Our
education program is designed to heighten awareness
about the importance of natural resources and their
conservation and to promote environmental stewardship
throughout the Barnegat Bay watershed. A variety
of programs and services are available to accommodate
all ages and interests.
Partnerships
and combined efforts with agencies such as the New
Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, the
USDA-Natural Resource Conservation Service, and
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Ocean County, have
served to enhance our education efforts.
We are always working to develop new ideas and methods
for raising the level of awareness about conservation
issues, and we welcome your participation. If you have
questions, comments, or would like to receive further
information about any of the services that we offer,
feel free to contact us by telephone or e-mail us at info@ocscd.org.
Teachers
Students
Public Outreach
Teachers
Interactive
soil activities, lesson plans, and soils
background information page from NRCS
12th Annual
Barnegat Bay Roundtable Scheduled for April 29, 2009
The programs have finally gotten lined-up for this
locally signifigant environmental education event.
Each of the ten worshops being offered are brand
new for this year and promise to inspire and excite!
From Geocaching to Jellyfish, and Owl Pellets to
the Revolutionary War, there's something for everyone.
Register early - workshops fill quickly. Deadline
is April 10. Still a fabulous bargain at $20. Program
Descriptions || Registration
Form.
Soils Sustain
Life ~ Educational Resources for Teachers
The New Jersey Soil Conservation Districts have a wealth of educational
and informational resources available for FREE for students, educators,
the general public related to the environment and conservation. The 15 Soil
Districts and partners, including Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
and the State Soil Conservation Committee have a shared website.
Please visit it at: http://njenvirothon.org/njconed/
Visit
the State Environmental Education Directory (SEEDS) Website! -
A wealth of information for teachers!
Discovering Barnegat Bay Workshops
What is Discovering Barnegat Bay?
Discovering Barnegat Bay is a regionally significant educational resource
specifically designed for teachers of the Barnegat Bay region. Using
the expertise and creativity of the members of the Barnegat
Bay Environmental Educators Roundtable Steering Committee, coupled
with the input and feedback from area teachers, we compiled a wonderful
guidebook which includes:
o Forty lesson plans and activities designed specifically about the Barnegat Bay watershed.
o Activities that incorporate locally significant topics and issues into existing curricula and that meet New Jersey State Standards.
o
Lessons that are interdisciplinary and offer opportunities
in Language Arts, Science, Social Studies & Mathematics.
o
Chapters that focus on themes: Soil, Water's Path,
Natural Wonders, People and Places, and Boundaries
of our Watershed. All are created to help make
learning more meaningful for students by bringing
it "closer
to home."
General information
Professional Development and In-Service
Opportunities
As you plan for Professional Development opportunities
for the school year, Ocean County Soil Conservation
District would like to offer a unique program now
available to Ocean County schools. Discovering Barnegat
Bay is an activity guidebook that was developed through
expert collaboration among the members of the Barnegat
Bay Watershed Environmental Educators Roundtable Steering
Committee. The Steering Committee consists of
representatives from nearly all of the agencies and
organizations that conduct non-formal education within
the watershed and Ocean County.
Discovering Barnegat Bay is designed for easy integration
into existing curricula and is multidisciplinary. While
primarily developed for the upper elementary to middle
school grade levels' it offers significant flexibility
and adaptability to all grade levels. Discovering Barnegat
Bay is a regionally significant educational resource
and our goal is to have it integrated to some degree
into all schools within our watershed and Ocean County.
We have also compiled a Treasure Chest of resources
to accompany the guidebook for each Ocean County school.
This kit contains 63 various items meant to augment
and supplement the activity guidebook. Each school that
participates receives this valuable Treasure Chest for
FREE. The guidebook cost is $35 per participant and
we require a minimum of ten participants in order to
hold a workshop. There are no other fees or compensations.
Click here to find a summary
sheet that describes some of the details of the Discovering
Barnegat Bay activity guidebook.
The Ocean County Soil Conservation District (OCSCD)
is the lead agency in this endeavor and would like to
conduct an in-service workshop at your school. The OCSCD
is a registered provider with the Department of Education
(#1872) and can help your teachers meet their Highly
Qualified Teacher requirements and 100 hours of Professional
Development. We are flexible in scheduling in-service
workshops to meet your school and/or district's special
requirements. Generally' we present Discovering Barnegat
Bay as a full day (six hour) workshop' but can offer
partial day and/or after school sessions if this is
more convenient and better fits your schedule.
Please contact us at 609-971-7002' Extension 21' or
email at info@ocscd.org
with any questions or to schedule a professional development
opportunity for your school or district.
Teacher
Workshops
OCSCD sponsors various workshops' such as Project
Learning Tree' Project Wild' Project Aquatic Wild' WILD
School Sites' and Project WET.
Teachers participate in hands-on activities that
can be used in the classroom or outdoors' depending
on the workshop.
They receive valuable information and material
that prepares them to bring environmental education
into their classrooms.
For information about current workshops' click
into our Schedule
of Programs & Events.
The
Tutor (PDF Format)
This newsletter provides news and information
about upcoming environmental education programs' activities
and events. To
subscribe to The Tutor' send name and address
to subscribe@ocscd.org.
The
Barnegat Bay Watershed Educational Resource Guide
This guide is designed to help educators in
locating watershed information and materials that can
be integrated with existing curricula. View
the Barnegat Bay Watershed Educational Resource Guide.
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Student Conservation
Contests
Each year, OCSCD sponsors a
poster contest. The contest is for
Grades K – 12. A
contest theme is chosen each year that is designed
to promote understanding about the connection between
individual actions and the environment. Cash prizes
are awarded. First place entries in the contests
go on to compete on a statewide level. The winning
State entry is professionally reproduced as a folder
and distributed at various public functions throughout
the year.
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