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In the past couple of months, we have seen some exciting legislative proposals introduced into the 118th Congress that would have tremendous benefits for environmental and climate change education and mitigation.
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Step into the world of a Youth Climate Summit in New York. Witness the convergence of a yearning for connection and students' passionate drive to protect our planet, written by guest contributor Rachel Arbor.
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eePRO Group Moderator Donna Goodman promotes inclusive education on water, urging a cross-sectoral approach for a sustainable future.
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Connecting to Nature eePRO Group Moderator Joe Baust explores the benefits of teaching outdoors for both educators and students.
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Explore how visual and auditory cues can enhance your instructional approach when teaching young children outside in "Locking Eyes, Sounds, Time and Group Management in Early Childhood: Or Tackling Peter’s Object of Interest!"
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Equip yourself and your students with tools and positive practices as you engage in climate-related subjects.
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When it comes to facing ecological crises, a fellowship of faith-based young leaders is diving into tradition to find the routes toward the future. Read more in this guest blog post written by Naama Sadan, Ariel Evan Mayse, and Tania Schweig.
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Understanding and recognizing the general abilities of children in early childhood education can support teachers in managing groups in the outdoors. Read this blog by eePRO moderator, Suzanne Major, to learn how.
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One never knows how a simple nature experience can impact a student, a child, a grandchild. It all started as a simple observation and then recreation and a recommendation and then an acceptance letter. The parable is, never miss the opportunity to share nature with someone else...we never can…
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Join SEI as we take a look at some of the highlights from this semester of the Climate Corps Education Outside training program!
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CUBE Co-Founder Therese Keita describes working towards advancing STEAM-equity and climate action on the African continent.
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The "culture of danger," as in child-proofing homes, daycare facilities, and outside play areas, has touched every aspect of early childhood education. How can one go about playing in backyards and play areas when one lives near bears, moose, and coyotes? It is all about acquiring knowledge of…
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After college, I became disheartened that environmental education was not the career path that I wanted to continue. Every position I saw offered low wages, part-time, or volunteer work. Then I found Westgate Community School (WCS), a K–12 charter school unlike any other. Environmental Education and…
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CEE-Change Fellow Eileen Boekestein poetically expresses how the environmental education career journey isn't a pipeline, but a braided river of ever-changing entry points.
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What's the Worldwide Teach-In? Learn about a bottom-up educational event led by educators and community members.
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Members of the Climate Change eePRO Group met at the NAAEE Annual Conference in October 2022. This blog recaps what was discussed and shares links to resources that were mentioned during the session.
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CEE-Change Fellow Justin Kaput found that passion and dedication can be tested and ultimately victorious when fostering climate action in students, even when a global pandemic intervenes. Over two years, Justin's students created and adapted their Climate Walk events to allow for a truly meaningful…
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We learn through personal experiences. In turn our verve for whatever we learn is contagious. The author discovered photography as a means of expressing her love for the natural world. Up at 5:15 AM, she would go to Bard Lake and discover the moments of sunrise and the natural world in that time…
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We truly appreciate the collective exchange of ideas each of the presenters and keynote speakers facilitate and champion at the NAAEE Annual Research Symposium and Conference. In this post, we're amplifying sessions at NAAEE2022 that center Native voices, culture, and knowledge.
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Share ideas, collaborate, and advance, together. Join an eePRO Group Meeting at NAAEE2022 on Friday, October 14 from 1:00 PM–2:00 PM MST.
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NOAA’s Environmental Literacy Program is excited to announce that it is funding nine new projects that will use education to build the foundation for resilience to weather and climate hazards.
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National Latinx and Hispanic Heritage Month takes place every year from September 15 to October 15, as a time to recognize and celebrate the contributions, diverse cultures and histories of the Latinx community in the United States.
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Luis Camargo, the founder of Organizacion para la Educacion y Protection Ambiental, describes the pillars for a nature-based regenerative education in this blog post.
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Melanie Schikore writes about her Community Action Project (CAP) that uses action research methods to work towards community sustainability goals, particularly the transformation of grass lawns to sustainable yards.
