4EMPOWERMENT® E-LETTER

Wednesday, April 2, 2003

Celebrate the 33rd Annual Earth Day - an international event on April 22, 2003!

Web Site Updates:

4empowerment WEBSITE IS HERE!
We have officially moved to www.4empowerment.com. All web-traffic to www.cyberwaysandwaterways.com will be automatically redirected to the new URL. Please share your thoughts with us!
JOHN GRAVES Curriculum Guide
The 2003 Texas Writer’s Month features John Graves. A curriculum and study guide for Goodbye To A River by Graves is located at: http://www.4empowerment.com/en/curricula/langarts/graves_intro.jhtml
VLAD CODREA SELECETED AS 4e’s FIRST STUDENT PROFILE.
Vlad, a student at LBJ Science Academy (Austin), is a recent national winner of the Siemens Westinghouse Competition in Math, Science, and Technology. Learn more about Vlad at: http://www.4empowerment.com/en/community/profiles/student_codrea.jhtml
Do you have a student you’d like to see profiled on our website? Send teacher and student contact information to dragonfly@4empowerment.com

Contests & Competitions:

2003 STUDENT SHORT SCREENPLAY COMPETITION.
The Austin Film Festival has partnered with 4empowerment to sponsor the Student Short Screenplay Competition. All students who submit their film and/or screenplay by the early deadline of Friday, May 23, 2003, will have their names entered in a raffle to win FINAL DRAFT Professional Screenwriting Software. The final deadline is Friday, September 5, 2003. http://www.4empowerment.com/en/langarts/features/screen_contest2003.jhtml

Upcoming April Events:

APRIL 6TH AUSTIN, TEXAS: Water Quality demonstrations & Stevie Ray Vaughn music! As part of 33rd Annual Earth day events, come participate in water monitoring activities on Austin’s Town Lake near the Stevie Ray Vaughn memorial from 2 - 6 p.m. For more info, please visit www.texaswatch.geo.swt.edu or contact Jason Pinchback at (877) 505-1401 for more information.
APRIL 19TH MISSION TEJAS STATE PARK at Grapeland, Texas: Pond Tour For a first-hand look at pond flora and fauna, come participate in Texas Parks & Wildlife’s afternoon event. For more info, please call (936) 687-2394 or visit http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/news/tpwcal/a_0199.htm.
APRIL 22ND THIRTY-THIRD ANNUAL EARTH DAY
WATER MONITORING EVENTS: Both Texas Watch volunteer & professional monitors join forces to participate in A Day In the Life of Texas Waters. This statewide data collection and watershed education event acknowledges the contributions of volunteer water quality monitors and collects a "snapshot" of water conditions. Check out www.texaswatch.geo.swt.edu or contact Jason Pinchback at (877) 505-1401 for more information.
TEACHERS & STUDENTS: Monitor your site between April 15th and April 29th, and send us your data to be included in the annual data synopsis by logging in with your user ID and password. Send questions to dragonfly@4empowerment.com.

RESOURCES TO SHARE:

2003 CINEMA / TELEVISION SUMMER CAMP June 16 - August 1
Are you between the ages of 9 and 17, and want to learn more about animation, documentaries, 3-D modeling, and other film-related activities? Be sure to visit www.austinfilmfestival.com or call (512) 478-4795 for all the details; event hosted by U.T.’s Radio-Television-Film Department and Austin Film Festival Kids ‘N Film Program. Registration deadline is June 6, 2003.
2003 MARKS 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF CLEAN WATER ACT:
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has assigned a water topic to each month of the year; April is Storm Water month. Please visit http://www.epa.gov/water/yearofcleanwater/month.html#apr for activities and additional information.
FEATURED ACTIVITY: TREES & PLANTS.
Do you know how to identify the trees & plants in your neighborhood? Have fun resource? Visit Tree Detective and Plant Selection from the AccessNature(tm) curriculum.

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