Leading for Change: NAAEE Community Engagement Guidelines Workshop This interactive session introduces NAAEE’s Community Engagement: Guidelines for Excellence; offers facilitation ideas; plus guidance to design learning opportunities in your community. Join us if you actively elevate Justice40 in your community and/or your lived experiences reflect the US environmental movement’s historical marginalization of varied identities, cultures…

October 12, October 26, and November 9, 2023, 4pm-5:30pm Do you work with school-aged children? Are you concerned about climate change, but not sure you know enough to teach it with confidence? In this 3-part, online series, you will increase your understanding of climate change science and climate justice, gain practical approaches for teaching the…

In the last ten years, we have seen a groundswell in outdoor and nature-based preschools and an abundance of outdoor play-based learning programs situated on or near school grounds across North America. The possibilities for play are endless, yet the challenges many educators face are equal in measure. It is important to think through our…

Conference: October 17–20 Our 2023 conference will focus on the importance of collaboration, creativity, and crossing boundaries to address the environmental and social issues we face. None of us can tackle these issues alone; we need stronger collaborations, more diverse partnerships, and insights from people with varying backgrounds, perspectives, and ideas. As soccer great Pelé…

On October 20, from 9:00am – 12:30pm Pacific Time, join educators and other leaders from across North America for the Classrooms to Communities (C2C) Education Network’s annual PSA Day professional development gathering as we reconnect ourselves to the land through learning and Indigenous perspectives. We are pleased to share that:  This will be recorded, and the recording…

Mark you calendars and the Save the Date! We are changing things up! This year we are planning a new iteration of the Inside-Outside conference holding connection and rest at the center of the day. Details coming soon!   Inside-Outside: Nature-based Educators connected and formed in response to a growing interest in nature-based education. Our purpose is…

About this Nature-Based Training Join Eastern Region Association of Forest and Nature Schools (ERAFANS) at Bost Nature Center for this 6-clock hour Outdoor Teacher Retreat! All workshops will be full of practical ideas and activities you can use right away. Presenters share insights and activities based on their work in nature preschools, forest kindergartens, or…

Join us for a virtual Meetup session designed and planned for Massachusetts environmental educators’ community members, where you can network, learn, and share insights on how you and your colleagues across the state are working to inspire environmental stewardship and action. Connect with like-minded professionals and meet your state’s affiliates from the Massachusetts Environmental Education…

We invite you to join us for a day of inspiring professional development created by Massachusetts science educators! Our conference will be held on Wednesday November 8, 2023 at the Best Western Royal Plaza located in Marlborough, MA from 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Attendee registration includes a one-year membership to MAST as well as…

Join Mariana and Megan as they share the ‘BE OUT’ digital tool. BE OUT is a new tool for elementary (K-7) school teachers and includes exemplars of outdoor learning from a diversity of teachers organized in a digital format. The tool is designed with very short (90 second) modules and targets teachers new to teaching…

Cooler Communities invites you to a virtual event to learn more about how you can incorporate climate change and sustainability into your classroom and curriculum. Cooler Communities is a climate education school grant program that aims to empower K-12 students to become engaged participants in their community’s work on climate solutions by connecting classroom learning to…

The 2024 MEES Conference is IN-PERSON this year on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6 at the College of Holy Cross in Worcester, MA. MEES is seeking ONE HOUR workshop proposals that promote environmental education best practices, advance justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion, and tackle complex environmental and social issues. DEADLINE to submit a workshop proposal is FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2023. Thank you for sharing your expertise!…