Blog
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On Wednesday, June 30, at 7:30PM ET, join a great group of young and emerging EE professionals like yourself for 30 minutes to connect and recharge.
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In honor of Pride month, we’re amplifying LGBTQ+ representation and resources in environmental education.
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Discover the unique ways that members of our EE community are restoring ecosystems as a part of personal journeys, classroom units, and community development.
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Learn how the UN Decade on Restoration will begin in science classrooms across Washington state! Fifteen teachers at eight schools across the state are partnering with the Washington Native Plant Society to pilot Youth Ecology Education through Restoration (YEER), a program in which middle school…
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Subscribe to eeADVOCATE for quarterly reviews of environmental education's policy accomplishments, previews of opportunities that lie ahead, and tools for engaging in advocacy for the EE field.
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World Environment Day 2021 is all about ecosystem restoration, and documentaries are a great way to see the range of what that can look like! From rainforests in India to the island of Wasini, here are six powerful shorts to watch in the classroom with your students.
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Learn about the political science roots of Environmental Citizenship, and the conceptualisation and relevance of Environmental Citizenship in educational contexts.
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For Global Accessibility Awareness Day, learn from educators, artists, activists and thought leaders on accessibility and inclusion. We’ve also included a few resources to help guide you!
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Have you introduced your students to ecosystem restoration? Have you taken part in ecosystem restoration as an organization, community, or individual? World Environment Day is June 5, focusing on ecosystem restoration. Showcase your project or achievement through a blog post on eePRO.
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Check out a list of upcoming and published children’s books for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2021. From foraging to fishing, conservation to climate change, these books support EE while bringing diverse perspectives to the classroom.
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The School District of Waukesha Environmental Education program has been running strong for 45 years. In this brief but compelling interview, learn how the EE team, at the onset of COVID-19, transformed their newsletter into a weekly content-driven newsletter that would go on to support hundreds of…
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In this month's eeBLUE Watershed Chronicles blog post, Mary Ronan from the Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve shares the insights and joys witnessed during virtual place-based programs that transported students into the world of the Great Lakes.
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Enjoy inspiring and uplifting blog posts from the EE community, written for Teacher Appreciation Week 2021.
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Ximena Gallegos, from the Scientific Institute Michael Owen Dillon – Arequipa (Peru), shares how "all the small but magic details" from her endless walks to the river with her dad have shaped her desire to become an environmental educator.
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K-12 EE eePRO Group Moderator Sheri Soyka shares how her 11th grade science teacher, Mr. Daryl Rebuck, led her towards a love of science and career in environmental education.
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This month we are highlighting an essential part of nature-based learning: outdoor gear! Hear stories from providers around the country who’ve removed barriers to accessing quality outdoor gear, creating sustainable models for programs and families. May 20 at 12 pm ET.
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This April, we took the time to reflect on all of the amazing work being done! To many of us, perhaps every day is Earth Day, but we wanted to explore the positives a bit more. We took a moment to reach out to a few amazing people in our community of educators and asked, "What is your favorite thing…
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As part of the fifth anniversary of the launch of eePRO, NAAEE is featuring environmental education professionals who have used the platform to connect, collaborate, and learn. Our next story features Sarah Wolf, Park Naturalist at Hendricks County, Indiana, Parks & Recreation, who joined the eePRO…
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Explore the Climate Change Essentials for All Educators course, which offers K–12 teachers up to 60 professional development hours for learning how to successfully incorporate climate change education into their current curriculum—regardless of grade level, subject area, or state standards. Generous…
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Teacher Appreciation Week is May 3–7! Is there a teacher in your life who encouraged your curiosity of the outdoors? We’d love to hear about it in an eePRO blog post.
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Learn why K–12 education is viewed as an urgent partner in addressing climate change in a new report by UndauntedK12, New Buildings Institute, and the Coalition for Climate Education Policy.
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IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUESTED: Please call your Representatives and Senators by this Friday, April 23, 2021! Healthy increases to environmental education funding at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are on the horizon. We have a…
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In this month's eeBLUE Watershed Chronicles blog post, Creek Connections Director Wendy Kedzierski and Allegheny College Project Assistants Gretchen Barbera and Isabella Petitta share how a partnership with a local middle school grew to include afterschool watershed education.
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A recent article from "The Conversation" titled "Rewild your kids: why playing outside should be a post-pandemic priority" argues that outdoor play has declined dramatically during the pandemic, and restoring it as a childhood habit is of vital importance.
