eeNEWS for August 20, 2025

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

August 20, 2025

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We're Getting Excited for the 2025 Conference & Research Symposium!

The planning for NAAEE 2025 is in full swing—are you registered? Taking place virtually this fall, the Annual Conference and Research Symposium promises inspiration, community, and nonstop skill building and resource sharing from presenters around the world. Check out the cutting-edge keynotes, eleven high-quality workshops, and tips to help you plan your week at NAAEE 2025.

Learn more and register >

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Webinar Today: AI, Education, and Ethics

August 20, 3:00–4:00 PM ET
How do educators and learners meaningfully navigate an AI-driven world without losing touch with nature? Join us for a compelling look at the opportunities and challenges of using artificial intelligence (AI) in your environmental education work. All registrants will receive the recording.

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Join Us for the eeBLUE Aquaculture Literacy Mini-Grants Virtual Symposium!

August 28, 11:00–2:00 ET
Learn how innovative projects across education, research, and industry are enhancing public understanding of aquaculture. Hear brief presentations from grantees, gain insights from a program-wide evaluation, and celebrate cross-sector collaboration in action.

Join us >

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Learning Endeavors Wai to Kai

Exploring whales to coral reefs, students dove into science through hands-on experiences that flowed together, like tributaries feeding a river of understanding. Read more in our latest eeBLUE Watershed Chronicles blog.

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Explore Available eeCOURSES!

eeCOURSES are top-quality, online courses on specific topics across environmental education offered by NAAEE Affiliates and open to all. You can study on your own time, earn digital badges and certificates of completion, and receive useful feedback from professional moderators. Courses take 10 to 15 hours to complete.

View the eeCOURSES >

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NAAEE Merch Store

Show your love of environmental education and NAAEE while also supporting our work! Your purchase supports our ability to produce research-backed resources, reduce financial barriers to our conference and training opportunities, support policies that bolster EE at all levels, and strengthen local and national networks that create real, lasting change in communities across the globe.

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Professional Pathways in Informal STEM Learning

Professional Pathways in Informal STEM Learning (ISL) is a new, free suite of tools just launched by the Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC). Pathways supports professional learning and career development for anyone who works in ISL, whether they are new to the field or a 30-year veteran. Pathways tools—a Framework, Self-Assessment, and Learning Plan—were developed with input and review from ISL professionals representing a wide range of roles and experiences. Each tool can be used flexibly by individuals and organizations in various settings and contexts. A selection of resources—including professional organizations, articles, online courses, and more—support these tools. Together, this suite aims to strengthen the ISL field as a whole.

Access the ASTC toolkit >

More from the eePRO Community

Join NAAEE’s eePRO community to network with environmental education professionals around the world.