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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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The Environmental Education Research Bulletin (EERB) is a collaborative project of ChangeScale, NAAEE, and Dr. Nicole Ardoin at Stanford University. EERBs summarize and synthesize recently reported research from journals focused on issues pertaining to environmental educators. Issue 11 is now…
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Please help us solicit support for the Climate Change Education Act this summer by asking your Senators and Representatives to co-sponsor the bills. The Act would authorize $20M for climate education around the US.
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In the August edition of our monthly webinar series, we heard from Amielle DeWan, PhD, Executive Director of Impact by Design, discussing how we can evaluate and increase the impact of environmental behavior change interventions.
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NAAEE has opened nominations for the NAAEE Board of Directors terms beginning January 2019, and we’d love your help. If you or a partner or colleague would be a good fit, simply fill out our short nomination form as the first step of the process. Deadline: July 30, 2018.
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In his 2015 Native News Online blog post, Mark Charles, Native American writer and guest speaker, invites us to remember that 30 lines below the famous quote “All men are created equal” the Declaration of Independence refers to Natives as “merciless Indian savages.” Read his thoughtful blog post and…
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Teacher educators gathered for a two-day workshop focused on the new Wisconsin Standards for Environmental Literacy and Sustainability.
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On July 24, 2018 from 3:00-4:00 Eastern, we will hear from two fantastic authors and thinkers in EE as part of NAAEE's monthly webinar series. Dr. Marc Stern (Virginia Tech) and Dr. Bill Scott (University of Bath) have both recently published books that are both inspirational and practical. We'll…
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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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15th Annual Research Symposium, Spokane #NAAEE2018
Tuesday, October 9, 2018-Wednesday, October 10, 2018
On behalf of the conference committee, RS co-chair Marcia McKenzie, chair Alan Reid, and past chair Nicole Ardoin, we warmly invite you to attend this year's RS in Spokane.
Read on to find…
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World Environment Day attracted significant support, including an exciting announcement from host country India to curb all single-use plastics by 2022! We could all use a bit of good news these days, so if you have a few minutes, check out World Environment Day's website.
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Multnomah Education Service District and Outdoor School provides a supportive learning environment for all students and ensures everyone feels they belong and are welcomed at their facility. Read how their program integrates transgender and gender nonconforming students into their residential…
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Now is the time for environmental educators to reach out to school district administrators about using applicable funds in the Every Student Succeeds Act for EE. States will receive their federal funds by July 1, and school districts will be submitting their plans for using ESSA funds over the next…
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The world’s top oil company executives are gathering at the Vatican for a two-day conference on climate change and the possibility of transitioning away from the dependence on fossil fuels. This is a follow-up action to Pope Francis’ 2015 paper, “Laudato si,” in which he focused on the importance of…
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Just one week left to submit your 30 Under 30 nominations!
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Project Learning Tree (PLT) is thrilled that 6 PLT GreenSchools, one PLT school district and one PLT institution of higher education are among the 46 schools, 6 school districts and 6 institutions of higher learning recognized this year as U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools (ED-GRS)
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1A (for First Amendment) radio host Joshua Johnson explores the complex relationship African-Americans have with nature in this podcast interview with Rue Mapp of Outdoor Afro, Carol Carolyn Finney of Kentucky University, J. Drew Lanham, author of "The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man’s Love…
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A question arose as I watched two interpreters provide a lesson for two-year-old children in a park somewhere in the US. One of those children was my youngest grandson, a typical two-year-old who loves to explore. From that experience I posed in my mind the following question: Is Any EE Better Than…
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Earlier this month, Riveredge Nature Center hosted a three-day event series for middle schoolers, homeschool families, and community members around one simple idea: How can technology help us learn and explore nature? Read about the main outcomes and key partners that made this new event successful…
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Sierra Nevada Journeys (SNJ) held a Taking STEM Outside: Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Bootcamp 2018, in May, for K-12 Nevada and California educators. This hands-on workshop was a combination of learning how to incorporate Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) into the classroom with…
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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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Audubon is committed to increasing the diversity of their staff, board, volunteers, members, and supporters, and to fostering an inclusive network of Audubon Centers and Chapters in all kinds of communities, from rural to urban. View Audubon's short 5-minute video to inspire your own inclusion…
