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Conferences

Current Conference Information: Go to NAAEE's Conference Page to see the latest information: naaee.org/conference

2007 NAAEE Conference: "Explore New Horizons for Environmental Education" November 14-17, 2007 Virginia Beach, VA Call For Proposals - deadline February 9th

Scheduled Future Conferences: naaee.org/conference/future-conferences

2008 Conference: Wichita, Kansas Convention Center, October 16-18, 2008

Call for Proposals

For the 2007 Conference, the deadline is February 9th. See Call For Proposals HERE

Scholarships

Available for Conferences - check this page for updates: naaee.org/conference/scholarships

Past scholarships have included the Diversity Scholarship, William Stapp College Student Scholarship, K-12 Teacher Scholarship, and Host State Student College Scholarship - see some past scholarship information here: naaee.org/conference2006/scholarships

Programs and Initiatives

Go to NAAEE's Programs and Initiatives pages: naaee.org/programs-and-initiatives

Some of their programs and initiatives that may be of interest to our members include:

• Guidelines for Excellence - The National Project for Excellence in Environmental Education created a series of Guidelines that set the standards for environmental education.
  • Click here do view or download the PDF version of the Guidelines for Excellence Workbook
    
    
• EE-Link - EE-Link is the leading resource for exploring environmental education on the Internet. It is the primary search engine of the environmental education field.
  
  
• Cultural Diversity -- Updated quarterly with new issues and resources for those wanting to grow in culturally competent practices.
  
  
• Resource Reviews - The EE Materials: Guidelines for Excellence are used to review materials and programs, which are then posted online in the National EE Directory, a searchable database.
  
  
• Professional Certification - NAAEE is working with several partners to create a professional credential for environmental educators founded on "core competencies" taken from the Guidelines for the Preparation and Professional Development of Environmental Educators.
  
  
• More - see the NAAEE Website for more!

Publications

NAAEE offers a diverse array of materials of interest to EE practitioners and publishes new topical materials on a regular basis. Click Here for their List of Publications. Examples below:

• Guidelines For Excellence series includes: Nonformal Environmental Education Programs - Guidelines for Excellence; Environmental Education Materials: Guidelines for Excellence; Excellence in Environmental Education: Guidelines for Learning (preK-12); Excellence in Environmental Education: Guidelines for Learning (preK-12) Executive Summary and Self Assessment Tool; Guidelines for the Preparation and Professional Development of Environmental Educators; The Environmental Education Collection: A Review of Resources for Educators; Environmental Education Materials: Guidelines for Excellence Workbook (free download)
• Conservation Education and Outreach Techniques
• What's Fair Got To Do With It: Diversity Cases from Environmental Educators
• Environmental Education in the United States - Past, Present, and Future
• Environmental Literacy in the United States: What Should Be...What Is...Getting from Here to There
• Environmental Education Research, Special Issue on Significant Life Experiences
• Environmental Education Toolbox Series
• Environmental Education in the Schools: Creating a Program That Works!
• Environmental Education at the Early Childhood Level
• Environmental Education Undergraduate and Graduate Programs and Faculty in the United States, Second Edition
• Environmental Education: Academia's Response
• Elementary School Teachers' Beliefs About Teaching Environmental Education - Final Report
• A Field Guide to Environmental Literacy: Making Strategic Investments in Environmental Education
• Monograph 1 - Using a Logic Model to Review and Analyze an Environmental Education Program
• Monograph 2 - Preparing Effective Environmental Educators
• Conference Proceedings
• EETAP Information Sheets on subjects such as History of EE, Resources for Teaching, Academic Resources, Public Understanding of EE, Capacity Building, Assessment and Evaluation, Decision-Making, Environmental Topics

NAAEE News and Events

Go to their news page: naaee.org/news-and-events to find the following (and more):

• NAAEE Communicator the official newsletters of NAAEE, is sent to NAAEE members three times a year. Older issues are available online.
  
• Press Releases
  
• EE-News - Sign up to receive EE-News electronic newsletter See Archives
• EE Online Magazine - NAAEE's own online magazine featuring stories from leaders within the Environmental Education field.