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U-M divers retrieve 8,900-year-old piece of wood from Lake Huron
Annarbor.com (12/12)
University of Michigan researchers announced they have found a 5 1/2 foot long, pole-shaped piece of wood that is 8,900 years old in Lake Huron.
Superior researchers studying invasives, ballast water
Ashland Current (2/9)
Determining how clean a ship's ballast water must be to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species is the goal of the latest research partnership between the Northeast-Midwest Institute and the Lake Superior Research Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Superior.
RIVERKEEPERS: Tending the waterways
Niagara Gazette (2/6)
The goal of the Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper is two-fold: protecting the water quantity and the quality, as well as connecting people to the waterfront.
Internationally renowned ‘Ocean Doctor’ to speak in Grand Rapids
MLive.com (2/3)
Known as the “Ocean Doctor,” David Guggenheim will speak in Grand Rapids, Mich., about the many similarities between the threats to the oceans and to our Great Lakes.
SUNY Fredonia to lead Great Lakes pollution study
Wall Street Journal (2/3)
Plastic pollution in the Great Lakes will be the focus of a study this summer. Led by the State University of New York at Fredonia, researchers will try to quantify the amount of plastic polluting the fresh water Great Lakes.
SSC students taking part in marine science bowl
Arenac County Independent (1/31)
Teams of Michigan high school students will be heading to Ann Arbor this weekend to take part in the annual Great Lakes Bowl, a quiz event that focuses on questions about marine and freshwater systems and biology.
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The education approach of each material in this guide was examined using the North American Association of Environmental Education's (1996) Environmental Education Materials: Guidelines for Excellence. These Guidelines for Excellence reflect a shared conception of environmental education, and were developed to provide educators with a tool to evaluate existing and create new environmental education materials.
The Guidelines for Excellence call for environmental education materials to have six key characteristics, each supported by several guidelines. Indicators for each of these guidelines provide specific measures or conditions for evaluating environmental education materials. For a complete listing of the Guidelines for Excellence go to www.naaee.org/npeee/
#1 Fairness and accuracy
1.1 Factual accuracy
1.2 Balanced presentation of differing viewpoints and theories
1.3 Openness to inquiry
1.4 Reflection of diversity
#2 Depth
2.1 Awareness
2.2 Focus on concepts
2.3 Concepts in context
2.4 Attention to different scales
#3 Emphasis on skill building
3.1 Critical and creative thinking
3.2 Applying skills to issues
3.3 Action skills
#4 Action orientation
4.1 Sense of personal stake and responsibility
4.2 Self-efficacy
#5 Instructional soundness
5.1 Learner centered instruction
5.2 Different ways of learning
5.3 Connection to learners' everyday lives
5.4 Expanded learning environment
5.5 Interdisciplinary
5.6 Goals and objectives clearly conveyed
5.7 Appropriateness for specific learning settings
5.8 Assessment
#6 Usability
6.1 Clarity and logic
6.2 Easy to use
6.3 Long-lived
6.4 Adaptable
6.5 Accompanied by instruction and support
6.6 Make substantiated claims
6.7 Fit with national, state, or local requirements