The Project WET Foundation and Metropolitan State University of Denver are proud to be hosting the 2013 Water Education: Developing 21st Century Solutions Conference August 7-9, 2013 at the SpringHill Suites on the campus of Metropolitan State University of Denver.

Call for Presentations

The Project WET USA conference team requests proposals for presentations from educators, policymakers, businesses, municipalities, program designers, implementers and practitioners, proposals that focus on school districts in partnership with local organizations to provide a community-based approach to water education and all others interested in water education.

The goal of the conference is to increase the knowledge and capacity of conference participants to effectively reach children, parents, educators and communities of the world with water education. In the interest of innovation, engaging and interactive presentations are encouraged. Presentations must address one of the following strands:

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) and STEAM (STEM & The Arts) in Water Education: 

This strand will focus on increasing student success in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics along with the arts and increase educators' capacity to include STEM/STEAM subjects in their curricula. Of particular interest are proposals that address integration of water-related topics and the implementation of STEM/STEAM education in a manner that reflects the interdependence of the five subjects, as well as proposals that focus on partnerships involving school districts, community colleges, four-year institutions, and business and industry to provide a comprehensive community-based approach to STEM/STEAM and water education.

Water Education in the Classroom:

The Water Education in the Classroom Strand provides the opportunity to examine the best practices for integrating water-related environmental education into the PreK-16 educational system at the local, state and federal levels and improving environmental literacy across the nation.

Water Education Beyond the Classroom:

The Water Education Beyond the Classroom Strand provides the opportunity to examine successful water education programs in non-formal educational settings such as nature centers, museums, after-school programs, scouts, camps, etc.

ActionEducation™: Applying Water Education Skills

What are the most successful methods for addressing the most important water challenges of the day with water education and action education? This strand includes a wide array of topics and strategies such as: Watersheds, Pharmaceuticals and personal care products in water, Risk (drought and floods), Weather and climate change, Ground water, Water and energy, Storm water and Water conservation. Presentations for this strand MUST include a component where the participants are engaged in applying skills learned from water education activities to real-life situations. 

Other Water Topics:

This strand is for those presentations that don't fit into the strands above. Requirements for this strand are presentations be about water-related topics that currently or will affect students, teachers, schools and communities across the United States and around the world.

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Please note that all presenters must register for the conference at least for the day they are presenting. You will receive an email when the registration site is open.  

 

If you have any questions, please contact the Project WET Conference Planning Team.