General Environmental Education Resources:
Including: Research, Journals and Magazines, other EE organizations, including state and nationwide groups, training and professional development resources, information on grad schools and master’s degrees in the field, sources of books and materials, sustainable living resources and “other” for those resources that were hard to classify. Go there!
Teaching Resources:
Teaching Resources organized loosely by subject area, these are resources with curriculum and lesson plans or just general good background information on the subjects outdoor and environmental educators teach. Many natural history and science links, including life science, physical science and more. If you need to find out more about a plant, animal, ecosystem or the local geology, this is the place to start! Go there!
Children’s books to use on the trail “Beyond the Lorax” Go there!
Research on Environmental and Outdoor Education:
Key studies supporting the efficacy of outdoor and environmental education, including the January 2005 study in California. Also includes sources for finding research, such as journals, organizations, and websites. Great place to start work on your thesis, or to find supporting materials for grants and funding, or to justify budgeting time and money to EE to your administrator. Go there!
Diversity in Environmental Education/Multicultural EE:
This page focuses on resources for teaching the wide variety of children in our programs. Resources to include a diverse group, to draw from a diverse background. Including organizations, programs, books, articles, videos, museums, curricula and lesson plans. Go there!
Opportunities for Educators:
Upcoming workshops, classes, professional development opportunities; Grants and Funding opportunities; Special offers – discounts, pro-deals and free stuff for educators – Go There!
Music / Song Resources:
Links to our favorite musicians and bands and information on how to purchase their music or download lyrics
PDF files of many common outdoor environmental science education songs with chords and lyrics
Links to other resources for music for teaching. Go there!
Games for Outdoor Education:
Icebreakers, team-building, fun time fillers and teaching games
Contribute your favorite games to the AEOE collection!
Sustainable Living Resources:
Green Living – Links to ways to reduce our impact and role model sustainable lifestyles. Go there!
Resources for Spiritual Environmental Education:
Resources for spiritual and faith-based environmental educators, including Christian, Jewish, Interfaith, Native American, and other spiritual paths. Go there!
Online Articles and Issues:
Articles of General Interest – Go There!
News of and links to the California Science Frameworks, Standards, and the California EE Plan – Go There!
Legislation affecting Environmental and Outdoor Educators – Go There!
Fire Information:
When fires are burning, come to this page for links to official and unofficial sites with the latest updates; After the fires, come here for information on restoration, fire prevention and preparedness, fire ecology, and resources and lesson plans for learning and teaching students about fire and fire ecology. – Go There!
Energy Efficiency Resource from Indigo Financial Group
National Trails Training Partnership trail information and resources for kids of all ages
California EE Providers Directory:
Find a provider of Environmental Outdoor Education near you! A clickable map to the regions of California showing listings of AEOE member organizations and what services they offer along with links to their programs. Go There!
Other EE Associations:
Looking for environmental education resources from other parts of the world? Listings of state, national and international Environmental and Outdoor Education Associations and related organizations – Go There!
Affiliate Programs:
AEOE has made affiliations with various organizations that we think will benefit our members. Go There!
Inspiration:
We all need a little now and then! Here is a collection of quotes, poems, and essays for your inspiration. Send a little inspiration our way, too! – Go There!
