Keep informed of upcoming outings and events by checking
the Conferences/Outings page
and the Calendar page regularly.
Recent Outings:
So far in 2007 members explored Santa
Cruz Island and took another canoe cruise down the Colorado
River. However, not all the outings involved water; as members
enjoyed a weekend in the Anza
Borrego desert.
Be sure to check the AEOE Calendar
page often - new events of interest to outdoor and environmental
educators are being added all the time! Also
check the "Other
Calendars" at the bottom of the calendar page for
more useful resources.
See the Opportunities
for Educators page for upcoming events and deadlines
such as professional development, training, funding, and special offers for educators.
The Diversity in EE pages have events relating to Multicultural
Environmental Education listed as well.
BIG NEWS FLASH!!! AEOE, after over 50 years of nonprofit work for California's Environmental and Outdoor Educators, finally has official 501(c)(3) status with the IRS!! This means donations are now tax deductible! We can qualify for nonprofit discounts, grants and funding! This is HUGE and is the result of a tremendous amount of work on the part of the AEOE Board over the last several years, especially from our wonderful CFO, Zayanne Gardner Thompson!! Congratulations AEOE and Thank You Zayanne! Read more about AEOE's process of getting nonprofit status - click here!
Historian
Needed. Our long-time Historian, Janice Smith, has
announced she would like to "retire" and needs
a replacement. If you think all those old photos of early
outdoor
education are interesting, and you'd like
to keep records and memorabilia of AEOE events for posterity,
then
! She will be happy to talk to you about
it, and pass on the materials for the history display and photo
albums.
Content-specific
search engines by FreeFind -
try them out! There's one at the bottom of this page...and
you'll find them now throughout the website. Happy surfing!
COSA
- Best Practices GuideCOSA (California Outdoor
School Administrators) is seeking submission of outstanding
and exemplary outdoor lessons which can be included in
a planned publication entitled, “Best Practices Guide
to Teaching in the Outdoors.” The purpose of the
guide will be to assemble the best lessons and trail plans
that are taught at residential outdoor schools throughout
California. The “Best Practices Guide” will
be used to train new staff or to offer greater resources
to instructors at California’s Outdoor Science Schools.
To submit material, please go to the COSA website, http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/outdoored/cosa/ and
click on “Best Practices Guide.” There you
will find the format that needs to be used to submit a
lesson or trail plan as well as a sample lesson plan. New
submissions are to be emailed to Rick Mitchell at
. Submissions may include one picture preferably in a jpeg
format. We’ll
look forward to getting outstanding lessons from outdoor science schools
all across the state. We will announce progress of the “Best Practices
Guide” on the COSA website and through articles in the AEOE newsletter.
Let’s show everyone that the best outdoor education is happening
in California!
. Submissions may include one picture preferably in a jpeg
format. We’ll
look forward to getting outstanding lessons from outdoor science schools
all across the state. We will announce progress of the “Best Practices
Guide” on the COSA website and through articles in the AEOE newsletter.
Let’s show everyone that the best outdoor education is happening
in California!