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Interested in a workshop where you can learn with fellow educators about how to include more climate science in your classroom? Check out the Wisconsin Initiative for Science Literacy workshops run by Dr. Shakhashiri at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Elizabeth Spike is an environmentalist, scientist, and educator in northern Virginia who is taking on issues of urban air quality and getting students engaged in the process. Learn more about her work and why it matters.
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Get to know our new Affiliate Network Coordinator Bruce Young who shares his journey to becoming an environmental educator and a member of the NAAEE team.
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This segment provides important perspectives for educators, parents and anyone who works with young people who are growing up, working for governmental action, and coming to grips with our warming planet.
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Earth Education leaders (administrators, practitioners, and researchers) have a profound responsibility to include the best of what is known about teaching and learning, Earth Science, and community engagement into their every day professions to ensure opportunities to foster real world change for…
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Earth Force's Empowered STEM approach takes project-based learning to a new level.
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It's Take A Child Outside Week! Get ready with this handy checklist: How to Prepare for a Day in Nature with Children.
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This preliminary case study through the Global Environmental Education Partnership (GEEP) explores the first ever International Student Conservation Leadership Forum, a collaboration between the National Wildlife Federation and the Taiwan Ministry of Education. Using the internationally-recognized…
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Did you know that the Chinese Society for EE (CSEE) was instrumental in helping pass the Environmental Education Act of Taiwan of 2011? Or that CSEE helped introduce the Green Schools and Sustainable Campus projects into Taiwan’s school system? This relatively small but mighty association has…
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I consider myself a change agent and feel like every day I hear a new buzz word meant to be the silver bullet to change someone’s behavior or improve a social issue. My goal with this blog post is to help unpack the similarities and differences between several behavior and social change disciplines.
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When people gather with friends, neighbors, and fellow community members to deliberate on shared problems, they often report that they are exposed to ideas and perspectives they hadn’t previously entertained. They also often say that they leave the deliberative forums, not with completely changed…
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September 2019 is a perfect time to focus on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) #13, Climate Action, for good reason! A Global Climate Action Strike is taking place on September 20, and the United Nations Global Action Summit September 23, in New York. As well, threats of a global…
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Even after 40 years (40! Can that be true?), I continue to love attending the conference. As a student, a museum educator, an independent contractor, and even now as NAAEE’s conference manager, I’ve relished this week as it breathes life into both my personal and professional spirits. Each year, I…
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These 30 inspirational environmental educators come from 16 countries and join a growing network of incredible EE 30 Under 30 leaders.
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With the publication earlier this year of the K-12 Environmental Education: Guidelines for Excellence (2019), we've created two documents that provide insight into the linkages between environmental literacy and the Next Generation Science Standards and the C3 College, Career, and Civic Life…
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A popular gender non-binary writer, Sinclair Sexsmith, comments on the use of pronouns on "Hello" name tags in this thoughtful blog post.
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Don't let a busy schedule stop you from taking your students outdoors. With a few creative tweaks, almost anyone can find time in their day for outdoor education.
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To celebrate UL's 125th Anniversary, UL and NAAEE are recognizing six non-profit organizations for the difference they are making in their communities by advancing environmental education through STEM.
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The July Natural Start Alliance Newsletter is loaded with ideas for increasing access to nature-based early learning in a variety of settings! Read the July Member Spotlight, featuring Dondero Elementary School, a public school in New Hampshire with a robust outdoor education program. For even more…
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Exciting opportunity for two graduate students who want to help with research and learn more about NAAEE during the conference. Please share this with your graduate students!
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Have you ever wondered if the way you teach environmental education is effective? Do you also ask the question; is there a new and improved way that may create a better situation for teaching and learning about our earth? We must know others have grappled with what is best.
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The numbers are clear, our health is improved by being outdoors and using nature as a source of wellness.
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In his recent blog, eePRO group moderator Joe Baust writes about using photography to connect with nature, to reach "a place of peace and tranquility."
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Ready to start your outdoor classroom? Follow these 10 steps get your outdoor education program up and running right now. No need to wait for September!