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Project WET Generation 2.0. Educate Empower Act. The Mission of Project WET. to reach Children, Parents, Educators and Communities of the World with Water Education. Mission. Project WET achieves its mission of worldwide water education by:. Publishing
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Project WETGeneration 2.0 Educate Empower Act
The Mission of Project WET to reach Children, Parents, Educators and Communities of the World with Water Education.
Mission Project WET achieves its mission of worldwide water education by: • Publishing • Organizing school and community water education events • Building a worldwide network of educators
Project WET USA Program • Project WET Foundation • Network of Dedicated Educators • 65 Host Institutions • Host Institution Coordinators / Facilitator networks • Teachers • Students • Community • Parents • Citizens
History of Project WET 1985-2011 2011
Discover a Watershed Series Conserve Water & Arizona Conserve Water Floods Series Educators Guide WOW (The Wonders of Wetlands) Healthy Water, Healthy People
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
14 Activities “Best of the Best”
Filling the Gaps • New Emergent Topics and Concerns • Special water places • Oceans • Water and human health • Recycling
New Features • ActionEducation™ component for select activities
OHIO PROJECT WET 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