ee360+ Impact Quarterly Newsletter

Building a Stronger and More Inclusive Movement Through Collective Impact

Volume 4, July 12, 2024

Welcome to the summer edition of our quarterly ee360+ partner newsletter. ee360+ is an ambitious multi-year initiative focused on building an environmentally literate and engaged public to create a healthier, more equitable and sustainable future for all. As we close out year 3 of ee360+, we are excited to share stories of educators using innovative approaches to environmental education, including ocean sports, literacy education, and more. Read on for compelling stories and highlights about the many ways that ee360+ is creating positive change in so many communities.

Thank you to all of our partners in this collaboration, and special thanks to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for support and collaboration to advance this work.

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Collaborating for Change

Read featured blogs from the series, Ripple Effect, highlighting stories of impact and collaboration among partners in the ee360+ Leadership and Training Collaborative. We're also sharing a couple of posts from our CEE-Change Fellows about their work.

A group of preservice teachers hold up books about bees to promote literacy

FAMU and PLT Promote Literacy and Connection to Nature for HBCU Students

Dr. Cheron Davis shares the challenges and successes she has faced while working to create more inclusive opportunities for her preservice teachers. Learn how her efforts, which include using Project Learning Tree (PLT) training to implement and cultivate environmental literacy through reading, expand far beyond the classroom in the Ripple Effect blog series.

Growing a Network of Environmental Educators Through Community Engagement

The Antioch University New England (AUNE) team works to achieve the community engagement goals of ee360+. AUNE and the Michigan Alliance for Environmental and Outdoor Education (MAEOE MI) share perspectives on working together to facilitate Guidelines workshops and make presentations in their own states and regions to improve environmental education practices and increase environmental literacy.

two students make sustainable art with discarded materials at a museum

Breaking Down Climate Change into Climate Action

Learn how CEE-Change Fellow Sarada Sangameswaran breaks climate change into manageable chunks through hands-on experiences so students can take climate action. Read about Sarada’s journey in the CEE-Change, Together blog series.

A public talk by STRI about algae on Playa Istmo

Engaging the Bocas del Toro Community in Climate Change Action Through Aquatic Sports

Travel to the Bocas del Toro region of Panama to learn how CEE-Change Fellow Holly Hummel engaged the local community in climate change action through an event filled with aquatic sports, recycled art, and interactive workshops. Read about Holly’s journey in the CEE-Change, Together blog series.

What People Are Saying

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Quotes from ee360+ Year 3 Program Participants

ee360+ partners support a diverse cadre of environmental education leaders through professional development opportunities, networks of support, and high-quality resource development. Here are just a few quotes from participants describing the impact of ee360+ activities.

I'm excited to create new curriculum. Climate change isn't something that we often teach, but now I feel I have the tools to do it. —CO Spring 2024 Climate Change Literacy participant. Partner: NAAEE Affiliates

I appreciated seeing how the steps worked. I've always been nervous to try adding civic engagement to my programs, but the training showed me that it would be possible. —Community Action Projects for the Environment (CAPE) training participant. Partner: University of Florida

I think that this project has made a huge difference in these kids' lives. Before this project they had no idea the power their voices have, and that they can make a difference in their community and on the campus as middle schoolers. —In-service educator describing the impact of implementing student-driven environmental action projects in the classroom. Partner: Earth Force

In essence, this funding is not merely a financial contribution, but a catalyst for elevating the depth and breadth of our Community Action Project, fostering an enriched educational experience and empowering our students to become active contributors to environmental sustainability in ways that may have been unattainable without this support. —CEE Change Fellowship mini-grant recipient

Very thought-provoking and informative. I have a renewed perspective on engagement in different cultural communities. —PLT-WET-WILD joint leadership conference participant

The breadth and interweaving of topics provide an excellent base set of concepts and frameworks to reference. I could see educators and organizations using this document to talk about the content and strategies of their programs. —Educating for Climate Action and Justice: Guidelines for Excellence reviewer. Partner: National Project for Excellence in Environmental Education

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This email bulletin is funded by the Office of Environmental Education at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through ee360+, the Environmental Education and Training Program led by NAAEE under Assistance Agreement No. NT 84019001. It has not been formally reviewed by EPA. The views expressed in this document are solely those of NAAEE, and EPA does not endorse any products or commercial services mentioned in this publication.