This publication was created by environmental educators in EECapacity’s 2013 Climate Change EE Project-based Online Learning Community Alliance (POLCA), it includes a needs assessment, research-based approaches, academic standards for social studies, science, and common core, and learner-focused inquiries to help educators advance multidisciplinary climate change programs for K-to-gray learners and teachers.
During the EECapacity project, students created various lesson plans and case studies during Urban Environmental Education courses. Download them for use in your teaching!
Watch videos produced during the life of the EECapacity Project, on topics such as "What is pro-environmental behavior?" to "Integrating science, education, and the environment".
Jason Davis shares his work on the Climate Stories Project. Climate Stories Project is an interactive forum for sharing stories about the effects of climate change on our lives and in our communities.
What is the value of community assets in engaging individuals in urban environmental education? Turning vacant lots into community gardens, restoring old facilities and re-purposing them for environmentally-focused endeavors creates community assets. Hear from Prof. Marianne Krasny of Cornell University.
Hear from Marianne E. Krasny (Cornell University) on the connections between climate change education, environmental education, and urban environmental education.
Hear from Chankook Kim (Korea National University of Education, South Korea) and Tzuchau Chang (Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan) on the implementation of urban environmental education in the Four Asian Tigers: Singapore, Hong Kong, Taipei, and Seoul.
Hear from Marc J. Stern (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA) on the importance of trust and collaborative governance and how they work in the context of urban environmental education.
EPA will be hosting a webinar on January 11th, at 4:00pm Eastern to discuss the multiple climate and health related resources available on their website. These include communication kits and factsheets for populations of concern (described below), state-by-state information and factsheets, and new reports like the Extreme Heat Guidebook and Climate Change Indicators.
Hear from Hilary Inwood (University of Toronto), Joe E. Heimlich (Ohio State University), Kumara S. Ward (University of Western Sydney), and Jennifer D. Adams (Brooklyn College, City University of New York, USA) on the value of extending environmental learning through the arts in this short video.
In this short video, Mary Leou (New York University, USA) discusses cities as classrooms. What aspects of city life lend themselves to urban environmental education? Explore further through this video!
In this short video, Matthew S. Kaplan (Penn State University, USA) discusses intergenerational education. Why is an intergenerational approach valuable to urban environmental education? Click through to learn more!
In this short video, Laura B. Cole (University of Missouri, USA) talks green infrastructure. How can urban green infrastructure be used in urban environmental education? How to leverage green infrastructure for educational purposes?
In this short video, Polly Knowlton Cockett discusses school partnerships for environmental education. Why is it important for schools to partner with environmental education programs?
In this short video, Illène Pevec (University of Colorado, Carbondale) discusses early childhood environmental education. How do we define early childhood? Why is it an important time to involve children in learning in the outdoors? What does EE teach young children, especially those in Urban locales?
In this short video, Jada Renee Koushik (University of Saskatchewan) discusses environmental justice. What is environmental justice? What are examples of successful environmental justice efforts in cities? How can incorporating environmental justice into urban EE lead to sustainable cities?
In this short lecture, Martha C. Monroe (University of Florida) and Arjen E.J. Wals (Wageningen University, and University of Gothenburg) discuss sustainable cities. What makes a city sustainable? What are examples of sustainable cities? How can environmental education make cities more sustainable?
The Urban EE Colloquium is a way to learn from experts in urban environmental education and related fields. Over several weeks starting in November 2016, we will share selected short video lectures by scholars and practitioners about various aspects of urban EE.
