Resources for Teachers
Local Organizations, Groups & Links
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Western Foothills Chapter of Inside-Outside Nature-Based Educators of New England
Quarterly Meetings held to share all things outdoor learning:
ideas, troubleshooting, and seasonal explorations.
Contact Seal Rossignol, Education and Programming Coordinator for CEBE (Center for an Ecology-Based Economy) at seal@ecologybasedeconomy.org for meeting information.
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Loanable STEM Kits
University of Maine Cooperative Extension seeks to provide research-based education to the people of Maine. One of the ways we do this is through resources and toolkits available for educators and volunteers. We have STEM kits available statewide through online reservation (or contact sara.king@maine.edu directly). We also have a variety of kits available through the Oxford County Office (password = clover) where you will be able to request materials and find a free online downloadable list of activities and resources as well.
Teach ME Outside
This is a great collection of resources and professional development supporting outdoor learning in Maine!
Visit their website here!
Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI)
The GMRI Education team offer fantastic resources for incorporating citizen science, climate change data, and hands-on field work into your classroom.
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Visit their website here!
Portland Water District
The Portland Water District's education team has created a wide variety of water quality lessons and loanable kits to help you and your classes engage with water quality in the Sebago Lake Watershed. Find out more about these kits here!
Portland Water District collaborated with Windham High School Students to create Discovering Water, a great student-friendly resource on water quality, ecology, and pollution in Maine.
Bryant Pond 4H Camp & Learning Center: Lakeside Classroom
At Bryant Pond, we offer a variety of activities and programming designed to inspire stewardship of our environment by fostering a “sense of wonder” as well as an understanding of what it means to live sustainably on a planet with limited resources. Some of our programmings include canoeing, survival, water ecology, forest ecology, and conservation education. We also work with educators to design unique curriculums that can be connected to Next Generation Science Standards.
For more information contact-
Mary Proulx (Assistant Director)
Email: mary.gorham@maine.edu
Phone: 207-890-4536
