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<br />..ilk <br /> <br />COLORA:DO I <br />WA~ERSHED i <br />r'NE~.WORK 1 <br />~~"~ <br />ReSEARCH · ~'ncN · CONSERVATlON I" <br />it. <br /> <br />Water Efficiency Grant Program <br />Mid-term Proiect WET Grant Report <br /> <br />OvervieYl and Background: <br />!lr();ect ('Water Edtlcati.()n for Teachers" ('X7ET) is a nationally recognized water education <br />,p.rogram whose mission is to pro.mote responsible \vater stewardship th.rough excellent an(l <br />effective \vater e(lucation. The Colo.rado Watershed Network (C\XlN) is providing the local in- <br />depth focus that transfers this award-winning program to students in communities throughout <br />(:ol()rado. <br />P!()ject WET produces creative and accurate materials to meet water education needs idelltifie.d <br />through resea.rch. 1"1'he l)roject \Vfrr Curriculunl and Activity Gtudeboasts over 90 mldtidisciplitlary <br />\vater-related activities for youth ages 5 through 18 that are hands-oIl, easy to use, anel fun. rl"111c <br />activities are \vritten for teachers, by teachers and have <br />been tested in hundreds of classtoonls arollnd the <br />country. <br />A recent survey conducted by the Colorado <br />.i\lliance for E:nvironmental Education intlicated that <br />nlore than 860/0 of teachers across the state use the <br />three ''Projects'', W'E'I1,WILD and/or Learning '.free. <br />.A 1999 survey of Project \XTF.lT educators throughollt <br />the nation sho\vetl that over 950/0 of teach,crs felt <br />Project WF.lI"I had a positive impact on students' <br />inte.res t in water issues. <br />CWC:B Euntls the }Jroject WEl"f Coordinator, <br />Joanne Scarbeary. She .pro\rides support and <br />participates -as a leader in water education efforts <br />state-wide and serres as arepreserltative ()f Colorado at <br />the national leveL This position furthers th,e mission <br />()f the CWCB by providing 'v.olunteer management, <br />partnership projects, program administration, and <br />distributing educator tnaterials and resources. <br /> <br />Agency Name: ColotadoWatershed <br />N.et\vork <br />Primary Contact Person: Jacob Bornstein <br />Mailing Address: 1)~O.Box 21935 <br />Denver, (:0 80221 <br /> <br />Scope of Work Progress Report: <br /> <br />Phone Number: (303) 291-7437 <br />Fax Nlrmber: (303) 291-7456 <br />E...Mail: c\vn@colorado\vatershed.org <br /> <br />Organizational Chart <br /> <br />'.1 <br />"~ . Ii <br />C(J Dl') isjo~~._t_...,.~:7 .. <br />n( \\ ildli(~' . ~ <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />c, " ~wt~ <br />I OfL:~~l S\:l"\ ki.: <br /> <br />~~. <br /> <br />ProjectWET t <br />State <br />Coorrl~n.ltor .. <br /> <br />lpl"'OlHt <br />Le:lIFmJng <br />T~ <br /> <br />F,<m~,or tt tt <br />Educalor tt tt tt tt <br />Studeots n,. -1.. .I...J.;.;~ ...l:.' ... .I- -Xl.~.~~ . . <br />YC'1r I T'-n...tVft~nyt~ n-T' n <br />f~ ." ..." . ;tUlfftti <br />S'UdClI3 fifNmUfttnn" <br /> <br />YCJr 2 <br /> <br />And 50 on... <br /> <br />Train and recruit new volunteer facilitators and teac'hers <br />Project WET Colorado has prov~idcd high. quality professional developtuent \vorkshops to over <br />2200 Colorado educators since its start in 1996. There is great benefit to training teachers in <br />researched-base<.{ water e.d.ucation curricula. By training 30 teachers in a IJroject 'WET workshop, <br />they itl turtl reach close t() 3,000 students each ye.ar. \Vhen those students are excited about what <br />they're learning that o.umber grows t() .IDclude 6,000 parents as well. So by sp,ending eight hours <br /> <br />Page 1 <br />