Calendar

Jul
26
Mon
Natural Start Alliance Nature-Based Early Learning Virtual Conference @ online
Jul 26 – Jul 30 all-day

The largest national gathering of nature-based early education professionals is moving online this year—more content, lower cost, lower carbon footprint!

Your registration ($99) includes:

  • Full access to all session recordings—over 100 sessions in all—on teaching, program administration, research, strategies for change, and more (Note that recordings of live sessions are still being added)
  • Certificates available for each conference session for continuing education credits

Did you miss the live event, but want access to all of the ideas, research, resources, and sessions? All of the 2020 conference content is available on-demand 24/7!

Conference content is available until July 2021

Jul
27
Tue
Summer Institute on Civic Science for Teachers
Jul 27 – Jul 29 all-day

July 27 – 29 and August 3 – 5, Summer Institute on Civic Science and taking Inquiry to Action

  • Grades K-12, CPE credits

  • Learn best practices in digital learning while incorporating the principles and practices of Education for Sustainability.

  • Hosted by Children’s Environmental Literacy Foundation

Jul
28
Wed
EcosySTEM Experience: Measuring the Urban Heat Island Effect @ Houston Area Research Center in The Woodlands
Jul 28 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

July 28, 9 – 3 pm, EcosySTEM Experience: Measuring the Urban Heat Island Effect

  • Location: Houston Area Research Center in The Woodlands

  • Grades 7 – 12 STEM teachers, free, 6 CPE credits

  • Learn how to measure the urban heat island effect in Houston, and be able to repeat the project on your own campus. Meet additional researchers, hear about their projects, and get a behind-the-scenes tour of the center. With staff from EcoRise, create STEM activities based on HARC research that will be shared with teachers in the region.

  • Register with Region 4 ESC

Aug
3
Tue
Summer Institute on Civic Science for Teachers
Aug 3 – Aug 5 all-day

July 27 – 29 and August 3 – 5, Summer Institute on Civic Science and taking Inquiry to Action

  • Grades K-12, CPE credits

  • Learn best practices in digital learning while incorporating the principles and practices of Education for Sustainability.

  • Hosted by Children’s Environmental Literacy Foundation

Aug
4
Wed
Summer Institute on Civic Science for Teachers
Aug 4 – Aug 6 all-day

July 27 – 29 and August 3 – 5, Summer Institute on Civic Science and taking Inquiry to Action

  • Grades K-12, CPE credits

  • Learn best practices in digital learning while incorporating the principles and practices of Education for Sustainability.

  • Hosted by Children’s Environmental Literacy Foundation

Aug
5
Thu
Summer Institute on Civic Science for Teachers
Aug 5 – Aug 7 all-day

July 27 – 29 and August 3 – 5, Summer Institute on Civic Science and taking Inquiry to Action

  • Grades K-12, CPE credits

  • Learn best practices in digital learning while incorporating the principles and practices of Education for Sustainability.

  • Hosted by Children’s Environmental Literacy Foundation

Aug
6
Fri
Project WILD @ Dennis Johnston Park in Harris County Precinct 4
Aug 6 all-day

August 6, Project WILD

  • Location: Dennis Johnston Park in Harris County Precinct 4

  • Grade K-12 teachers, up to 6 CPE credits

  • Teach students how to think about wildlife with activities and decision making skills

  • Register with TPWD

Oct
7
Thu
NAAEE 2021: The Power of Connection – Research Symposium @ Virtual Event
Oct 7 – Oct 8 all-day

Join us as we mark an NAAEE milestone! Our 50th-anniversary conference—to be held virtually—will celebrate the power of connection and the profound, restorative role of the natural world in our lives. Together, we’ll reflect on all we’ve learned about the power of environmental education to bring people of all backgrounds and disciplines together to solve our most pressing problems and to create more just and sustainable communities.

Oct
12
Tue
NAAEE 2021: The Power of Connection – Conference @ Virtual Event
Oct 12 – Oct 13 all-day

Join NAAEE as we mark an NAAEE milestone! The  50th-anniversary conference—to be held virtually—will celebrate the power of connection and the profound, restorative role of the natural world in our lives. Together, let’s reflect on all we’ve learned about the power of environmental education to bring people of all backgrounds and disciplines together to solve our most pressing problems and to create more just and sustainable communities.

Oct
25
Mon
Houston Climathon Kickoff @ Online Event
Oct 25 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Climathon 2021 Kick-Off!

They envision a more prosperous, inclusive, climate-resilient economy, where finance flows to green projects and activities, and where motivated people are empowered with the skills and capacity they need to take action.

This progress can only be achieved through systemic change – change that includes innovation across business, investment, regulation, governance structures, values and mindsets. They invite you to leverage Climathon Houston as a way to start ideating and innovating a solutions in these areas, or to continue working on and engaging people in solutions you may already be developing, especially those that relate to:

Urban Transitions

  1. Promote retrofit and decentralized energy
  2. Create green, resilient cities
  3. Accelerate clean urban mobility

Sustainable Land Use

  1. Make agriculture climate-smart
  2. Transform food systems
  3. Nurture forests in integrated landscapes

Sustainable Production Systems

  1. Recast materials production
  2. Reduce industry emissions
  3. Reboot regional economies

Decision Metrics and Finance

  1. Mainstream climate in financial markets
  2. Democratize climate risk information
  3. Foster bankable green assets in cities

Schedule:

  • 12:00-12:10 PM Welcome + Climathon Introduction
  • 12:10-12:40PM Challenge Lightning Round
  • 12:40-13:00PM Next Steps & Breakout Rooms

Challenge Leaders: TBA

Learn More About the Climathon and Sign-up to Participate: https://climathonhouston.com