The Nature Camp Solution – Why, How, and WOW!

February 12, 2019/0 Comments/in AAEE Newsletter /by Ellen Bashor

Author: Dr. Mariana Altrichter – Photographer: Peter Sherman As an environmentalist and conservation biologist, I have been growing aware of the lack of interest among the adult population to make daily choices based on the welfare of environment. People seem to know about our pressing environmental issues, but do not translate this knowledge behavior change. At the […]

Higher Education Collaboration Boosts Exemplary Certified Environmental Educators in Arizona

December 25, 2018/0 Comments/in AAEE Newsletter, Community Connections, Environmental Education Best Practices, Professional Development /by Ellen Bashor

As many of you know, the Arizona Association for Environmental Education’s (AAEE’s) environmental educator certification program has been growing for over a decade now. Beginning in 2007 & 2008 with knowledgeable and dedicated volunteers (Lisa Herrmann, Julie Gidley, Karen Schedler, and Lynn Fleming), the first pilot program ran in 2010. After the release of the […]

Move the Movement! Advocacy Tools for EE

December 25, 2018/0 Comments/in Community Connections, Environmental Education Best Practices /by Ellen Bashor

Move the Movement! Advocacy Tools for EE Since the beginning, AAEE has advocated for environmental education and environmental educators. One of our guiding purposes is to “promote environmental education as a unique field and profession worthy of support.” This year, we’re asking our members to join us in the fight for the three E’s of […]

Evaluating the Long-Term Results of Environmental Education Curriculum in Traditional and Non-Traditional Educational Settings

December 22, 2018/0 Comments/in AAEE Newsletter, Environmental Education Best Practices, Professional Development /by LoriAnne Barnett

There are many lesson plans and program activities available to teach students and participants about environmental issue analysis. But how often do educators go back and evaluate whether learners have processed the results, formed their own opinions, and potentially experienced a behavior change? The environmental education field would benefit greatly from the documentation of the […]

Hiking from Dana to Petra: Exploring Environmental Education in Jordan

December 5, 2018/0 Comments/in AAEE Newsletter, EE Around the World /by Shawn McCrohan

The Kingdom of Jordan is an Arab nation on the east bank of the Jordan River. To the north is Syria, to the east Iraq and Saudi Arabia, and to the west across the Dead Sea is Israel. In its narrow canyons stand tombs, temples, and monuments masterfully carved into pink sandstone. The object of […]

EE in Mexico: Exploring the Sonoran Desert Bioregion on a Fieldtrip to CEDO in Puerto Penasco, Mexico

October 16, 2018/0 Comments/in AAEE Newsletter /by Shawn McCrohan

At the 2018 North American Association for Environmental Education Conference in Spokane, WA, it was all about the power of networks and creating a force for the future. Over 30 countries were represented at the event, including Ghana, Botswana, Nepal, Ireland, New Zealand and Mexico. EE is a global movement, and when we are united […]

2018 Outstanding NAAEE Affiliate Award Goes to AAEE

October 15, 2018/4 Comments/in AAEE Newsletter /by Shawn McCrohan

We are pleased to announce that the Arizona Association for Environmental Education has won the 2018 Outstanding NAAEE Affiliate Organization Award! All of our Board and committee members have worked so hard over the last two years to reinvigorate this association and participate at the national level. Thanks to everyone who has contributed time and […]

Guidelines for Excellence in Community Engagement

NAAEE’s Guidelines for Excellence: Community Engagement Guidelines Workshops

October 15, 2018/0 Comments/in AAEE Newsletter /by LoriAnne Barnett

Betsy Wilkening (Education Coordinator, Tucson Program, Arizona Project WET) and LoriAnne Barnett (Education Coordinator; USA National Phenology Network at UArizona) attended the NAAEE 2018 Pre-Conference Train-the-Trainer Workshop for delivering best-practice content to our communities using the Community Engagement Resource, Number 6 in the broader NAAEE Guidelines for Excellence Series. This set of Guidelines focuses on […]

2018 NAAEE Conference Recap!

October 15, 2018/2 Comments/in AAEE Newsletter /by LoriAnne Barnett

Our AAEE Affiliate had awesome representation at the 2018 NAAEE Conference in Spokane, Washington last week. We counted at least 12 folks from Arizona (I’m sure there were more unknown to us, yet!) and enjoyed a Coffee Meetup on Friday morning to share ideas for collaborating in the future. Presentations from Arizona members included talks […]

Growing Big Ideas in the Garden

September 24, 2018/2 Comments/in AAEE Newsletter /by Ellen Bashor

A School Garden Story By Ashley Fine Over the past decade, our staff, students, and families at Skyview School (Prescott, Arizona) have been continually expanding our school’s learning gardens. Currently, Skyview has several edible gardens throughout campus, a large native plant and pollinator garden, and an extensive rainwater harvesting system. The gardens around campus are […]

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