Your Opportunity for Input! Professional Development for Environmental Education: Guidelines for Excellence (Draft Review Available Until Jan 20, 2025)

NAAEE

NAAEE is in the process of updating and revising one of the Guidelines for Excellence publications—Professional Development of Environmental Educators: Guidelines for Excellence. This set of guidelines offers a set of recommendations about the basic knowledge and abilities educators need to provide high quality environmental education. Draft review is available until January 20, 2025.

Early Childhood Education Guidelines for Excellence Virtual Workshop Resources

NAAEE

Are you taking your professional development work online? Do you teach at the college or university level or are you responsible for delivering educator professional development experiences? Would you like to introduce your participants to environmental education program development for young learners, focusing on ages three through six.

We've created a workshop outline that facilitates online exploration of NAAEE's publication Early Childhood Environmental Education Programs: Guidelines for Excellence. These resources provide step-by-step outline for designing a 90 minute to two-hour virtual workshop.

Teaching Outside: 20 Quick & Easy Outdoor Education Activities for Children

Nature Natalie

Learn to teach outside even if you’re not outdoorsy!

This eBook is written for teachers, parents, caregivers, and mentors who understand the value and importance of having their children spend time in nature but may not have the time, resources, or ability to dedicate a regular part of their schedule to outdoor education. No matter how much time you have or advanced preparation you’ve done, there are things you can do with your students outside that are fun, educational, and worthwhile.

The Seattle Children's PlayGarden Inclusion Learning Hub

All children should have equal access to play. This learning hub provides resources to help empower organizations to say “Yes” to kids with disabilities in their programs.

Learning About Forests: Outdoor Education Activities for Schools

Foundation for Environmental Education

The publication contains twenty-three examples of activities that have been implemented all over the world through the Learning about Forests programme. By collecting and sharing these stories we aim to promote outdoor education, inspiring schools and teachers on how to use nature as a classroom.

International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education (IJECEE) Volume 10, Number 1

NAAEE- NATURAL START ALLIANCE

Volume 10, Number 1 of the International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education covers various topics, including outdoor play zones, a game-based testing instrument, and more.