The Green Strides Webinar Series is designed to connect school communities and state and local education officials to existing federal resources that support the three pillars identified in the U.S. Department of Education (US ED) Green Ribbon Schools recognition award program: (1) Reduced Environmental Impact and Costs, (2) Improved Health and Wellness, and (3) Effective Environmental and Sustainability Education. The series is hosted by the U.S. Department of Education, in conjunction with numerous other federal agencies. This October, the Green Strides Webinar Series will be conducted on:
| Environmental Education for Everyone: EPA’s ‘K through Grey’ Resources |
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October 3, 2012 from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
EPA and the National Environmental Education Foundation will present environmental education resources for schools and teachers to use to incorporate and integrate EE into daily classroom activities.
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| The School Day Just Got Healthier |
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October 10, 2012 from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
This session will cover the USDA back-to-school initiative which helps prepare students, school staff and leadership, and parents for the changes to school meals. The webinar will highlight the resources available to help build support for healthy eating in schools.
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| Why Environmental Health in Schools Matters |
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October 17, 2012 from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Unhealthy school environments can affect attendance, concentration, and performance, as well as lead to expensive, time-consuming cleanup and remediation activities. Learn more about what schools can do to better address environmental health and EPA’s new voluntary School Environmental Health: Development and Implementation Guidelines for States.
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| Investigating the Climate System |
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October 24, 2012 from 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
This webinar will introduce participants to the five problem-based learning educator guides in the NASA Investigating the Climate System series. Topics addressed will include wind, precipitation, energy, clouds and extreme weather.
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