eeNEWS for January 17, 2025

The latest news, resources, and opportunities in the EE community

January 17, 2025

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From Principles to Practice: New Resources for Teaching Climate Education

January 23, 3:00 PM ET
Join us for an eeWEBINAR featuring new (and free!) resources for integrating climate education into your teaching and learning. Three climate change leaders will share materials to advance climate change education including NOAA’s recently-released Climate Literacy: Essential Principles for Understanding and Addressing Climate Change, NAAEE’s Educating for Climate Action and Justice, the latest module in the Guidelines for Excellence series, and new free and easy-to-use high school climate change lesson plans from MIT.

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GEEP Webinar: Amplifying Homegrown Wisdom to Navigate the Polycrisis

January 30, 9:00 AM ET
Join GEEP Africa and guests for an interactive discussion on how African communities look to Indigenous Knowledge to understand and respond to complex environmental, social, and economic issues that make up the "polycrisis."

Seeking Input on the Professional Development for Environmental Education

NAAEE is updating the Guidelines for Excellence publication Professional Development of Environmental Educators, which offers recommendations about the basic knowledge and abilities educators need to provide high-quality environmental education.

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Natural Start Call for Proposals

Accepting proposals through January 20
The clock is ticking—only 4 days remain to submit your proposal to present online at the Natural Start Alliance's 2025 Nature-Based Early Learning Conference.

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New from The World We Want: The NAAEE Podcast

Conservation psychologist and social scientist Dr. Kathayoon Khalil shares how we as environmental and conservation educators can better inspire action, build partnerships, and reimagine how we connect with each other and the planet.

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Learning

Winter Indigenous Language Learning Courses

Join the course series about Indigenous languages, which carry connections to lands, ancestors, and traditions, and contain crucial ecological knowledge.

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Creating ArcGIS StoryMaps

Classroom teachers can learn how to incorporate ArcGIS StoryMaps into the classroom by creating a StoryMap with help from the Billion Oyster Project.

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Energy Detectives: Using Your Building as an Energy Education Tool

Teach students about energy consumption and conservation, and perform an energy audit to assess your school's footprint.

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Opportunities

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Climate Justice NEH K–12 Institute

Now seeking applications from in-service K–12 educators for the Teaching Climate Justice with Young People's Literatures and Media Institute.

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2025 NOAA B-WET Competition

The Pacific Northwest B-WET grant supports environmental education projects for K–12 students and teachers in Oregon and Washington.

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National Geographic Slingshot Challenge

National Geographic Society invites 13 to 18 year olds to submit a 60-second video with ideas for making an impact on environmental issues in their community.

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Resources

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The Miracle Forest: A True Story / El Bosque Milagroso: Una Historia Real

This bilingual book recounts the efforts of Paolo Lugari and his determined team to reforest the land and foster a sustainable, self-sufficient community, Gaviotas.

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Environmental Education 101

This introductory video discusses the basics of environmental education, including research-supported benefits of time spent in nature and the impact on well-being for learners of all ages.

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Nevada's 2024 Outdoor Education Report

The Nevada Outdoor Education Advisory Working Group (AWG) has released its 2024 report, including programs and strategies to integrate outdoor recreation into PreK-12 education.

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