Project WET (Water Education for Teachers) Training to be Offered in Fort Kent
Contact: Laura Wilson, 207-581-2971
Fort Kent, ME—University of Maine Cooperative Extension, working in cooperation with the St. John Valley Soil & Water Conservation District will offer Project WET (Water Education for Teachers) training on Friday, Feb. 27 from 9 a.m. 3:30 p.m. at Fort Kent Community High School. Project WET’s curriculum and activity guide represent a collection of over 90 broad-based water resource activities that are hands-on, easy to use and fun. This training is appropriate for teachers working with grades K – 12, but other community members such as conservation district staff and watershed managers may also find this information useful in their work. Participants will receive the Project WET curriculum & activity guide, practice implementation of activities, assessment ideas and 0.6 CEUs available.
Project WET is an award-winning, nonprofit water education program. The program facilitates and promotes awareness, appreciation, knowledge, and stewardship of water resources through the dissemination of classroom-ready teaching aids and the establishment of internationally sponsored Project WET programs. In Maine, Project WET is sponsored by the Portland Water District, University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Poland Spring.
Registration deadline is Friday, Feb. 13, 2009. For more information or to register, call Casey Bowie, District Coordinator, St. John Valley Soil & Water Conservation District at 207/834-3311 ext. 3or e-mail casey.bowie@me.nacdnet.net, or Laura Wilson, UMaine Extension, at 207/581-2971 or e-mail lwilson@umext.maine.edu. UMaine Extension programs are open and accessible to all in accordance with program goals.