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EcoExpress’ Science Cafe at the Philadelphia Science Festival Carnival, Saturday 4/21
Apr 18th
EcoExpress’ Science Café for Teachers
Saturday, April 21st, 2012 at 3:30pm,
at Sister Cities Park (18th St and Race Street in Philadelphia, PA)
During the Philadelphia Science Festival Carnival on the Parkway, EcoExpress will be presenting a FREE Science Café designed specifically for local teachers!
Connect the Philadelphia Science Festival experience with the classroom while expanding your science and environmental resources by attending EcoExpress’ Science Café. You will receive information about free classroom resources and great tips from leading educational experts. You will also have the chance to share your own ideas, suggestions, and successes with other local educators during our breakout discussion session.
Our Educational Experts:
Anita Brook Dupree
Anita Brook Dupree is one of the nation’s leading experts in science education. She holds a Master’s Degree in Educational Administration from Temple University in Philadelphia, and holds National Board Certification in Early Adolescent Science. Anita was a middle school science teacher, and the science curriculum specialist for middle years for the School District of Philadelphia.
Chuck Lafferty
Chuck Lafferty is a first grade teacher at Longstreth Elementary School. Chuck oversees and coordinates the last active “Campus Park Project” in Philadelphia. His most recent project is the creation of the “Kindergarten Interpretive Pollinator Garden” at the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum.
Jane Kirkland
Jane Kirkland is the author of the award-winning Take a Walk® Books, a nature discovery series for kids 8 and up. Her awards include the National Arbor Day Foundation’s Education Award and two Teachers Choice Awards. She is a monthly guest on Philly’s Kids Corner radio program (WXPN) and has also appeared on Animal Planet TV, PBS, and NPR.
Meg Malloy
Meg Malloy is an environmental scientist for the Philadelphia Water Department at the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center (FWWIC). Previously, she worked at Thomas Jefferson University and at the University of Pennsylvania in their biology departments. Meg received her BA in biology from Arcadia University and her Masters of Environmental Studies from University of Pennsylvania.
Find more details for the event and RSVP here!
The Philadelphia Science Festival is a is a ten-day, community-wide celebration of science that takes place annually in April, featuring lectures, debates, hands-on activities, special exhibitions and a variety of other informal science education experiences for Philadelphians of all ages. The Carnival event this Saturday, April 21st, on the Ben Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia is the big kickoff! Here are some highlights from 2011:
EcoExpress.org Event on 3/29 is Free and Fun!
Mar 9th
ATTN Teachers, Educators, and Community Members:
EcoExpress.org Presents
Spring Into Science Education
Thursday, March 29, 2012, from 3 to 6pm
at the historic Laurel Hill Cemetery
(3822 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19132-1840)
The 2nd Annual Spring into Science Education is a FREE networking event and celebration for local educators and community members. This event has a lot to offer!
Highlights of Spring into Science Education include:
- The Premiere of the EcoExpress Documentary about the Overbrook Environmental Education Center
- Exhibits by Local Environmental and Science Education Organizations
- Hands-On Activity Demonstrations
- Refreshments
- Prizes
- And more!
Getting to the Laurel Hill Cemetery is easy! Located just off of 76 in the East Falls neighborhood of Philadelphia, there is a free parking lot right on site for drivers. If you are taking public transportation, the 61 Bus runs from Center City to Laurel Hill. Or bike the Schuylkill River Trail directly to Laurel Hill.
Organizations participating in Spring into Science Education include Delaware Valley Green Building Council, Earth Force, Educational Advancement Alliance, Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center, iPRAXIS, Laurel Hill Cemetery, Marmota Environmental Consulting, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Philadelphia Science Festival, Project BioEyes, Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, Stroud Water Research Center with the Philadelphia Water Department, Take A Walk Books, and Weavers Way Community Programs.
While Spring into Science Education is a free event, attendance space is limited. Teachers, educators, and community members interested in attending are encouraged to register at EcoExpress.EventBrite.com.
Carnival on the Parkway April 16 kicks off two week long Phila Science Festival: join us there!
