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Asking the question of persons involved in environmental education, how has nature impacted you personally, I posed this question to a stellar sustainability educator in Western Austria. Ing, Bertram Meusburger is not only an educator but was involved in the arts/dance. His work and passion is…
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Read how North Carolina adapted the Guidelines for Excellence to create a toolkit for AmeriCorps members who are tasked with creating environmental education programs in their service areas.
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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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How do we connect to nature as individuals. The second in a series of how nature impacts us, this piece continues to ask the question, how and what does nature do for us. In this segment Rolland Smith shares two stories that were conjured up as a result of asking the questions.
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Connecting nature is not exclusive to the field of environmental educators; I find it interesting how little we hear about what connecting to nature does for people both in the field and in other endeavors. So I posed to several people how does connecting to nature impact you personally, emotionally…
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While Congressional appropriations still are not finalized for FY 2018 (Oct. 1, 2017-Sept. 30, 2018), we generally know the contours of our challenges and work ahead in 2018. We offer this update on where things stand as we enter the new year and how you can get involved in making 2018 a successful…
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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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Shop at Toad&Co online now through February 15th to receive 10% off your purchase, and Toad&Co will donate 10% back to NAAEE!
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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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Connecting with nature comes in many forms in today's environmental education programs. Flying a drone to explore sensitive areas in Florida's estuaries, using advanced probeware and mobile interactive app's to make visible the invisible water quality characteristics, or designing hydroponics…
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Read about the 2017 recipients of the Global Outstanding Service to EE Award, recognized for their service to international EE efforts!
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In the December installment of NAAEE's monthly webinar series (Bringing New Ideas and Innovation to the field of EE) we heard from Curtis Ogden of the Interaction Institute for Social Change.
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Watch and/or read Connie's remarks from the 2017 NAAEE Research Symposium, view the press release or find out more about the research award in this posting.
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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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Bird feeding is one way to connect us to the natural world and to learn informally or formally. In my case this story is one of problem solving and uncanny lessons that are humorous. Please read and share your own story of connecting to nature....
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Education Day (16 November) at the 2017 UN climate change conference in Bonn (6 - 17 November 2017) sees the launch of a Virtual Special Issue of the journal, Environmental Education Research, focused on climate change education research.
As a taster of the launch event and a stimulus for engaging…
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Have you been considering accreditation for your higher education program? Participate in this workshop to get your questions answered!
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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…
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Recording posted! NAAEE, in partnership with the US Forest Service, the Global Environmental Education Partnership, US Environmental Protection Agency, the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Environmental Protection Administration Taiwan, put out a search for 2017's top "EE 30 Under 30"…
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As part of NAAEE's 2017 virtual conference, funders representing foundations, government, and corporations share current trends, funding priorities, and challenges that impact environmental education.
