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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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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In honor of Pride month, we’re amplifying LGBTQ+ representation and resources in environmental education.
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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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The Cumberland River basin sits within the third most biodiverse freshwater ecosystem in the world. More than three million people and thousands of species rely on its clean and abundant water. Yet across the region, habitat changes continue to threaten precious and rare aquatic ecosystems. Mill…
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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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For World Environment Day 2021, artist Donna Iona Drozda writes poetically in this personal environmental education essay of how she and her partner BD came to restore a deeply scarred 50 acres of land to form Blue Bird Gulch, a tree farm retreat.
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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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I'm putting together a summer reading list for this year, and I hope you'll join! Take a look at some of the titles on my list, learn about a great resource compendium on data equity, and suggest some titles of your own.
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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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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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Washington State leads the United States in support for outdoor preschools. The passage of SB5151, which provides licensing to outdoor preschools, signifies a huge win for EE advocates. This is a critical step to addressing educational equity and access to nature-based programs.
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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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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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Watch the recordings from our first bilateral webinar series on climate change education in the U.S. and Taiwan.
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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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Immediate Action Requested: Please call your US senators by this Friday, May 14, 2021! Healthy increases to EE funding at the EPA and NOAA are on the horizon. We have a limited window to show our support for well-funded EE. Read on for all the information you need (including a sample script) to be…
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My mom's a teacher who seemed unfazed. I called to ask how she was coping and she revealed to me her struggles, but also lighthearted stories of her students.
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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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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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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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"We have had teachers we thought were exceptional. Do we take the time to send our appreciation?" For Teacher Appreciation Week, Connecting to Nature eePRO Group Moderator Joe Baust shares a question he asked during every Introduction to Education class, and his own journey to answer that question.
