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SAVE THE DATE: 10th Annual Water Summit for Teachers and Students, May 5 and 6, 2008 at Lubrecht Experimental Forrest near Greenough, MT (40 miles southeast of Missoula).
Sun River Watershed Tour for Educatiors - June 6 and 7
Upper Marias Watershed Tour for Eductors - June 24-26
Two-Part Water Quality Training for Educators: Lower Yellowstone Watershed Tour - July 10 and ll AND Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Training - July 24 and 25.
Project WET Curriculum Guides are correlated to the Montana State Standards for Science, Math, Reading and Writing. Use the correlations to help guide water education integration into your curriculum!
June 24-26, 2008 Upper Marias Watershed Tour for Educators- Travel from the headwaters to Shelby to investigate the historical, cultural, scientific and economic issues tied to the water resource.
Check the Calendar to learn about upcoming events.
Read about the 2007 Water Summit for Teachers and Students.
Sean Sullivan: Winner of the 2008 Water Teacher of the Year Award
The Water Teacher of the Year award, presented annually at the Montana Environmental Education Association (MEEA) Conference, recognizes an individual who fosters a sense of wonder about water and its unique qualities, and who empowers students to be water stewards. This year’s award was presented to Sean Sullivan at the MEEA awards banquet in Helena on March 14.
Sean, currently an Invertebrate Taxonomist for Rhithron Associates in Missoula, embodies the qualities of a dedicated educator who has positively impacted the water knowledge of countless students in Missoula and surrounding schools. Whether working with elementary or college students, or community members, Sean is an educator in the true sense as he captivates learners through science, stories and humor. Sean is in his element as he connects the watery world of aquatic critters’ health, to the impacts of water quality and quantity, human impacts, and the aspects of the entire watershed.
Prior to his work with Rhithron Associates, Sean served as the Program Director for Watershed Education Network from 2001-2006. During this time period he was engaged in coordination of trainings and field trips for 30 middle school classrooms, worked on curriculum development, lead volunteer stream monitoring in Western Montana, and played a key role in developing a stream monitoring training video, “What’s Up Your Creek? – A guide to stream monitoring in Western Montana.”
Sean has volunteered countless hours as a water steward educator through community service in various organizations. His involvement includes, in part: Montana Project WET - facilitator; Montana Volunteer Monitoring Program – advisory board; Clark Fork Watershed Education Program – advisory board; Missoula City / County Water Quality Advisory Council – member; Montana Environmental Education Association – vice-president Executive Board.
Whether holding a paddle, water quality testing equipment, microscope, or the rapt attention of those he is teaching, Sean is at home in the world of water. Montana Watercourse joins Dr. Vicki Watson, U of M Environmental Studies Professor, who nominated Sean, in congratulations. Thank you for your dedication to water and education, Sean!
River of Words: The River of Words competition is a wonderful opportunity to introduce your students to the definition of a watershed, and it is also a fabulous excuse to get your students outside observing their natural world. This is an international
art and poetry contest for K-12 grade students.
Educator guides and workshops are available. 2008 entries are due
February 15, as they are each year.
Posters are available for teachers and non-formal educators.
For more information about this year’s contest, and to register, please go to the River of Words website: www.riverofwords.org
For more information on upcoming Project WET workshops and the 2007 Water Summit, visit our Calendar page.
Project WET USA announces
a partnership with Ducks Unlimited
to promote wetland education. See Educator
links for information on DU, wetlands functions, conservation,
activities for teachers and the student webpage - Greenwings.
At Montana Project WET, we like to keep in contact with WET trained teachers, teachers who do water monitoring,
and those interested in workshops on water, wetlands, animals and
habitats, watersheds, water conservation, pollution and water monitoring
(whew!). Please contact the coordinator (Kelly) at 994-6425 or
email our office.
 Project WET Activities Correlate
to Elementary Science FOSS Kits
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Water Teacher of the Year:
Sean Sullivan
Sean Sullivan, Recipient of the 2008 Water Teacher of the Year Award at the MEEA Conference in Helena, March 14.
Sean instructs teachers at at Volunteer Water Monitoring Training on the Flathead River.
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