HOW THINGS WORK II CONFERENCE

INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND

How does the world work? How do environmental systems such as a sewage treatment plant or an electric school bus work? How many decisions are made, votes cast, and public policies crafted by people who do not know how the environment works?
 

The Teacher Environmental Education Preparation (TEEP) project was established in December of 1999 as a partnership among the Environmental Education Advisory Council (EEAC), the Wallerstein Collaborative for Urban Environmental Education at New York University and the Council on the Environment of New York City (now GrowNYC). EEAC still coordinates the current version of the project.

50 Years of EEAC NYC 
1974–2024

Explore the past 50 years of the Environmental Education Advisory Council of New York City.

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MEETING SUMMARY

Report: An Exploration of the Role of Learning Standards in Environmental Education Programs

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The Environmental Education Projects Forum, a program of the Environmental Education Advisory Council (EEAC), is a network of environmental educators and professionals working together to create and implement systemic projects to support environmental and sustainability education in formal and non-formal settings.

Projects that emerged from Forum’s annual workshops include: