Blog
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What do a sponge and an ice cube tray have to do with tree science? Students in Stroud Center's after-school programming are making surprising and fun connections within the world of watershed education. Read the full story in the latest Watershed Chronicles, a blog series by, about, and for…
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In this essay following the 2025 EE and Civic Engagement panel discussions hosted by Cornell, Nathan Spees examines youth empowerment programs, highlighting how giving youth a voice and agency can lead to meaningful political engagement and lasting change.
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Dr. John Dryzek explores the concept of deliberative democracy in this follow-up to the 2025 EE and Civic Engagement panel discussions hosted by Cornell. Dr. Dryzek's essay defines deliberation, provides examples of its use, and examines five reasons it should support sustainability.
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As a follow-up to the 2025 EE and Civic Engagement panel discussions hosted by Cornell, Dr. Yun-Wen Chan shares more about place-based deliberation, as a way to encourage learners to consider different stakeholder perspectives while examining environmental issues.
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The blog explores how green skills development must evolve beyond technical training to include interpersonal abilities, transformative capabilities, social justice considerations, and collaborative implementation approaches. Drawing on research from multiple sources including a case study of the…
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Are you taking your college coursework and workshops online? The K–12 EE Guidelines: Online Teaching Module provides materials to use in your college course or professional development workshop including a step-by-step introduction to NAAEE's K–12 Environmental Education: Guidelines for Excellence.
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What are the benefits of seeking an accreditation through NAAEE? What's the process like? Find out all this and more from University of Minnesota Duluth's perspective.
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Learn about the success of the ee360+ coalition and its Partner Gathering at the NAAEE 2024 Annual Conference, showcasing how collaboration is advancing environmental education and achieving meaningful progress toward complex environmental goals.
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Learn about the research included in a new eeRESEARCH collection on Indigenous-led approaches to EE.
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Learn about the research included in a new eeRESEARCH collection on agroecology and education.
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Learn how guest writer Assistant Professor of Practice Pratik Phadkule lead his environmental studies class with a dynamic group project that took students beyond the classroom.
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Two Texas, USA high schoolers went on a water treatment plant tour and came up with an award-winning, innovative design that uses ultrasound technology to remove up to 96% of microplastics from water.
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AUNE and the Michigan Alliance for Environmental and Outdoor Education put NAAEE's Community Engagement Guidelines into practice through relationship building, trust, and inclusive facilitation to improve environmental education practices and increase environmental literacy in their region.
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How do you integrate environmental education with literacy education? Read more to find out how FAMU and PLT successfully collaborated to train teachers on implementing and cultivating environmental literacy through reading.
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For Maggie Beetstra, the CEE-Change Fellowship Leadership Institute illustrated the importance of truly listening to community members when working toward civic engagement and environmental action. Learn how she supported a collaborative network among Higher Education Colleges in the Lehigh Valley.
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CEE-Change Fellow Evan Kuras shares the transformative process experienced at the Massachursetts Environmental Education Society (MEES) planning meeting. Through internal reflections and collaborative planning, the board strengthened their relationships, formed energized action teams, and…
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As a follow up to the 2024 EE and Civic Engagement panel, Oliver Escobar suggests that the overlap of environmental education and civic engagement is crucial to reimagining our shared worlds and acting collectively towards desirable futures.
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2023 Pratt & Whitney E-STEM Awardee Europejska Fundacja Kosmiczna reflects on the origins of Earth Day and their E-STEM work for a sustainable future.
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The American Climate Corps is officially opening its doors and accepting applications, offering more than 2,000 positions located across 36 states, DC, and Puerto Rico! This is an historic step towards a more sustainable and resilient future, that everyone can join.
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Elisa Mattson navigates striking the right balance of encouraging personal actions for the environment without undercutting climate action support.
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Meet eight organizations working to protect our planet through E-STEM! E-STEM engages students in meaningful, real-world environmental problem-solving that integrates science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
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In celebration of Earth Day, we unite globally on April 22, embracing a shared commitment to caring for our planet.
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In January 2024, NAAEE attended Nature Forward's Naturally Latinos Conference, which centered the theme on "Belonging: Our Roots, Our Earth." Keynotes and discussions highlighted strategies for diversity and inclusion, inspiring us for future engagement!
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CEE Change Fellow Aneesa Jamal shares how the Fellowship helped expand her Young Climate Authors Program to educators and professionals across three continents to educate their communities on climate change and climate justice through writing, illustration, and publishing.
