NOAA Great Lakes Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) program announced $941,100 in funding for seven environmental education projects throughout the Great Lakes basin. Great Lakes B-WET awards are funded through the GLRI.
Awards:
- Southeast Michigan Stewardship Coalition at Eastern Michigan University: Coalition Connections: Building Watershed and Climate Literacy Through Place-Based Explorations
- Lake Superior State University: Supporting Data-centered 3-P Student Learning through Teacher and Student Scaffolded Experiences using MiWaterNet Stream Monitoring
- University of Toledo: Engaging K-12 Students in Authentic Watershed Experiences, Science, and Stewardship: Reconnecting to the Land at Earth Heart Farms
- Board of Education, City of Chicago: Environmental Literacy for Environmental Justice: A Cross Department Initiative Bridging High School Science Teaching and Learning with Civic Engagement and Stewardship
- Paul Smith's College of Arts and Sciences: Youth for Climate and Water Action: Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences for Rural Schools in the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Basin
- University of Wisconsin: Rivers2Lake: Activating a Community of Lake Superior Educators
- Central Michigan University: Building Flood Resilience by Connecting Students to their Watershed
For more information on each of these projects, or projects funded in previous years please visit https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/bwet/greatlakes/
NOAA B-WET is an environmental education program that promotes place-based experiential learning for K-12 students and related professional development for teachers. B-WET fosters the growth of new, innovative programs and encourages capacity-building and environmental education partnerships. The primary delivery of B-WET is through competitive grants that promote Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEEs). The MWEE is a learner-centered framework that focuses on investigations into local environmental issues and leads to informed stewardship action.