ee360+ Ripple Effect

"Behind the Scenes: How the New Climate Education Guidelines Were Developed" by Bora Simmons, director of the National Project for Excellence in Environmental Education (September 2024)

Get a behind-the-scenes look at how a team of climate education and climate justice professionals created the guidelines to develop effective programs that focus on climate change, address injustice, and ignite action.

"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.

"How Program Evaluators Track the Ripple Effect" by Joe Heimlich and Justin Meyer of COSI Center for Research and Evaluation (CRE) (March 2024)

Using zip codes and mapping, COSI Center for Research and Evaluation is demonstrating ee360+'s progress towards equity, diversity, and justice goals. Read more in our latest Ripple Effects blog post.

"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. 

"Building Indigenous Inclusion in Our EE Program: Deleting the "Just" Button" by Julia Beck, vice president of Networks at Project WET (December 2023)

This Project WET vlog highlights their lessons learned work while training on Indigenous inclusion with Native educators through the ee360+ program. Learn their six major takeaways on Indigenous inclusion.

"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. 

"Learning from Each Other, Dreaming the Future" by The Center for Diversity & The Environment (September 2023)

The Center for Diversity & the Environment brought together environmental educators from across the country to discuss what happens when EE centers in and emerges from equity, diversity, inclusion, and culture change.

"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.