International Polar Year (IPY) Education and Outreach Experiences Needed
Polar Resource Book
International Program Office for IPY
Deadline for Intent to Submit: Monday, 20 July 2009
Deadline for Accepted Submissions: Monday, 31 August 2009
For further information, please contact:
Karen Edwards
Email: karen.edwards [at] ualberta.ca
Phone: 780-492-0486
In an attempt to ensure efforts catalyzed by the International Polar
Year (IPY) will continue to inspire educators, students, and emerging
polar researchers into the next generation, the Polar Resource Book has
been created. The book is a response to continual requests from
educators and scientists wishing to raise awareness about the importance
of polar science during a time of rapid planet-wide climate change. The
vision quickly engaged the imagination of educators around the world who
are part of the IPY community. It has since gained the support of IPY
sponsors, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the University of
the Arctic, the United National Environment Programme (UNEP), and the
organizing committee for the flagship IPY Science Conference to be held
in Norway in June 2010.
In creating content for the Polar Resource Book, book editors seek
contributions from your experiences in education and outreach during
IPY. Two chapters will include contributions from education and
outreach:
Chapter 2: Polar Educational Activities and Teaching
This section of the book includes practical learning activities for the
classroom/learning environment accompanied by personal stories from
youth, educators, and scientists who participated in or developed the
associated projects. If you have an experience to share, please contact
Karen Edwards and request the "Chapter 2 I2S (intent to submit)" form.
Chapter 4: Education and Outreach Projects-
Inspiring Ideas from Around the World
This chapter is a collection of successful outreach initiatives
submitted by educators, scientists, and graduate students. The purpose
of this chapter is to demonstrate the breadth of outreach approaches and
projects/programs/initiatives inspired by IPY and to encourage readers
to become actively engaged in scientific outreach and polar education.
Editors are interested in all polar outreach experiences regardless of
their scale. If you have an experience to share, please contact Karen
Edwards and request the "Chapter 4 I2S (intent to submit)" form.
The deadline to submit an "Intent to Submit" form is Monday, 20 July
2009. All submissions will be reviewed and successful submissions will
be notified by Friday, 31 July. The deadline for full, accepted
submissions is Monday, 31 August 2009.
For further information, please contact:
Karen Edwards
Email: karen.edwards [at] ualberta.ca
Phone: 780-492-0486