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TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS
VOLUME 07 - Issue 12
March 23, 2007
IN THIS ISSUE
Clearinghouse of Environment Education Opportunities in Tennessee
CYFERnet Mission of the Month: Seasons and Light
Hitachi Foundation Youth Community Service Nominations Now Open
Made Your Reservation/Paid Your Registration for TAE4-HW?
UTK Block and Bridle Club Lamb Sale
UPCOMING EVENTS
| State Finalists/Regional Winners Report to Congress - Nashville |
March 24
| Performing Arts Troupe Live Auditions - Nashville |
| National 4-H Conference - Chevy Chase, MD |
| State 4-H Congress - Nashville |
March 27
| Tennessee 4-H Foundation, Inc. Annual Meeting - Nashville |
April 20-21
| 4-H Target SMART State Shoot - Columbia |
April 21
| Performing Arts Troupe Audition Tapes Due - Central Region Office |
| National LifeSmarts Contest - Orlando, FL |
| Statewide 4-H Inservice - Murfreesboro |
April 26-27
| Knoxville Spring Junior Cattle Exposition - Knoxville |
April 28
| Junior Market Goat Field Day - Shelbyville |
May 1
| Senior 4-H Project Portfolios Due - State 4-H Office |
| Tennessee 4-H Scholarship Applications Due - State 4-H Office |
May 1-2
| Bristol Steer and Heifer Show - Abingdon, VA |
| TAE4-HW Annual Meeting - Pigeon Forge |
| Camp Staff Training - Crossville |
May 21
| Tennessee 4-H Golf Tournament - Rarity Bay Golf Course |
May 22
| State 4-H Project Portfolio Judging - Jackson |
| State 4-H Project Portfolio Judging - Crossville |
| State 4-H Project Portfolio Judging - Franklin |
| State 4-H Project Portfolio Judging - Knoxville |
May 29-30
| State 4-H Project Portfolio Judging (Specialists) - Knoxville |
Tennessee 4-H Home Page: 4h.tennessee.edu
Online version of Ideas: 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas07
Ideas index: 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas07/07-index.htm
CLEARINGHOUSE OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES IN TENNESSEE
I recently became aware of an opportunity to share our environmental education programs from counties, regions, 4-H Centers and the state with Tennessee Department of Education. Please read carefully the information below I received from Tami Coleman with project CENTS. If you have a program, please complete the simple process to register your program on the Web site. The Department of Education is a willing partner in this endeavor.
Some of you who were involved in the EE Summit at MTSU last year have already heard about the Web site we are building to enable Tennessee teachers, parents and students to access information about statewide environmental education opportunities. If you were not able to be with us, and this is all new to you, visit www.eeintennessee.org to see what we have. This Web site is cosponsored by the Tennessee Environmental Education Association (TEEA) and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) as part of a Southeastern EE Capacity Building Grant from EPA.
The first step in offering this clearinghouse of information is to input the information from all of the environmental education providers. This is where you fit in now. Please take time in the next few days to go online and register your organization. Our goal is to have complete information about all environmental education providers in Tennessee. This Web site will be formally “launched” to the public during Environmental Education Week, April 16-22, 2007.
We recommend you use a Word document we have development to organize your thoughts, as well as check spelling and grammar prior to completing the form online. You can access the EE Organization Profile Template at 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas07/attach/profiletemplate.doc. Then you may cut and paste into the appropriate sections online. Even if you don't think you have time to get all of your information in, please go ahead and get the basics on the site. It is easier than you may think! And, it is easy to go back later and add or update things anytime the need arises.
The first person to create a profile for your EE organization will become the administrator for the organization's profile. That person can then add additional individuals who can help add profile details, make edits, submit events, etc. Each person who will input information should have their own account with their own username and password.
All information will come to the EEinTennessee.org site administrator to be reviewed before it becomes 'live.'
Instructions:
Go to http://www.EEinTennessee.org. At the top of that page, click on "My Account." Then, follow the prompts to create a new account.
After that, you are ready to add your organization. You may get there more than one way. One way is to click on "organizations" at the top, then choose "add a new organization" from the pull down menu. This is where you answer a few basic questions, and then you will see the same questions included in the EE Organization Profile Template.
Not all fields are required. You may add one or two photographs if you like by using the “upload images” feature. Or, email photos to me at Tamara.Coleman@state.tn.us, and I will do it for you.
Next, you may want to add some events to the calendar. On the top navigation bar, click on "Events," then choose "Add a new event." Follow the prompts from there.
Do not hesitate to call or email me directly if you have any questions. My contact information is below.
Tamara (Tami) Coleman
Project CENTS
Conservation Education Now for Tennessee Students
Tennessee Department of Education
TEL: 615-741-6055
Fax: 615-532-8536
Email: Tamara.Coleman@state.tn.us |
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I look forward to seeing your listing on EEintennessee.org!
