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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The <STRONG><U>Town Meeting</U></STRONG> described
below will be held at the PAEE conference on Saturday, March 21, at 1:00. Other
highlights that day are 25 workshops, some field studies, the awards reception,
and the concert by John McCutcheon. This is an opportunity you don't want to
miss. Go to <A href="http://www.paee.net">www.paee.net</A> for the registration
form and get it Beth by March 4. Ruth</FONT></DIV>
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face="Times New Roman">Environmental Education in the New Millennium: A Town
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size=3>After almost one full decade of the 21<SUP>st</SUP> century, where is
environmental education headed?<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Last year’s keynote told us the movement has failed:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>is this true?<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>At this special conference gathering,
the state’s environmental education community assembles to engage in a hearty
discussion of our present and future.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Is the children’s back-to-nature movement gaining traction?<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>How do we leverage the resurgent
interest in greening and sustainability?<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Will an Obama presidency make a difference to the environment or
education?</FONT></P>
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size=3>A panel of veteran environmental educators will discuss these and other
questions in a highly interactive town meeting format.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><STRONG>Roy Boyle</STRONG>, former
science teacher and professor of education at St. Francis University in Loretto;
<STRONG>Dede Long</STRONG>, leader in the nature center movement and executive
director of the Briar Bush Nature Center in Abington for the last 30 years;
Toronto’s <STRONG>Tim Grant</STRONG>, former high school teacher and editor of
Green Teacher, the nonprofit environmental education magazine; <STRONG>Kathleen
Paul</STRONG>, executive director of the Pennsylvania Center for Environmental
Education; and <STRONG>Donnan Stoicovy</STRONG>, award-winning principal of Park
Forest Elementary School, a green building in State College.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The town meeting is moderated by
<STRONG>Mike Weilbacher</STRONG>, former president of PAEE and director of the
Lower Merion Conservancy.</FONT></P></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ruth Roperti<BR>965 Edgewood Road<BR>Beaver Falls,
PA 15010</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="mailto:rroperti@zoominternet.net">rroperti@zoominternet.net</A><BR>724 843
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