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It's Take A Child Outside Week! Get ready with this handy checklist: How to Prepare for a Day in Nature with Children.
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This preliminary case study through the Global Environmental Education Partnership (GEEP) explores the first ever International Student Conservation Leadership Forum, a collaboration between the National Wildlife Federation and the Taiwan Ministry of Education. Using the internationally-recognized…
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Did you know that the Chinese Society for EE (CSEE) was instrumental in helping pass the Environmental Education Act of Taiwan of 2011? Or that CSEE helped introduce the Green Schools and Sustainable Campus projects into Taiwan’s school system? This relatively small but mighty association has…
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I consider myself a change agent and feel like every day I hear a new buzz word meant to be the silver bullet to change someone’s behavior or improve a social issue. My goal with this blog post is to help unpack the similarities and differences between several behavior and social change disciplines.
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When people gather with friends, neighbors, and fellow community members to deliberate on shared problems, they often report that they are exposed to ideas and perspectives they hadn’t previously entertained. They also often say that they leave the deliberative forums, not with completely changed…
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September 2019 is a perfect time to focus on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) #13, Climate Action, for good reason! A Global Climate Action Strike is taking place on September 20, and the United Nations Global Action Summit September 23, in New York. As well, threats of a global…
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Even after 40 years (40! Can that be true?), I continue to love attending the conference. As a student, a museum educator, an independent contractor, and even now as NAAEE’s conference manager, I’ve relished this week as it breathes life into both my personal and professional spirits. Each year, I…
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These 30 inspirational environmental educators come from 16 countries and join a growing network of incredible EE 30 Under 30 leaders.
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With the publication earlier this year of the K-12 Environmental Education: Guidelines for Excellence (2019), we've created two documents that provide insight into the linkages between environmental literacy and the Next Generation Science Standards and the C3 College, Career, and Civic Life…
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A popular gender non-binary writer, Sinclair Sexsmith, comments on the use of pronouns on "Hello" name tags in this thoughtful blog post.
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Don't let a busy schedule stop you from taking your students outdoors. With a few creative tweaks, almost anyone can find time in their day for outdoor education.
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To celebrate UL's 125th Anniversary, UL and NAAEE are recognizing six non-profit organizations for the difference they are making in their communities by advancing environmental education through STEM.
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The July Natural Start Alliance Newsletter is loaded with ideas for increasing access to nature-based early learning in a variety of settings! Read the July Member Spotlight, featuring Dondero Elementary School, a public school in New Hampshire with a robust outdoor education program. For even more…
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Exciting opportunity for two graduate students who want to help with research and learn more about NAAEE during the conference. Please share this with your graduate students!
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Have you ever wondered if the way you teach environmental education is effective? Do you also ask the question; is there a new and improved way that may create a better situation for teaching and learning about our earth? We must know others have grappled with what is best.
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The numbers are clear, our health is improved by being outdoors and using nature as a source of wellness.
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In his recent blog, eePRO group moderator Joe Baust writes about using photography to connect with nature, to reach "a place of peace and tranquility."
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Ready to start your outdoor classroom? Follow these 10 steps get your outdoor education program up and running right now. No need to wait for September!
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Deadline extended: August 9. Do you know of an individual or organization that has accomplished great things in environmental education? You probably do! You probably know multiple people or organizations. This is your chance to recognize the wonderful work of incredibly hardworking individuals and…
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On this July 4th, as you celebrate, let's remember all parts of our history. In his 1852 speech "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" Frederick Douglass asks inclusive questions about the founding United States and the meaning of freedom for all.
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Is a big old tree a hub for wild bee honeycombs? Is it a secret home for fairies or leprechauns? Or is it a terminal for an underground biological internet? It depends on the perspectives of the educators and teachers. Is your perspective a soup of mixed information, ideas, beliefs and values or is…
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The Michigan Alliance for Environmental and Outdoor Education (MAEOE) has taken the plunge and officially Adopted the Guidelines! What does that mean? Well, I'll let MAEOE speak for itself "By adopting them, we help move our organization's mission forward to promote environmental literacy.…
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As another year of Forest Fridays comes to a close, I am doing a lot of reflecting on the days gone by as well as a fair amount of dreaming and planning about future days. Here are my top takeaways from the school year.
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Washington State has a model Climate Change program going to both train teachers and enable them to successfully implement their innovative curriculum with their students. This newspaper article describes the excitement of all those involved, with lots of lessons for all of us.
