EEAC Events

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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:

Join us for a virtual lunchtime session to discuss the role of standards in environmental education programs!

Lunch and Learn: The Role of Standards in Environmental Education Programs

In light of recent conversations on EEAC’s list-serv, a problem of practice has emerged discussing the role of learning standards in environmental education programs and materials.

Registration is open until Tuesday, February 27th, 2024 (registration information below).

We are excited to announce the first-ever How Things Work Conference, a special program hosted by EEAC, City College, and the James Baldwin Outdoor Learning Center.

On December 13, 2023 members of the NYC Environmental Education community gathered at Pier 57 and on Zoom to connect and reconnect with one another and to gain valuable insights in the field. Hear about what the Environmental Education Advisory Council has been up to and what they are planning for 2024. Guest speaker Shino Tanikawa provides insights on the state of Climate and Environmental Education in New York and makes a call to action for the field.

Get ready for the EEAC Annual Meeting (2023), a gathering of environmental enthusiasts where ideas, collaboration, and people come together!

Community Classrooms at Pier 57, 
Daffodil Classroom, 
W 15th St, West Side Highway, New York, NY 10011 
and on Zoom

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ADVISORY COUNCIL (EEAC)

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROJECTS FORUM (The Forum)

REPORT ON FORUM WORKSHOP 6

4/20/2023

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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During this session participants will engage in facilitated discussion and reflection to generate a list of specific projects that promote and implement environmental education in schools and non-formal settings in NYC and its immediate region.

Ongoing Forum Projects Include:

EEAC (Environmental Education Advisory Council) Steering Committee members present brief reports on where we are, and where we hope to go in 2023. How you can join in achieving our mission! And networking, discussion, and reflection with your colleagues.

Join the EEAC community in reflecting on the past year, looking forward to 2023, and catching up with familiar faces!

EEAC (Environmental Education Advisory Council) Steering Committee members will present brief reports on where we are, and where we hope to go in 2023. And how you can join in achieving our mission!

There will be time for networking, discussion, and reflection with your colleagues.

Hear from a panel of guest experts reflecting on the challenges and hopes they see in Environmental Education from varied perspectives including higher education, K-12 schools and non-profit organizations. The panel is moderated by a youth climate activist.

Join the EEAC community in reflecting on the past year, looking forward to 2022, and catching up with familiar faces!

Hear from a panel of guest experts reflecting on the challenges and hopes they see in Environmental Education from varied perspectives including higher education, K-12 schools, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations.

EEAC (Environmental Education Advisory Council) is excited to share exploring some NYC examples of partnership building in educational initiatives.

Take a moment to hear stories from the field about how partnerships have built organizational capacity to serve youth and communities in NYC. Walk away with strategies you can use to build partnerships for your organization or school.

Join the EEAC community for a virtual SKILL SHARE session!

EEAC (Environmental Education Advisory Council) is excited to announce our second skill share of the year!

Join us as we hear stories from the field about how partnerships have built organizational capacity to serve youth and communities in NYC.

We’ll hear from representatives from:

EEAC is excited to share our first Tech Share for Environmental Educators! During our hour long session we heard from four presenters who explored a variety of low cost and no-cost resources to support remote environmental education.

Featured presenters:

Deborah Carlin, City Parks Foundation

Purl Feldman, Public Lab

Hannah Jaris, New York Sunworks

Join the EEAC community for a virtual technology skill share session!

EEAC is excited to announce our first technology skill share! Join us to explore a variety of low cost and no cost resources to support remote environmental education programming.

We have all pivoted in such a short amount of time to engage audiences remotely and we hope by sharing skills we can head forward on more solid footing.

Mike Zamm
Co-Chair, The Forum

Forty-six people signed up for the January 14 workshop; 27 actually participated in the zoom meeting with 22 staying for most of the two hour session. The workshop began with a welcome from Environmental Education Advisory Council (EEAC) Chairperson River DiLeo and introductory statements from Forum Co-Chairs Mike Zamm and Dr. Mary Leou.

Join EEAC as we strategize for teaching climate change and civic engagement to students of all ages. 

Join Your Colleagues To Build On The Work of TEEP I, II, III, and IV, now "The Forum" Workshop. 

TEACHER ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PREPARATION IV CONFERENCE

Twenty-seven environmental educators from universities, government agencies and non-profit organizations participated in Teacher Environmental Education Preparation IV (TEEP IV) Conference on December 12, 2019, at New York University.

TEACHER ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PREPARATION IV

Twenty-seven environmental educators from universities, government agencies and non-profit organizations participated in Teacher Environmental Education Preparation IV (TEEP IV) on December 12th 2019 at New York University.

This event builds communities of educators to work on specific projects that support classroom teachers in NYC.

Join Your Colleagues To Build On The Work of TEEP I, II, and III.

The announcement of this event was sent by email only via Eventbrite to EEAC's list of members on 11/6/2017.

Event registration is by invitation only. Register with your email address to attend this event.

You are invited to join our workshop focused on expanding Environmental and Sustainability Education in teacher preparation programs.

Join in a workshop to re-energize and broaden Teacher Environmental Education Preparation (TEEP).

How Can We Expand Environmental Education/Sustainability Education in Teacher Preparation Programs in Colleges and Universities and Bring More EE/SE to K-12 Classrooms.