Alice Ann Moore
Extension Specialist
4-H Youth Development
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CYFERnet MISSION OF THE MONTH: SEASONS AND LIGHT
This month, CYFERnet continues the "It's a Mystery" exploration and looks at light pollution with the "GLOBE at Night" project.
It's a Mystery: Now through May, we invite you to explore the mysteries of time, light and season. If you haven't done so already, register online for the official Mystery competition, which involves locating 10 global "mystery sites" based on the time the sun rises and sets. Or, try CYFERnet's "Time Enough" activity, a look at the sunrise, sunset and daylight times in your community.
GLOBE at Night: This national science project looks at how the brightness of outdoor lights affects the brightness of the stars. Each March, people across the country stand in their backyards to collect data on the brightness of stars and light pollution. Once the data is combined, we can see differences across the country and from year to year. The 2007 GLOBE at Night project runs March 8-21. |
Visit http://cyfernet.org for complete details.
Steve Sutton
Extension Specialist
4-H Youth Development
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HITACHI FOUNDATION YOUTH COMMUNITY SERVICE NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN
The Hitachi Foundation presents the Yoshiyama Award for Exemplary Service to ten high school seniors on the basis of their community-service activities each year. To be eligible to receive the award, candidates must be graduating high school seniors in the U.S. and must be nominated by someone familiar with their service. Family members may not nominate their relatives and students may not nominate themselves.
The award is accompanied by a gift of $5,000, dispensed over two years. Recipients may use the award at their discretion. Nominations due by April 2, 2007. For complete program information, go to www.hitachifoundation.org/yoshiyama/index.html.
Steve Sutton
Extension Specialist
4-H Youth Development
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MADE YOUR RESERVATION/PAID YOUR REGISTRATION FOR TAE4-HW?
Don’t forget April 1 is the deadline for making your hotel reservation as well as avoiding the late registration fee for the TAE4-HW Annual Meeting and Professional Development Conference. The event will be held May 2-4, 2007, in Pigeon Forge at the Music Road Hotel and Convention Center. The theme for this year's conference is "Make a Statement."
You might think about coming a day early and/or staying a day late. The Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg area offers tons of things for families to do.
Pigeon Forge
What can you do in Pigeon Forge? The possibilities are endless. Pigeon Forge is home to Dollywood theme park, Dolly’s Splash Country and Dolly’s Dixie Stampede dinner show. Enjoy music theaters featuring gospel, country, bluegrass, and 50's & 60's music. You can ride go-carts or play putt-putt golf, go shopping at Belz Factory Outlet Center or out to dinner. For more information on attractions in Pigeon Forge, go to www.mypigeonforge.com/.
Gatlinburg
Gatlinburg is just a few miles from Music Road Hotel in Pigeon Forge. Visit Gatlinburg to see Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies where you will find sharks, tropical fish, sting rays and more. Gatlinburg has other Ripley’s Attractions, such as Ripley’s Believe It Or Not Museum, Ripley’s Haunted House and Davy Crockett Mini Golf. Gatlinburg is a great place for those with a sweet tooth, it has candy stores galore. For more ideas, go to www.gatlinburg.com/.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
From black bears to salamanders. Old-growth forests to spring wildflowers. Log cabins to grist mills. Great Smoky Mountains National Park offers a myriad of opportunities for exploring and discovering both the natural and cultural history of these ancient mountains. For more ideas on things to do and see in the Smoky Mountains, go to www.nps.gov/grsm/. |
Conference registration information is availavle at extension.tennessee.edu/TAE4HW/events.htm. Mail your completed registration form with your check to Amy Gallimore, TAE4-HW Conference, 2621 Morgan Circle, Room 205, Knoxville, TN 37996-4510.
Hotel lodging is available through the Music Road Hotel and Convention Center. The hotel is located at 303 Henderson Chapel Road in Pigeon Forge. The phone number is 865-429-7744 or 1-866-429-8803 (toll free). Please be sure to register under the group name "UT Extension Association." You may also register online at www.musicroadinn.com by entering group code 6753-7472 at "Group Block" on the reservations screen.
Steve Sutton
Extension Specialist
4-H Youth Development
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UTK BLOCK AND BRIDLE CLUB LAMB SALE
The UTK Block and Bridle Club Lamb Sale will take place Sunday, April 15. Viewing will begin at 1:30 p.m. with the sale starting at 3:00 p.m. The sale will be held in the Brehm Animal Science Arena. If anyone is interest in selling lambs or that has any questions, please email Ryan Hensley at rhensle5@utk.edu or call 865-679-1862.
Ryan Hensley
Club Lamb Sale Co-chair
UTK Block and Bridle Club
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THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
The problem with the gene pool is that there's no lifeguard.
~ David Gerrold
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