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The Paul F-Brandwein Institute, Inc. is a nonprofit organization. To perpetuate the work of Paul F-Brandwein, the Institute is dedicated to the education of all learners in recognition of their interdependence with nature and responsibility for sustaining a healthful and healing environment. This site is both a showcase for the Institute's activities, and a working environment for ongoing collaboration and dialog among the institute's fellows, staff, and board members.

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Conservation Learning Summit, Lecture Series, Herbarium, Conservation Award


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Brandwein Interpretive Trail

The Paul F-Brandwein Board of Directors commissioned a proposal to establish an interpretive trail on the Brandwein-Morholt Trust property. Once constructed, the trail will used by local school students and club members to perform field studies. Virtual investigations will also encouraged so that students around the country can participate in the trail activities in their communities and share data with their counterparts. Click here to see a copy of the proposal, prepared by Jerry Schierloh, consultant, formerly with the New Jersey School of Conservation.

Dan BisaccioDan Bisaccio Receives 2009 Brandwein Medal

Dan Bisaccio, 1997 Brandwein Fellow, received a 2009 Brandwein Medal, presented at the Brandwein Lecture, March 21, at the NSTA Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA.  After spending many year as a high school teacher, Dan now directs Secondary Science Education at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.  Dan is recognized for his ongoing field research studies in biodiversity.  For more information, go to Fellows in the News. 

Cheryl Charles

 

2009 Brandwein Lecturer       

Cheryl Charles, President and CEO of the Children & Nature Network, founded by Richard Louv in 2006, presented the 2009 Brandwein Lecture at the NSTA Annual Meeting in New Orleans, March 21, 2009.  The title of her lecture was "The Ecology of Hope: Building a Movement to Reconnect Children and Nature."
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Katalin Czippan Receives Brandwein Medal

Katalin Czippan

On October 10, 2008, a Brandwein Medal was presented to Katalin Czippan by Brandwein Institute President Keith Wheeler, at the World Conservation Conference in Barcelona, Spain. Ms. Czippan received the award for her pioneering efforts in conservation and nature education in the newly emerging democracies in Central and Eastern Europe. She is a Programme Leader in the Sustainable Development Programme Office at Eötvös Lorand University (ELTE) and is based in Budapest, Hungary.  Read more...


Brandwein Institute Partners with the Architectural Foundation of San Francisco

At its June 2007 five-year planning meeting, the Paul F-Brandwein Institute (PFBI) Board of Directors voted to form strategic partnerships with organizations that were doing important work in conservation education.  The first such organization to receive the Institute's support is the Architectural Foundation of San Francisco (AFSF), whose "Build San Francisco" program is a model for business/industry collaboration. Based on the PFBI's ability to catalyze, convene, and communicate with influential groups, PFBI will assist AFSF to replicate programs similar to Build San Francisco in other cities across the nation. For information about the Build San Francisco program, go to http://www.afsf.org/program_buildsf.htm.

Rodger Bybee

Rodger Bybee is 2008 Brandwein Lecturer

Rodger Bybee, Director Emeritus, Biological Sciences Curriculum Study, reported on "Teaching about Environmental Problems: Insights from the 2006 Program International Student Assessment (PISA)"at the Brandwein Lecture, NSTA Annual Meeting, March 29, 2008, in Boston, Massachusetts.  Dr. Bybee was the Brandwein Lecturer five years ago when he spoke on "The Teaching of Science: Content, Coherence, and Congruence."
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Rodger Bybee and Toyota are Recipients of 2008 Brandwein Medals

Two Brandwein Medals were awarded at the Brandwein Lecture, March 29, 2008, at the NSTA Annual Meeting in Boston.  Rodger Bybee, the 2003 and 2008 Brandwein Lecturer, has been a teacher and administrator in science education for the past 40 years.  He recently retired as Executive Director of the Biological Curriculum Studies (BSCS).  Dr. Bybee was a leader in the development of the National Science Education Standards and served as chair for the content working group. He also served as chair of the Science Forum for the 2006 Program for International Student Assessment. Dr. Bybee is receiving the Brandwein Medal for his lifetime achievement in furthering conservation Education.

ToyotaToyota received the Brandwein Medal for its corporate commitment to sound environmental practices.  Through its sponsorship of the Toyota Tapestry program, the Brandwein Summer Leadership Institutes, and numerous other environmentally-friendly programs throughout the country, Toyota has demonstrated its ongoing support of conservation education for teachers and students.  Rhonda Glasscock, Corporate Communications Manager, Toyota Motor Sales, accepted the Medal on behalf of Toyota.  Ms. Glasscock has worked with the Toyota Tapestry program as well as with the Brandwein Summer Leadership Institutes.  She is a former elementary school teacher.

Paul F-Brandwein Institute Awards First Brandwein Medal

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Richard Louv at the 2007 NSTA Annual Meeting

Richard Louv, 2007 Brandwein lecturer, spoke to a standing-room-only crowd at the NSTA Annual Meeting in St. Louis on March 31.
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Conservation Challenge: A Re-Commitment to the Future

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Diverse Groups Join Together to "Leave No Child Inside"
Press Event, April 24, 2006

Fungal Inventory Finds New Species