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Are you interested in assessing and enhancing the connections your audiences have to nature? The "Practitioner Guide to Assessing Connection to Nature" provides practitioners, organizations, researchers, and others with tested tools for measuring connections to nature. The guide provides information…
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Good environmental educators recognize there is much to be learned from their students. A long-standing environmental educator, eePRO Group Moderator Joe Baust reflects on the influence of K–16 teachers.
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Are you taking your college coursework and workshops online? The K–12 EE Guidelines: Online Teaching Module provides materials to use in your college course or professional development workshop including a step-by-step introduction to NAAEE's K–12 Environmental Education: Guidelines for Excellence.
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Interested in watershed education? To celebrate the 29 projects recently funded through eeBLUE, we've collaborated with Duke University to highlight recent research that practitioners can apply to watershed education programs. This effort is part of our new eeRESEARCH Library Reader Engagement…
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Read the latest Natural Start Alliance Newsletter to read stories of how nature-based educators across the country are adjusting to teaching and connecting with students and families from a distance.
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This month's Natural Start Alliance Newsletter focuses on how nature-based educators are navigating the new normal of distance learning in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Browse resources from Natural Start's archives, learn how Alliance members are approaching nature preschool from home, and sign…
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Climate Change brings with it many challenges, including climate anxiety. This blog provides a few resources to help people cope with the impact of climate change anxiety.
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Researchers at San Jose State University examine the impact of a course on actions to reduce impact on Climate Change.
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As environmental educators, what’s more positive than sharing the knowledge we have? Expanding our knowledge-base so that we can continue to be leaders in our field and help shape a new generation to be more resilient than ever! Keep learning in an ever-changing world.
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With climate change at the forefront of the news for many reasons, we face some difficult questions about how to slow its progress. Local youth are making a big impact and can teach us about what we can do moving forward.
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Rural communities are hard hit by changes in weather and climate, but often left out of climate discussions. The Jefferson Center in St. Paul, MN, used a citizen jury model to create Rural Climate Dialogues, engaging rural residents with the resources and information they need to think critically…
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In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, here are 5 lessons and tips from the frontlines about how to turn students of any age into activists.
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What is one book that you believe every environmental educator should read? Find out what dozens of educators had to say!
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During 2019, four state affiliates participated in a pilot (funded byee360) to explore what state-level coordination of the Guidelines for Excellence would require. This blog post, first in a series, shares Colorado's experience.
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As we enter a New Year, we all know that we need to increase and enhance our Climate Change Education efforts. I’m hoping that we will all create opportunities to make more progress in working with others to tackle Climate Change.
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This ee360 Fellow is rebuilding lives and transforming neighborhoods from Chicago to Detroit!
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Learn how the ee360 Fellowship went from project to province in this blog about a problem and a possibility.
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Environmental education takes time, especially at national, regional and global scale, but it is doable and essential if we want a sustainable future for all.
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The Ecological Teaching and Learning Master of Science degree may no longer be available through Lesley University, but thanks to Coleen O'Connel and a group of ETL Alumni, there is a bright future in store for Ecological Teachers and Learners both old and new on the coast of Maine!
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The Nature-Based Preschool Professional Practice Guidebook is now available! Dive into this new resource from Natural Start Alliance to learn how nature-based educators offer programs that are safe, effective, and inclusive. The Guidebook is organized into four areas of practice: teaching…
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Don't let the cold, wet weather scare you off. Winter is a great time to take children outdoors! Here are 5 reasons why.
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A variety of scouting programs across the country offer unique opportunities for youth-driven, informal environmental education.
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Learn how nature-based learning in early elementary school gained support from two veteran outdoor educators. Check out the spotlight on Brooklyn Park Nature Preschool’s equity and inclusion efforts. Start preparing for the 2020 Nature-Based Early Learning Conference. Read about the release of…
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Four girls from four continents come together on a hidden island in Amazonia, where they learn to harness their unique, elemental powers to fight evil forces trying to destroy our environment.
