Welcome to the ee360+ Blog Series, Ripple Effect
This blog series, Ripple Effect, highlights stories of collaboration and impact among partners in the ee360+ Leadership and Training Collaborative. ee360+ is an ambitious multi-year initiative that connects, trains, and promotes innovative leaders dedicated to using the power of education to create a more healthy and sustainable future for everyone, everywhere. Led by NAAEE, ee360+ is made possible through funding and support from U.S. EPA and twenty-five partner organizations representing universities and nonprofits across the country, as well as five federal agencies. Through this partnership, ee360+ brings together more than five decades of expertise to grow and strengthen the environmental education field.
"ee360+: A Model of Collaboration to Advance the Field of Environmental Education" by Preethi Mony, EE grant and program manager, NAAEE (January 2025)
Learn about the success of the ee360+ coalition and its Partner Gathering at the NAAEE 2024 Annual Conference, showcasing how collaboration is advancing environmental education and achieving meaningful progress toward complex environmental goals.
"The Growth and Impact of Expanded Accessibility Training in Environmental Education" by Michelle Pearce, program coordinator, Environmental Educators of North Carolina (November 2024)
Learn about the UDL EE course offered by North Carolina Affiliates and how it addresses barriers to help environmental educators build their knowledge and expertise to make EE more accessible and inclusive to all learners.
"Creating a Welcoming Learning Environment for Educators" by Megan Annis, director of sales and marketing, and Ana Leirner, senior director of professional learning and education products, at Sustainable Forest Initiative/Project Learning Tree (PLT) (September 2024)
As a longtime training partner on the ee360+ initiative, PLT is a community of people passionate about educating the next generation about environmental issues. Read about two PLT Coordinators engaging with educators to bring nature-based learning to more students.
"Growing a Network of Environmental Educators Through Community Engagement" by Misty Klotz, community outreach coordinator for the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station and Luciana Ranelli, ee360+ community engagement outreach coordinator, Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve; Antioch University New England (July 2024)
AUNE and MAEOE MI put NAAEE's Community Engagement Guidelines into practice through relationship building and inclusive facilitation to increase environmental literacy in their region.
"FAMU and PLT Promote Literacy and Connection to Nature for HBCU Students" a Q&A with Joe Heimlich. director of research at COSI Center for Research and Evaluation and Dr. Cheron H. Davis, associate professor of reading education at Florida A&M University (June 2024)
How do you integrate environmental education with literacy education? Read more to find out how FAMU and PLT successfully collaborate to train teachers on implementing and cultivating environmental literacy through reading.
"Building Bridges (and Capacity) Through ee360+ Affiliate Grants" by Bruce Young, Affiliate Relations Specialist, NAAEE (March 2024)
The Affiliate capacity-building grants awarded 14 Bridge Building grants and Community Catalyst grants to Affiliates across the U.S. These grants will build capacity for EE while centering JEDIA in the field.
"Together We Thrive - ee360+ Partners at the NAAEE Conference" (December 2023)
The NAAEE conference showcased the dedication of our ee360+ partners working towards a more sustainable and equitable future, and it’s not too late to learn from their expertise and insights. View their sessions through March 2024.
"Amplifying Youth Voices for Community Action" by Vince Meldrum, executive director and CEO of Earth Force (July 2023)
Learn how Earth Force’s partnership with ee360+ merges civic engagement and environmental education to empower young individuals to drive positive change at St. Francis de Sales High School in Illinois.
"A Catalyst for Impact: How Collaboration on ee360+ Sparks a Joint Conference" by Rocco Saracina, senior manager for partnerships and development at the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (August 2023)
This blog highlights the collaboration of three national and long-standing environmental education nonprofits and ee360+ partners—Project Learning Tree (PLT), Project WILD (WILD), and Project WET (WET)—set to host a joint annual conference planned for 2024.
"Youth Taking Action for Their Communities" by Dr. Martha Monroe, associate director and professor of environmental education at the University of Florida, and Dr. Megan Ennes, assistant curator (Professor) of museum education at the Florida Museum of Natural History at the University of Florida and the director of the Thompson Earth Systems Institute (August 2023)
4-H Leader Sarah Wolking and University of Florida (UF) master’s student Cayla Romano discuss a recent, successful youth-driven 4-H Community Action Projects for the Environment (CAPE) in Alachua County.