Blog
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Sharing nature with children...what does that mean and does it allow us to engage children through free play?
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Read the December newsletter and welcome Natural Start's new Director, Emililan Geczi; consider submitting a proposal for the 2017 National Nature-based Preschool Conference in Seattle; take advantage of an exclusive offer from Tuffo, the maker of Muddy Buddy rain suit; and consider making a…
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Those of us teaching students about climate change have a conundrum: How do we teach the extensive “bad news” – rising temperatures, erratic weather, flooding, and wildfires – while encouraging our students to engage with climate change rather than retreating into despair and denial?
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What's your New Year's Resolution as it relates to your work or interest in climate change? Here, 13 respected individuals answer that question in 100 words or so, brought to you by Yale Climate Connection.
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Instilling a love for the outdoors at an early age is one of the best ways to encourage sustainable habits, like recycling.
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Do you teach environmental education at a college or university? Are you responsible for designing staff development? We've recently published five resource guides focused on each of NAAEE's Guidelines for Excellence publications.
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Environmental Education Advocacy Call Thursday, Feb. 9th, 2-3 ET. All Are Welcome!
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The Washington Post celebrated the New Year with an amazing front page story that is even better online – enhanced with videos. I highly recommend that you look at it, and predict that you will find it to be an incredible story and an excellent teaching resource.
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On behalf of the Socio-Scientific Committee of the World Environmental Education Congress, we invite you to submit an Abstract that addresses the WEEC2017 Congress Theme: Perspectives, Challenges and Innovation in Research | Perspectives, Défis et Innovation en Recherche | Perspectivas, Retos e…
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The "Urban Environmental Education Review" book covers ideas related to urban context, theoretical underpinnings of urban EE, educational settings, participants, and educational approaches.
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How nature had a profound impact on two people - personal stories, something we need for affirmation.
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The Call for Proposals for the 2017 Nature-Based Preschool National Conference is open!
Go to: https://goo.gl/forms/oHrAwHEqE2o7yFsa2
Deadline to submit is March 6. See you in Seattle!
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Ambreen Tariq identifies herself as a 33-year old woman, a person of color, an immigrant and a muslim whose Instagram @brownpeoplecamping posts are encouraging the outdoors community to be more welcoming to newcomers and those who don't fit the traditional outdoorsy type mold.
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Learn how an outdoor classroom offers early literacy development and answers the question, "Will my child be ready for Kindergarten?" Read about a nature kindergarten operates within a public elementary school. Get ready to submit your proposal for the 2017 Nature-Based Preschool National Conference…
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Announcement of the NAAEE post-election policy analysis and Thursday, Dec.1 conference call.
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Learn how the November 2016 Florida Project Learning Tree GreenSchools Conference used PLT GreenSchools investigations as a guiding lens for hands-on activities at this multi-day advanced professional development training.
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Kick off our monthly webinar series in 2017 with Shaun Martin, the Senior Director for Climate Change Adaptation at World Wildlife Fund (WWF), who will speak on Tuesday, January 24 at 3:00 ET. Register now and we will send you the recording if you are not able to make it!
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This blog is my personal commentary on a wide range of things to do with learning and sustainability – both viewed very broadly.
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As more international corporations increasingly advance their corporate sustainability agenda, Project Learning Tree (PLT) has partnered with the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) to ensure that environmental education organizations have a seat at the table.
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For the December 2016 edition of our monthly webinar series, we heard from Dr. Joseph Kerski, the Education Industry Curriculum Development Manager for ESRI, a company that connects people with maps, data, and apps through geographic information systems (GIS).
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A short, expert legal analysis of a U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Climate Change Agreement and the consequences.
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Climate Change Education eePRO group member Jennifer Hubbard-Sanchez and others from the eePro GROUP led a productive roundtable discussion at the 2016 NAAEE Annual Conference in Madison, WI. We talked about the challenges of and opportunities for increasing our impact through climate change…
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Communities in Nature Webinar #5: Evaluation on a Shoe-string, Kate Measures, Heritage Insider
Friday, 11th November, 2016 4pm - 5:20pm (GMT)
To get better at what we do we need to evaluate our activities and programmes, but often botanic gardens, museums and other informal education sites do not…
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Check out this update from Climate Generation as we anticipate COP22, to take place November 7-18 in Marrakech, Morocco. Read about the key issues and challenges to be addressed in Marrakech, sign up for COP22 updates, read the Climate Generation Delegation Blogs, and register for upcoming webcasts.