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From author Andrew Weiner, featuring artist April Chu: How do we engage children in the outdoors and help create a new generation of environmental stewards? We do it with stories and activities that invite them to explore and enjoy nature and to become participants in the natural world. Then, we must bring those children into […]
AAEE hosts an online Basic EE Certification Program designed to introduce you to the foundational concepts of providing quality environmental education and environmental educational programs and content. This certification, recognized by NAAEE as one of thirteen states with EE Certification Programs, has graduated 57 participants since 2015. It is a work-at-your-own pace, year long, 100-hour […]
AAEE is honored to receive a 2019 NAAEE Guidelines for Excellence Small Grant to offer two Guidelines for Excellence Workshops throughout the state. We’ll be offering one of these workshops at the 2019 Conference on Thursday, September 12 at 1pm. To register for this visit our 2019 Conference Website. Read about how the Guidelines for […]
In 2018 we launched the Environmental Literacy Community of Practice (ELCoP) to bring together people from across the state to help solve the challenges around improving environmental literacy for Arizonans. Current ELCoP members will be hosting two special conference sessions and we’d love for you to join the conversation. EE and the Well-Rounded Student: Accessing […]
This June, AAEE’s Board of Directors was honored to be selected as one of ten NAAEE Affiliates to participate in the second ee360 Affiliate Leadership Clinic. Our five board members traveled to beautiful Asilomar State Park Conference Center for five days of workshops, discussions and planning sessions (plus some beach time!) all focused on helping […]
ALL DAY Saturday is for YOU! As early childhood educators know, the experiences in the early years continue to shape a person’s identity, ability, and attitudes throughout the rest of their lifetime. According to First Things First, 90% of a child’s brain develops by age 5, and researchers have learned that the human brain develops […]
Thinking about coming to the 2019 statewide Environmental Education conference? I sure am! Although I love a good presentation, as an experiential learner, I also love getting out into a community and seeing real models that WORK! I know AAEE has put a lot of time into collaborating with local educational, recreational, environmental, outdoor, institutions […]
Bermuda! The British oversees island territory, home of the Rum Swizzle, Crystal Cave, several protected species such as the white-eyed Viero, the endemic Shield Fern, and where men wear high socks paired with Bermuda shorts. What started out as merely accompanying my partner for a corporate work trip turned out to be an impactful education […]
Collaboration between Fountain Hills Charter School & Prescott College’s Environmental Education Certification Course Students Middle School students from Fountain Hills Charter School (FHCS) learn about environmental education using the outdoors as their classroom. In October, the students spent three days at Tonto Creek Camp, which is north of Payson. The students participated in multiple learning […]
On January 19th, 2019 over 30 organizations joined together for a Conservation Expo hosted by OdySea Aquarium Foundation. The event was free to attend and taught guests about the amazing things local organizations are doing to help protect animals and the environment. The Phoenix Zoo, Heritage Park Zoological Society, Phoenix Herpetological Society, Liberty Wildlife, Arizona […]