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NAAEE, in partnership with Underwriters Laboratories (UL NFP), is thrilled to share the winners of the 2018 UL Innovative Education Award! This year's grand prize winner and recipient of $100,000 is Oakland-based Techbridge Girls, who opens the world of STEM education to girls from low-income…
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As part of ee360, we're calling attention to some of the finest resources in EE—as chosen by EE experts in specific subject areas. Look for the PRO Picks available on eePRO!
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Have you heard of Nature Playdates? Learn about this alternative childhood nature program in this month's Natural Start Alliance News. The newsletter features include the Member Spotlight: Nature Nuts, a year-round Forest School for young children; a survey about professional development and…
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A not so long time ago in a galaxy not so far away, Dr. Laura Engel, Director of the International Education Program at George Washington University and Ms. Clese Erikson, Deputy Director of the Health Workforce Research Center at George Washington University, challenged elementary age students to…
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Read a multicultural perspective about a Danish forest kindergarten. Watch our recent webinar about successful tools for nature-based documentation. Learn about the Wonder Bugs preschool model program. Read the latest issue of the International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education…
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NAAEE is pleased to announce that the search for the 2018 EE 30 Under 30 is now open (May 1 - June 11, 2018)! In partnership with the Global Environmental Education Partnership (GEEP), and U.S. Forest Service, the EE 30 Under 30 program is searching for individuals from around the world, 30 years of…
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Guest blogger Dan Kriesberg shares an essay reflecting on the importance of outdoor education and effective teaching learned over 30 years of being in the field. Dan is a science teacher at Friends Academy (NY). He also is the author of "A Sense of Place: Teaching Children about the Environment with…
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Here’s an important date to note on your fall calendars. October 29, 2018 is the trial date for Juliana v. United States, the constitutional climate lawsuit brought by 21 young people to assert that the U.S. government has failed to protect essential public trust resources. It would be great to hear…
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We are so excited to announce the launch of a new research library: eeRESEARCH. This database is a partnership between the North American Association of Environmental Education (NAAEE) and the Children & Nature Network (C&NN), with support from the Pisces Foundation. With more than 1,000 peer…
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Learn about the upcoming World of Wonder conference in August and register! Read feature stories on nature pedagogy and journaling. Find out how early childhood environmental educators are documenting outdoor learning on the April 24 webinar. Find other professional development, job opportunities…
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Great new update on both FY 2018 & 2019 federal environmental education advocacy efforts.
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Guest blogger Ryan Meyer, Executive Director of the Center for Community and Citizen Science out of the University of California-Davis, shares a suite of resources newly available through the Youth-focused Community and Citizen Science (YCCS) website.
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Check out our February Newsletter! It's jam packed with must-read articles and info. Start with our feature story and learn seven practical strategies for incorporating nature-based learning into your existing preschool or childcare center. Then be sure to read our Member Spotlight on Prescott…
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Information about NAAEE February 8, 2018 Environmental Education Advocacy call.
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For the February 2018 installment of NAAEE's monthly webinar series, we heard from Dilafruz WIlliams (Portland State University), Nilda Cosco (Natural Learning Initiative at NC State University), and Robin Moore (Natural Learning Initiative at NC State University), who discussed learning gardens and…
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Are you a 501(c)(3) organization in the United States or Canada helping K-12 students use innovative Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) curricula to solve real-world environmental problems? UL and the North American Association for Environmental Education invite you to apply for…
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Year 4 of the Cal Water H2O Challenge is here! Cal Water and the North American Association for Environmental Education are inviting fourth, fifth, and sixth grade classrooms located in Cal Water service areas to design and submit solutions to global or local water-related issues for a chance to win…
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Lots of news and valuable sharing this month--so settle down with a cup of holiday cheer and dig in! Be sure not to miss the Call for Proposals for our annual conference--due January 12th; a link to our very popular webinar on Kindergarten Readiness; a feature story on learning to care for one's…
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Join an international lineup of presenters and be a part of the World of Wonder: An International Nature-Based Early Learning Conference, taking place on August 1-4, in Chicago! The Natural Start Alliance invites you to submit a proposal for a 60-minute presentation or a 90-minute workshop. We are…
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A new national survey of nature-based early childhood educators found that the number of nature preschools and forest kindergartens operating in the U.S. is at an all-time high. The study, conducted by four associations serving early childhood professionals, identified more than 250 nature…
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Learn how NAAEE members and friends are representing the field of Environmental Education during the 23rd Conference of Parties (COP23) in Bonn, Germany from November 6-17, 2017.
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Save-the-date for the 2018 nature-based preschool conference in Chicago! Read about the new volume of International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education and editor, Dr. Yash Bhagwanji. Learn how to build a movement to help young children connect with nature and care for it. Get…
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Visit ActNowforEE.org to help shape an action plan for EE for the next 10 years. This Call for Action was developed by environmental education leaders from around the world, but it is in draft form. To make this a truly useful tool, we need input from environmental educators like you!
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WE NEED YOUR INPUT!!!The K-12 EE Guidelines for Excellence were first published in 1999 and have been updated about every five years since then. We are in the process of revising these guidelines once again. The process is iterative. Our writing team developed a first draft. We…
