| Association for Environmental & Outdoor education |
AEOE strengthens environmental education in California by connecting providers, building professional expertise, and championing environmental literacy and outdoor learning.
THE COLLECTIVE IMPACT OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROVIDERS
Help us to demonstrate the collective impact of providers of environmental learning experiences in our state! Our goal is to build the capacity of our sector to advance outdoor education and environmental literacy in California. Through this collective effort, we will develop a comprehensive understanding of the environmental education happening on the ground and identify gaps in service and the resources needed to ensure that every young person in our state has access to environmental learning experiences offered by community-based partners.
Phase one included survey responses from more than 250 EE providers. We know that initial effort only scratched the surface of the wide variety of organizations and programming available in the state. The survey is open again for Phase 2, where we hope to learn from a broader audience. We need everyone involved to better tell our story and demonstrate our impact.
Want to be a part of the effort and missed the opportunity the first time around? Do you need to update your info or add programs?
EE PROVIDER ANALYSIS & TOOLS
In the spring and summer of 2023, AEOE reached out to more than 700 providers to conduct the first phase of data collection. Phase one survey responses resulted in the development of resources and tools for looking at the field as a whole. These tools can be used to strengthen environmental education programs in our state; build the capacity of our sector to advance outdoor learning and environmental literacy; and raise awareness for how to make compensation, benefits, recruitment, and hiring in environmental education more equitable.
Provider testimonial:
The statewide landscape work that the AEOE has done (and is doing) is such an incredible resource for outdoor and environmental education organizations all across California. Their data dashboard allows us to see where our programs fit in the overall scope of work provided in the environmental education sector. And their Climate, Equity & Education map is an amazing tool that provides organizations with a hyper-localized perspective of the communities we serve and the social and ecological challenges they face. This information is invaluable to help us make the case for support to donors. And to understand our communities on a deeper level.
- Dwain Wilson, Executive Director, Wildwoods - Los Angeles, CA
California eeGuidance for Equitable Pay & Hiring in EE
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Interactive Map
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Adopt more inclusive hiring practices and address inequities in compensation and benefits packages to make our field more equitable, welcome, and sustainable. 
EE Provider Analysis of Survey Findings
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Click here to explore the findings from the EE provider survey yourselfThis effort is led by AEOE and is part of a joint data initiative in partnership with the California Environmental Literacy Initiative (CAELI) and Ten Strands, that focuses on data relevant to Community-Based Partners that operate and provide environmental education programs in California. This project is made possible through the generous support of the Pisces Foundation, Clarence E. Heller Foundation, Environmental Education Funders Collaborative, Ten Strands, and the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE). We also appreciate EcoRise, the NAAEE Affiliate Network, and Map Nerd Consulting for their partnership, collaboration, and skills directed towards the project.
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Environmental Education Data in K-12 Schools
The Data Initiative for Environmental and Climate Action in California's TK–12 Schools is an interactive data set (filterable by county or district), that communicates data related to scale, equity, context, and progress on indicators of environmental and climate action in schools. The data for this initiative is being collected and analyzed in partnership by Ten Strands and UndauntedK12, with support and contributions from the UC Berkeley Data Science Discovery Program and members of the California Environmental Literacy Initiative (CAELI).
The initiative provides Broader Context data that can help foster understanding of any supportive context for change in a particular region and better anticipate challenges and opportunities for change. It can also help regional leaders and community based partners to identify possible partnerships for action.
It also provides data on Indicators for Environmental and Climate Action by District, which aims to identify to what extent each school district in California has taken environmental and climate action based on common indicators that demonstrate some level of investment. These data can help regional leaders and community based partners to identify potential gaps in environmental education and opportunities for partnerships to support districts with their initiatives.