Project WETGeneration

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to reach Children, Parents, to reach Children, Parents, Educators and Communities Educators and Communities of the World with Water of the World with Water Education.Education.

The Mission of Project WET

Mission

• Publishing

• Organizing school and community water education events

• Building a worldwide network of educators

Project WET achieves its mission of worldwide water education by:

Project WET Foundation Network of Dedicated Educators

65 Host Institutions Host Institution Coordinators / Facilitator

networks Teachers Students

Community Parents Citizens

Project WET USA Program

History of Project WET

1985-2011 2011

Discover a Watershed Series Conserve Water &

Arizona Conserve Water

Floods Series Educators Guide

Healthy Water, Healthy People

WOW (The Wonders of Wetlands)

Guide Revision Sponsors

Project WET USA Host Institutions

Writing Workshops • Coordinators, formal and non-

formal educators• Host institutions

Field Test• Western Michigan University -

SAMPI (Science and Mathematics Program Improvement)

• Coordinators, formal and non-formal educators

Expert Reviews

Development Process

42 existing Activities

“Best of the Best” 14 Activities

Filling the Gaps

New Features

ActionEducation™ component for select activities

Educator Portal

Discover Water Website

Ohio Water Education Program (OWEP)

OWEP Collaborators Ohio Department of Natural Resources OSU Water Resources Center Water Management Association of Ohio/Water

Resources Foundation of Ohio Ohio Environmental Protection Agency

Ohio Coordinator-Greg Nageotte

For more information contact:

GREG NAGEOTTE

(614) 265-6619

greg.nageotte@dnr.state.oh.us