Thank you for being part of the Drive Clean Across Texas e-mail group. We hope you use this listserv as a means to ask questions, share ideas and success stories, and to learn what others are doing to clean up our air. Here is the latest news from Drive Clean Across Texas.
Be sure to check out the "For Teachers" section of the Drive Clean Across Texas website. We have added a new set of air quality lessons and activities for grades 6-8. The curriculum covers topics such as, what is air pollution, how transportation affects our air and how we can do our part by driving clean across Texas. Each lesson is matched to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) and includes teacher preparation material, directions, activities and quizzes. Best of all, it's free!
Lessons specifically geared to grades K-5 will be available this Spring. However, a downloadable coloring and activity book is available now. Our Clean Air Crew—Tex, Dot, Cool Jay and Ollie Ozone—help make learning about air quality and transportation fun for everyone.
Attention Teachers, if you are interested in evaluating our air quality teaching materials, we would love to have your input. Please contact Brandon Webb at b-webb@tamu.edu for more information.
The upcoming Association of Professional Educators (ATPE) conference will be the first event where educators will get a look at Drive Clean’s new cartoon Clean Air Crew and DCAT curricula. DCAT representatives will be exhibiting at the conference on April 1 and 2 at the Austin Convention Center. They are looking forward to spreading the word about the wonderful DCAT lessons, games and activity book now available to teachers around the state. Here is a sneak peek at the new trade show exhibit specially designed for educators.
Many local air quality programs have requested promotional items for the upcoming ozone season. Budgets are tight all around, but we are pleased to announce that the Texas Department of Transportation is providing local air quality coalitions throughout the state with some new promotional tools. These tools, which will soon be distributed include:
To request additional quantities of the promotional items listed above, please contact Brandon Webb (b-webb@tamu.edu) and we will have materials shipped to you.
Drive Clean Across Texas will be advertising its Clean Air Messages throughout the state again this summer. It will include billboards, radio and television advertising. The advertising dates are June 7-27 and August 9-29. A more detailed schedule, listing the stations running the ads, will be sent out to each area in the near future.
Drive Clean Across Texas campaign staff are available to attend trade shows, conferences, and other clean air events nearly year-round. One or two campaign staff members will attend an event with a booth, brochures, educational campaign tools, and electronic media designed to share the Drive Clean messages with fellow Texans. Campaign personnel may staff an exhibit for up to one-week in duration. Please provide a minimum 45-day notice in advance of your event.
To invite Drive Clean Across Texas to your event, please e-mail b-webb@tamu.edu with the following information:
To view a graphic of the booth, see Trade Show Exhibit within the Campaign Materials section.
The following air quality articles recently appeared in the news:
Smog like ‘sunburn inside your lungs’
If you have a group that is interested in a Drive Clean Across Texas presentation or you are interested in joining our speakers’ bureau, please contact Brandon Webb at b-webb@tamu.edu. You can also preview our PowerPoint presentation online.
What is your area planning this ozone season to educate the public on air quality? E-mail your thoughts to drivecleanacrosstexas@listserv.tamu.edu. Together we can improve air quality throughout Texas!
Thank you for your support of Drive Clean Across Texas.
