A Kentucky public elementary school is among 64 schools, districts and postsecondary institutions nationwide recognized for focusing their students on sustaining the environment and promoting personal health and wellness as a part of their everyday lives.
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.
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 [...]
Students' work was on display last week at the Kentucky Green and Healthy Schools and Kentucky National Energy Education Development Project Youth Summit and Awards Luncheon at Frankfort Convention Center.
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 [...]
Eagle Watch Weekends will be offered at three Kentucky State Parks in 2017, including a special educational opportunity for students Feb. 3 at Kenlake State Resort Park in Aurora. Students will have the opportunity to view wildlife from aboard the CQ Princess yacht on Kentucky Lake, and there also will be environmental education activities on board. The fee is $15 [...]
The Kentucky Environmental Education Council (KEEC) has been awarded a $91,000 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to train teachers about water-quality education and fund student water stewardship projects in the state through the Kentucky Green and Healthy Schools (KGHS) program. The grant will support teacher training in scientific concepts about water. It also will allow the KGHS program [...]
The Teacher Renewal Summer Institute is an opportunity for educators at all levels to learn, grow and make lasting relationships through common interests.
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 [...]
A Fayette County science lab teacher was honored at the district’s “Sowing the Seeds of Sustainability” recognition program last month. Julie Jones of Russell Cave Elementary School was recognized for her extraordinary environmental leadership at the year-end program celebrating green and environmental initiatives. The program also included recognition of Russell Cave as a National Green Ribbon School and of Morton [...]