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PlantingScience.org, an online plant science mentoring community is seeking 100 new scientist mentors to work with teams of middle and high school students. It's a great opportunity to do science outreach with just a small weekly time commitment. To be paired with teams this fall, sign up by September 12. Become a PlantingScience mentor and help inspire the next generation: * Help teams of 3-5 students online with their plant investigations * Takes ~1 hour a week from anywhere with an internet connection * All scientists welcome, undergraduate through emeritus * Open students' eyes to the importance of plants in the world * Help break down negative stereotypes about scientists * Help teachers feel more comfortable using plants in the classroom Learn more and sign up at: http://plantingscience.org ESA is a proud to be partner of PlantingScience! Did you know? The ESA Education Section sponsors five graduate students to be on the Master Plant Science Team each year. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Teresa Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs ESA Office of Education and Diversity Programs<http://www.esa.org/esa/?page_id=250> SEEDS - Diverse People for a Diverse Science<http://www.esa.org/seeds> EcoEd Digital Library (beta) - Advancing Outstanding Ecology Education<http://esa.org/ecoed/index.php> Ecological Society of America 1990 M Street, NW Suite 700 Washington DC 20036 202.833.8773 x 234 202.833.8775 Fax
