Teaching about the earth

Sierra, Nov, 2000

Ideas for environmental educators

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Organizations for environmental educators

ASSOCIATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL & OUTDOOR EDUCATION, Debbie Carraway, Hi Hill Outdoor School, Star Route, La Canada, CA 91011, (626) 792-8634, d_carraway @ yahoo.com;www.aeoe.org

The AEOE hosts conferences, publishes a newsletter, and offers other resources to support educators who want to incorporate outdoor environmental education into their lesson plans.

ASSOCIATION FOR EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION, 2305 Canyon Blvd., Suite 100, Boulder, CO 80302, (303) 440-8844, bill@aeeorg; www.aee.org

The AEE provides teachers with information on accreditation, a job bulletin, a journal, and networking with other educators.

ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF LITERATURE AND ENVIRONMENT, Department of English, Davidson College, Davidson, NC 28306, (704) 894-2487, aningram@davidson.edu;www.asle.umn.edu

This organization is a resource for teachers of nature writing, ecocriticism, and other courses in writing and the environment.

CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, Antioch New England Institute, 40 Avon St., Keene, NH 03431, (603) 355-3251, cee@antiochne,edu; www.schoolsgreen.org

The Center advances K-12 environmental education through a grant program, a curricula library, outreach programs, and a database of youth groups.

DESTINATION CONSERVATION, 10511 Saskatchewan Dr., Edmonton, AB T6E 4S1 Canada, (780) 433-8711, info@dc.ab.ca; www.dc.ab.ca

Help your school, whether in the United States or Canada, do an environmental retrofit to lower utility bills and create healthier, greener classrooms.

INSTITUTE FOR EARTH EDUCATION, Cedar Cove, Greenville, WV 24945, (304) 832-6404, ieel@aol.corn; www.earthed.com

This international group of environmental educators offers resources for designing and implementing successful learning programs.

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ADVANCEMENT PROJECT, College of Natural Resources, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, WI 54481, (715) 346-4179, neeap@uwsp.edu;www.uwsp.edu/cnr/neeap/

This national organization supports educators and administrators who are creating environmental education programs at the state and local levels.

NORTH AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, 1825 Connecticut Ave. N.W., Suite 800, Washington, DC 20009, (202) 884-8912, email@naaee.org; www.naaee.org

The NAAEE promotes environmental education throughout North America (and beyond) with conferences, publication, and training sessions. Its online directory, EE-Link, http://eelink.net/, is the Yahoo! of classroom materials and other resources.

Online projects, lesson plans, and resources

ACORN NATURALISTS, www.acorn-group. com. Acorn Naturalists provides curricula and other resources for hands-on environmental education.

ART AND ECOLOGY, www.Ansednet.getty.edu/AnsEdNet/ Resources/Ecology/. Find resources for integrating art and environmental issues in the classroom as well as an online exhibition of contemporary ecological art.

BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, www.epa.state.il.us/kids/ teachers/books.html. Illinois's EPA suggests fiction and nonfiction selections for grades K through 6 and 7 through 12, plus activity resources for teachers.

CENTER FOR ECOLITERACY, www. ecoliteracy.org. This Berkeley-based group publishes Ecoliteracy: Mapping the Terrain, an introduction to ecoliteracy, and The Edible Schoolyard, a guide to using garden projects in schools.

EEK! ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FOR KIDS, www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/.> The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources offers enjoyable educational resources for teachers, parents, and kids in grades 4 through 8.

EPA'S ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER, www.epo.gov/teaches/. The EPA provides curriculum resources and activities, ideas for community service projects, and information about awards, workshops, conferences, jobs, and scholarships. Educators for grades K through 12 can subscribe to a curricula-discussion list by e-mailing Listserver @valley.rtpnc.epa.gov with the message subscribe k12_environet firstname lastname.

GLOBAL LEARNING AND OBSERVATIONS TO BENEFIT THE ENVIRONMENT, www.globe.gov. Find out how your students can perform environmental observations and share their data online with scientists and other schools.

GREEN TEACHER, www.web.net/~greentea/. This quarterly magazine seeks to enhance environmental and global education at all grade levels, providing practical tips, ready-to-use activities, and resource reviews.

KIDSGARDENING.COM, www. kidsgardening.com. The National Gardening Association offers inspirational classroom stories, articles about basic botany, educational activities, and other resources for gardening with kids.

ORION SOCIETY: ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, www.orionsociety.org/ enved.html. Explore a solid collection of online resources, or order publications from the "Nature Literacy Series," essays that offer ideas and strategies for effective environmental education.

PLANET NEIGHBORHOOD, www. Planetneighborhood.org. This PBS site offers lesson plans, online educational resources, and information about green schools.