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Conversation with David Schmeltz, Senior Analyst, Atmospheric Science and Policy, US EPA.
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Books and movies have made animals, insects and plants so charming and sympathetic, and at times so frightfully magnificent and impressive. Can young children do without these entertaining animations and anthropomorphism, that is, making animals, insects and plants look and behave like humans?
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As part of ee360, NAAEE and the Affiliate Network will be holding a Leadership Clinic in June. The five-day clinic will provide an opportunity for selected Affiliates to strengthen their roles as leaders within their states, advancing effective environmental education with larger and more diverse…
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A website that embraces data, storytelling, science, history, journaling, digital literacy, and much more.
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Get ideas for planning a safe and rewarding nature field trip for young children, find inspiration in a beachside preschool, and review the latest professional development opportunities in Natural Start’s February Newsletter.
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This year the eePRO Global moderation team will be exploring the role of environmental education in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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Research suggest that small changes in the language educators use to introduce science and STEM tasks may have an impact on performance, particularly for students who feel threatened by stereotypes suggesting they are less likely to perform well in the subject.
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In this guest blog, middle-schooler Dalia Melody Hembal shares her research on water conservation. To learn more about Grades of Green, visit https://www.gradesofgreen.org/.
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In an attempt to build evaluation capacity among educators, the Association of Zoos and Aquariums have built a mentoring program that matches people with evaluation needs with those who have evaluation expertise for short-term partnerships. The program is currently in its pilot stage; this blog…
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Learn how children’s connections to the natural world can happen anywhere. Get tips for incorporating a range of books into your nature-based early learning program. Read about an urban nature preschool providing children with daily access to nature in a concrete jungle. And don't forget to submit…
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Named in honor of Rachel Carson, Rachel's Network is a community of women funders committed to a safer, healthier, and more just world for all. Philanthropy Women calls this non-profit organization “one of the most significant funding networks in the ecofeminist space.” Read more about their…
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The Utah Society for Environmental Education (USEE) embarked on a Strategic Planning process during the summer of 2018. To ensure they were supporting the needs all of our environmental education communities here in Utah, USEE convened focus groups (called them mini-summits) in 5 distinct regions of…
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Deadline: February 18. Affiliates are invited to apply for small grants to work with NAAEE partners to support capacity building for EE as part of the ee360 initiative.
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June 2019 World Social Marketing Conference in Edinburgh call for papers due February 1 and request for paper reviewers
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Calling all zoos, nature centers, aquariums, and other environmental educators – check out this great resource.
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This post highlights a local effort that has far-reaching applications. In 2015, Dr. Edwin Stafford and Dr. Roslynn Brain, Utah State University, launched a clean air poster contest at Logan High School, in northern Utah, combining environmental science, art, and savvy marketing. The contest has…
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PLT GreenSchools Webinar Series: Improving the Air You Breathe at Your School
January 17, 2019
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Sharing for a colleague with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. She's looking for folks to pilot activities around reducing food waste.
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Each year, children are endowed with a Nature Name that is theirs for the year. The animal chooses them, and not the other way around. There is a very special reason that the animal chose them, and it is the child's job to determine why they were chosen by that particular animal. But what happens…
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NAAEE and partners are hosting a day of advocacy for environmental education in Washington, DC on February 20. We invite educators and friends of EE to join us building support for our field in the 116th Congress.
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Everyone struggles to create impactful campaigns that move the needle. What if you could learn from others about what works and what doesn’t so you can work smarter not harder?
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Inaugural Youth Poet Laureate of the United States Amanda Gorman read her poem "Earthrise" from stage at the Los Angeles Climate Reality Leadership Corps Training on Tuesday, August 28, 2018.
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Discover how one nature center integrated E-STEM into a spin-off program for homeschool students during a two-part series focused on hydrology. Lesson plans enclosed.
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Join presenters from around the country and beyond at the 2019 Natural Start Conference, taking place on July 31-August 3, in Manchester, NH! Submit your proposal by February 8, 2019.
