NAAEE Members are invited to submit nominations to recognize the positive contributions of individuals and organizations in the field of EE. Awardees will be recognized at the Annual NAAEE Conference in Tucson. The deadline for 2022 award nominations is August 1.
Deadline: August 1. Do you know of an individual or organization that has accomplished great things in environmental education? You probably do! This is your chance to recognize the wonderful work of incredibly hardworking individuals and organizations for the benefit of the environment.
Stroud Water Research Center is looking to hire a full-time watershed education specialist. The position is open until filled. The next member of our team will teach K-gray diverse audiences, lead professional development, and manage the implementation of some grant projects.
Join us at CWI's NEXT Conference on August 20, 2022, a unique opportunity to join with like minded educators for a day of deep connection, inspired new learning, and collaboration, focused on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Culturally Responsive Learning, and the Core Design Principles that drive our work with educators. This NEXT conference will include outstanding teacher led sessions and smaller group opportunities to dialogue and connect around practice.
The Youth Outdoor Policy Partnership tracks state policies that support getting kids outside everywhere they live, learn, work, and play. This report highlights policy trends and summarizes specific bills and initiatives that were passed or enacted in 2021.
Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences (JESS)
Special Issue Call for Papers
Critical Energy Literacy: Intersectional Approaches to Research, Pedagogy, and Activism
Manuscript submission deadline: January 31st, 2023
Guest Editors:
Greg Lowan-Trudeau, gelowan@ucalgary.ca
Teresa Fowler, teresa.fowler@concordia.ab.ca
Join graphic novelist Shing Yin Khor in a discussion with historian James Lewis about how she drew upon primary and secondary sources about Paul Bunyan for her latest book, the National Book Award finalist, The Legend of Auntie Po. The 60-minute webinar is June 8, 2022, at 1pm EDT/10am PDT over Zoom and is free. Learn more and register at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_P_hfqrosQi-rj63vlobxtg
Learn at your own pace a variety of essential quantitative skills in R to be successful in analyzing, presenting, and publishing your research findings.
The report Science Education in an Age of Misinformation details issues of information literacy for science educators, including why information literacy in science is so important for students, issues of misinformation in scientific literature, and curricular exercises that educators can use with their students.
Recommended citation: Osborne, J., Pimentel, D., Alberts, B., Allchin, D., Barzilai, S., Bergstrom, C., Coffey, J., Donovan, B., Kivinen, K., Kozyreva. A., & Wineburg, S. (2022). Science Education in an Age of Misinformation. Stanford University, Stanford, CA.
The Climate Education Pathways Grant is a localized climate change curriculum project funded by NSF and designed for biology and environmental science classrooms. We are looking for teachers to participate in the project with us.
On May 19, 2022 at 4pm ET, join Engineers & Scientists Acting Locally for a virtual panel discussion with scientists who are leveraging art for community empowerment, with a focus on climate and environmental issues. Register here: https://www.esal.us/science-art/
Youth-led action and nature-based solutions for climate mitigation are the focus of two programs at the National Wildlife Federation. Read how fieldwork and research are powering the students' next steps.
NAAEE seeks volunteers to review proposals for the 51st Annual Conference and 19th Annual Research Symposium. Reviewers should have at least five years of experience in the field.
The NAAEE 2022 Call for Presentations is open! Join us in Tucson, Arizona for the annual Research Symposium (October 11–12) and Conference (October 12–15).
Join us on April 28 at 11 AM Central Time. This webinar will share activities and assignments from environmental education, inclusive practices, and research methods classes that send students outside, into their communities, and online to develop their practical skills as environmental educators.
An introductory course for students interested in applying GIS as a tool to help answer important questions in the natural sciences, or for those with ArcGIS experience looking to transition to an Open-Source platform.
Date and Time:
Monday, May 2, 2022, 9:00am to Sunday, May 29, 2022, 11:59pm
During this course, students will learn methods for accounting for imperfect detection with species detection/non-detection data and also discuss important study design considerations by instructor, Dr. Darryl MacKenzie.
Date and Time:
Monday, May 2, 2022, 9:00am to Sunday, May 29, 2022, 11:59pm
The “Difference Makers Mentors” facilitates environmental education programming that is equitable, culturally sustaining, and welcoming to students. This pertains especially to those who have been historically marginalized within the science and environmental field, and serves as a supportive partnership for environmental action projects tailored to students’ interests, identities, and local community needs.
This is a virtual (Google Earth) coordinated research project assisting a scientist studying Amazon deforestation data (unpaid). High school or college participants would be ideal. Any additional skills (data analysis, QGIS) even better.
Are you interested in building your organization's evaluation capacity? Join us in the upcoming Collective Outcomes Evaluation Online Workshop Series presented by CAEE and Point b(e) Strategies.