources. You will be entered into a raffle if you provide at least one resource, and any additional resources serve as an additional entry in the raffle. There will be 3 winners.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Haider Mehdi at [email protected]
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Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant is seeking a new Great Lakes K-12 education specialist | |
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Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant and University of Illinois Extension are seeking a new K-12 education specialist to increase Great Lakes literacy among Illinois and Indiana youth through development, delivery, and evaluation of educational programming that supports the missions of the two programs.
To learn more about IISG, please visit https://iiseagrant.org/ and for IISG K-12 Education, https://iiseagrant.org/education/.
Responsibilities for the Great Lakes K-12 education specialist position include:
- Develop a Great Lakes K-12 research-based education program that addresses local needs and increases literacy about IISG’s Great Lakes priority research and outreach issues (e.g., coastal resilience, invasive species, aquaculture, foodweb ecology).
- Support educators in implementing IISG curricula through check-ins, connecting them with partners and other educators who are incorporating Great Lakes literacy into their classrooms, and providing grant-funded financial support, as appropriate.
- Develop and maintain partnerships with state, regional, and national partners including the University of Illinois and Purdue 4-H, the Great Lakes Sea Grant Network’s Center for Great Lakes Literacy, educational institutions, research scientists, professional societies, and other entities as appropriate.
A master’s degree in education, environmental education, natural sciences, or related field is required.
This full-time position will be located in Chicago, Illinois. To view the complete job description and apply, visit https://go.illinois.edu/1022034.
The closing date is February 27, 2024.
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Michigan Sea Grant is offering Michigan Birding 101 for NEW and BEGINNING birders! This free, virtual series is perfect for anyone new to birding, interested in the hobby, or curious about the avian visitors in their backyard. Enthusiastic birders Elliot Nelson and Cindy Hudson give insights about binoculars, feeding stations, respectful birding practices, hotspots around the state, and more!
Mark your calendars for 7-8 p.m. March 5, 7, 12 and 14.
Register to receive the Zoom link. All sessions will be recorded and sent to registrants.
Topics include everything a new birdwatcher should know:
March 5 - Introduction to birding and equipment
March 7 - Backyard birding and feeding
March 12 - Conserve the birds: birding ethics and backyard habitats
March 14 - Birding in Michigan: where to go and what to see
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Wisconsin Sea Grant, in partnership with the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission (GLIWFC), has created a monthly book group for teachers, parents and librarians (anyone who loves to read with children) focused on Ojibwe Culture and the Great Lakes. The book club is open to anyone in the Great Lakes region who wishes to join. Each month’s discussion includes an Ojibwe honored guest who shares wisdom and stories based on the theme of the book.
Visit: go.wisc.edu/Maadagindan to see the recent titles and send an email to Anne Moser [email protected] to join the email list.
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Great Lakes Literacy Education Exploration (GLLee) | |
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Great Lakes Literacy education exploration, or GLLee, opportunities are an introductory collection of resources and partners assembled to better equip educators to explore Great Lakes Literacy with youth through place-based education and stewardship opportunities in your school and community!
Currently available topics:
- Aquatic Invasive Species
- Climate Change
- Coastal Erosion
- Marine Debris
- Urban Water Cycle
- Vernal Pools
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The Explorer Series, found on Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant's website, is a unique collection of Great Lakes relevant visualizations, lesson plans, reading materials, and videos on the topics of weather and climate, pollution prevention, and nutrient pollution.
Educators have said that the filters provided a quick way for them to search for grade-level appropriate resources and lessons that were within a certain amount of time.
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2024 Notice of Funding Opportunity for NOAA’s Great Lakes Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program | |
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Students from Coolidge Elementary School sort through leaf packs to find benthic
Photo Credit: Friends of the Rouge
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NOAA’s Great Lakes Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) 2024 Federal Funding Opportunity is now open. This competitive grant program supports environmental and place-based educational programs in the Great Lakes watershed. Successful projects provide Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEEs) for students and related professional development for teachers, while advancing regional Great Lakes watershed education priorities.
Conventional:
The 2024 Great Lakes B-WET funding opportunity is now open. The full notice can be found on Grants.gov under federal opportunity number NOAA-NOS-ONMS-2024-2008196. Please see the notice of funding opportunity for all application details. Deadline: February 29, 2024.
Indigenous Communities:
The 2024 Great Lakes B-WET funding opportunity for indigenous communities is now open. The full notice of funding opportunity can be found on Grants.gov under federal opportunity number NOAA-NOS-ONMS-2024-2008201. Please see the funding opportunity for all application details. Deadline: March 1, 2024.
Questions? Contact [email protected]
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Applications are now open for Inland Seas Education Association's 2024 Great Lakes Watershed Field Course! | |
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The GLWFC is a 4-day free professional development experience for teachers from throughout the Great Lakes region and runs from August 6-9, 2024 in Suttons Bay, MI on the beautiful shores of Lake Michigan. Training in the course includes watershed and environmental concepts, place-based education and environmental education pedagogy, and time for curriculum development. Educators will learn how to engage students in local environmental issues, investigate solutions, devise a plan, and take action during this course. Inland Seas supports teachers throughout the school year with additional training, online forums, and other forms of assistance to help teachers implement their watershed-based stewardship action projects.
There is no cost for this experience, but space is limited to 30 participants. Interested educators can learn more and apply at schoolship.org/glwfc.
Deadline for applications is April 21, 2024 by 5:00 p.m. EST.
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Get Funding for Your Marine Debris Projects and Education! | |
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Wayfinder Society provides these mini-grants to students looking for financial support for their personal education, school and community projects, our internships, networking events, etc. connected to addressing the plastic crisis.
Application Deadline: April 15, 2024, 5 pm PT
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Great Lakes Literacy Principles | |
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- The Great Lakes, bodies of fresh water with many features, are connected to each other and to the world ocean.
- Natural forces formed the Great Lakes; the lakes continue to shape the features of their watershed.
- The Great Lakes influence local and regional weather and climate.
- Water makes Earth habitable; fresh water sustains life on land.
- The Great Lakes support a broad diversity of life and ecosystems.
- The Great Lakes and humans in their watersheds are inextricably interconnected.
- Much remains to be learned about the Great Lakes.
- The Great Lakes are socially, economically, and environmentally significant to the region, the nation and the planet.
A Great Lakes literate person understands, can communicate about, and is able to make informed and responsible decisions regarding the Great Lakes and their watersheds.
Explore Principles Here
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