Growing students with environmental education
Teachers discover the benefits of learning outside at the Kentucky Association for Environmental Education’s Outdoor Learning Symposium.
Workshop on teaching climate literacy offered at NKU
Teaching About Climate and the Environment, a professional learning opportunity for middle school and high school teachers, will be June 12 at Northern Kentucky University in Highland Heights.
Training on Project Learning Tree curriculum available
A free workshop to train educators on the Project Learning Tree (PLT) secondary module on climate change, “Southeastern Forests and Climate Change,” will be June 21 at the Kentucky State University Environmental Education and Research Center in Henry County. “Southeastern Forests and Climate Change” will train educators on the curriculum. All participants may submit a proposal for a $1,000 grant [...]
Nominate schools, individuals for environmental awards
Nominations are open for the Kentucky Association for Environmental Education’s 2017 Excellence in EE Awards, which recognize the outstanding achievements of individuals, organizations, agencies, schools and businesses in the field of environmental education. The nomination deadline is July 16.
Educators invited to outdoor climate change workshop
Teaching Climate Change and Forest Ecology, an outdoor workshop for teachers, will be held May 20 at Graining Fork Nature Preserve near Slade. The workshop, presented by the Morehead State University Center for Environmental Education, the Kentucky University Partnership for Environmental Education and the Kentucky Association for Environmental Education, supplies hands-on activities, addresses climate change misconceptions, initiates lesson plan development [...]
KAEE offers outdoor learning symposium in Richmond
The Kentucky Association for Environmental Education will host at Outdoor Learning Symposium June 15 at Kit Carson Elementary School in Richmond. The free event for K-12 teacher-administrator teams will examine whether school grounds can serve a broad function as interdisciplinary educational resources to extend the classroom outdoors. The registration deadline is June 9. Click here for more information.
Environmental education conference seeking proposals
The Kentucky Association for Environmental Education is seeking proposals for its annual conference Sept. 7-9 at Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park in Gilbertsville. Submissions for concurrent sessions or posters must be reflective of at least one of these strands: Connecting to nature Skills and professional development for organizations Technology and innovation in environmental education Problem-solving and partnerships The submission [...]
Nelson, Rowan teachers receive environmental awards
Teachers from Nelson and Rowan counties were honored by the Kentucky Association for Environmental Education (KAEE) as two of its six Excellence in Environmental Education Awards. Kathy Miller, a 2nd- and 3rd-grade teacher at Cox’s Creek Elementary School (Nelson County), was named the first winner of the Mary Kathryn Dickerson Outstanding Educator of the Year award. Jennifer Pecco, a 6th-grade [...]
KAEE seeks documentation for historical timeline
In celebration of 40 years of annual conferences, the Kentucky Association for Environmental Education (KAEE) will construct a timeline of important events and achievements in environmental education in Kentucky at its conference Sept. 23-24 at Lake Cumberland State Resort Park near Jamestown. Educators are invited to submit historical documentation that KAEE will use in constructing the timeline. Documentation may be [...]
KAEE to host conference Sept. 23-24
The Kentucky Association for Environmental Education will hold its 40th Annual Conference, “Be The Change for Environmental Education,” Sept. 23-24.