PA Environmental Educators Issue Call For Presentations For 2022 PAEE Virtual Conference March 21-22

The PA Association of Environmental Educators have issued a call for presentation proposals for their 2022 Virtual Conference to be held March 21-22.  In-person regional events are also being planned for March 23.

The theme of the Conference is-- It's In Our Nature!-- which celebrates what makes PAEE so special-- our ability as passionate environmental educators to promote change through resiliency, diversity and engagement. 

Presentations should incorporate experiences and activities from community events, school programs, advocacy work, staff trainings, etc. 

The deadline for submissions is October 15.  Click Here to submit your proposal.

Visit the 2022 Virtual Conference for available information on the annual conference.

Mindfulness In EE Programming

PAEE has also scheduled a Nature Mindfulness in Your EE Programing workshop for September 15 from Noon to 1:00 p.m.

In recent years, a new nature movement has emerged that includes traditional conservation and sustainability, but gives special attention to the right of every child to the benefits that nature brings to children’s physical and mental health and their ability to learn and create. 

This movement is based on a growing body of scientific evidence that points in the same direction: there are many physical and mental benefits from being outdoors and we also know there is a deficit of a nature connection, for all ages.

In this presentation, Tara Muenz, conservation ecologist and Assistant Director of Education at the Stroud Water Research Center, will review the scientific literature of the benefits of nature, share resources that every EE provider should have in their toolkit about this topic, and example activities of nurturing nature connections in your programming. 

She will also share her personal journey in developing a friendship with the earth that has helped her to heal on many levels and guide you into practices to nourish your own relationship with the planet.

Click Here to register.

For more information on programs, initiatives, resources and other upcoming events, visit the PA Association of Environmental Educators website.  Click Here to sign up for the PAEE newsletter (bottom of page, left).  Click Here to become a member.  Click Here to support PAEE’s work.

[Posted: September 7, 2021]  PA Environment Digest