Education Plans

All recipients of CBEEN Professional Development Bursaries are required to submit an education plan to share what they’ve learned with other CBEEN members.

2010-11 Bursary Program

Heather Sharpe
Attended: Grassland Ecology and Grass ID Workshop
Education Plan: An article describing the highlights of the workshop with Don Gayton..

Cali Olleck
Attended: Garden Educator Workshop: Summer Intensive
Education Plan: An article about insights gained fromt he workshop, as well as photos.

Alison Cretney
Attended: International Society of Sustainability Professionals (ISSP) annual conference
Education Plan: A report on the conferece and an invitation to all CBEEN members, and photos.

Steven Cretney
Attended: International Society of Sustainability Professionals (ISSP) annual conference
Education Plan: An article outlining key concepts relating to “engaging the masses”, and photos from the conference.

2009-10 Bursary Program

Heather Leschied
Attended: Canadian Water: Towards a New Strategy
Education Plan: Press Release: Tackling Water Myths Canadians Hold Dear.

Laurie MacDougall
Attended: GEOEC Conference: Creating a Legacy Together: A Conference for Global Citizenship
Education Plan: Laurie share some ideas for making your classroom more global, and created a global education lesson plan: Please the Trees.

Michelle Laurie
Attended: Northern Voice 2010
Education Plan: Article: Social Media for Educators: Whatever doubts you may hold, you must know that your students are using social media and so should you.

Theresa Southam
Attended: EECOM 2010 Annual National Conference
Education Plan: At CBEEN’s 2009-10 AGM in Castlegar, Theresa delivered an engaging presentation; refelcting on her time at EECOM, and on some of the challenges faced by environmental educators.

Sanne van der Ros
Attended: GEOEC’s Conference for Global Citizenship: Creating a Legacy Together
Education Plan: An article highlighting key concepts from the workshops, keynotes and symposia as well as providing a suggestion for a 1/2 day workshop during an RSA day and a list of useful resources for environmental educators.

Jessie King
Attended: EECOM 2010 Annual National Conference
Education Plan: An article summarizing her experience at the conference.

Ingrid Liepa
Attended: The Art of Hosting
Education Plan: With the knowledge Ingrid gained at the workshop, she helped CBEEN host Get Outdoors in the Kootenays, an unconference for educators hosted at Blue Lake Camp in October 2010. Ingrid put 10 hours towards the development of the weekend program, and the poster.

Liam Cullen and Stephanie Whyte
Attended: Clear Sky’s Grasslands Reclamation Course
Education Plan: An article summarizing their learnings from the workshop.

Laurie MacDougall
Attended: GEOEC’s Conference for Global Citizenship: Creating a Legacy Together
Education Plan: Article: As a result of visiting a recent GEOEC Global Education Conference, Laurie was inspired to share some ideas for making your classroom more global, as well as develop a global education lesson plan for grades 2 and 3, Please the Trees.

Dave Quinn
Attended: Association of Canadian Mountain Guides Hiking Guide Training
Education Plan: Article on the ACMG training, and how it supports youth outdoor education programs in the Basin. The article also includes beautiful photos from the Dogtooth Mountains in the Purcell range.