Apr 12th
If you don’t have a reservation for the sold out Melting Moments of Delight: The Science of Chocolate (Artisserie Chocolate Cafe on South 18th next Friday), not to worry: you’ve got dozens of alternatives for discovering how science intersects with our daily life over the next couple of weeks as the Philadelphia Science Festival gets underway. You can discuss Biomedical Ethics over beer, uncover the science behind the iPod, hear how fuel cells can decrease our dependency on oil, and catch inventor Dean Kamen’s views on innovation and the future. Events are happening all over the city, from the 15-28!
You can check out the complete schedule here >>
The Festival kicks off with a public outdoor carnival on Saturday, April 16th and we’ll be there in force. GreenTreks has teamed up with the School District of Philadelphia and our EcoExpress Community Partners to create a booth offering young and old the chance to discover their connection to the local environment–while also offering teachers resources they can take back to the classroom to engage their students in exciting new ways.
What: Science Carnival on the Ben Franklin Parkway
When: Saturday, April 16, 2011. 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Cost: FREE ALL DAY!
We’ll be there! Visit the School District of Philadelphia with EcoExpress and our Community Partners at Booth 74 around Logan Square on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, just west of Race Street, to participate in hands-on activities focused on Philadelphia’s watersheds. Learn about the quality of our waterways by exploring Delaware Valley Earth Force’s watershed map, viewing local water samples through microscopes with volunteers from the GlaxoSmithKline Science Ambassadors, and taking home native plant seeds that help protect your local water sources. EcoExpress will provide teachers with lesson plans aligned to Pennsylvania State Academic Standards for Environment & Ecology and Science & Technology and the School District of Philadelphia’s Planning and Scheduling Timelines, so teachers can incorporate EcoExpress.org’s ever-expanding library of videos and educational resources into their curriculum.
ECOEXPRESS is for everyone, so be sure to stop by BOOTH 74!
Science Carnival on the Parkway Details >>
Science Carnival Map and Guide >>
Philadelphia Science Festival Details >>
Philadelphia Science Festival Schedule of Events >>
Our first annual Teachers Networking event
Mar 23rd
This Thursday, the GreenTreks team and many of our amazing partners will be hosting a fantastic evening of learning, networking, and fun at the Beautiful Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center on Philadelphia’s Schuylkill River. We’ve invited educators from around the region to come network with fellow science teachers, learn about local environmental non-profit organizations and community-based programs that offer experiential-learning opportunities, and discover the resources we’ve made available on our flagship Online Resource Center, EcoExpress.
Light fare and drinks will be provided. All teachers who attend will receive a packet containing special materials from EcoExpress.org and EcoExpress’ Community Partners (while supplies last). A donation of five dollars will be accepted at the door.
To register or to see the list of scheduled event activities, please visit EcoExpress.EventBrite.Com
A Special Shout out to all of those who have helped make this event possible, including generous support from:
Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center
BFN – The Business Friends Network
Dynasty Wines (Distributed by Vintners Choice, 610-631-3120)
AND viewers like you : )
Sustainability Education for the Next Generation
Feb 9th
We’re proud to take part in Green From the Start, the Feb. 17 Urban Sustainability Forum at the Academy of Natural Sciences, where we’ll be sharing our exciting Educators Resource Center, EcoExpress.
Here are the Details:
Date: February 17, 2011. Reception: 6:00 pm. Program: 6:30 – 8:30 pm
How is our region educating the next generation of residents who will be living in a world of more limited resources, overpopulation, and more severe changes in climate?
February’s Urban Sustainability Forum will demonstrate the need for students and teachers in kindergarten through high school to have awareness, knowledge and skills in science, economics, technology, engineering, math, sociology, history, and art to create a new and more sustainable approach to living in southeast Pennsylvania.
The forum will showcase examples from local programs and institutions that are successfully taking on this challenge. Organizations from around the region with formal and informal education programs addressing sustainability and student awareness of the natural world will also be on hand to display their efforts and programs.
Featuring:
Dennis Winters (Moderator) President, Board of Trustees, Green Woods Charter School. Chairman, Sierra Club PA Chapter.
Tony Girifalco (Keynote) Executive Vice President, Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center.
With the Following Panelists:
Jean Wallace, CEO, Green Woods Charter School
Keith Arrington, Principal, Thurgood Marshall School
Vera Figueiredo, Director of Community Programs, EarthForce
Victor Donnay, Professor of Mathematics, Bryn Mawr College. Co-Principal Investigator, INLETS project.
To register please visit: http://sustainabilityeducationforum.eventbrite.com/
