Programs & Events calendar

Switch to Calendar View

• Winter 2025 eeCourse: Universal Design for Learning in Environmental Education

  • Start
    January 15, 2025
  • End
    February 28, 2025
  • Location
    Online - Moodle

  Registration is closed

  Winter 2025 Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in Environmental Education 

  Description: Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a teaching approach that works to accommodate the needs and abilities of all learners and eliminates unnecessary barriers in the learning process. UDL improves and optimizes teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn. UDL is a framework to guide the design of learning environments that are accessible and challenging for all and that gives all students equal opportunity to succeed. Ultimately, the goal of UDL is to support students and participants to become “expert learners” who are, each in their own way, purposeful and motivated, resourceful and knowledgeable, and strategic and goal-driven.

  This course is designed to encourage you to reflect deeply on your practice to focus on how you plan and teach to support all learners. The course content and associated assignments are geared towards practicing environmental and outdoor educators. We hope this course will inspire you to strengthen your pedagogical practices so they are more welcoming, inclusive, and accessible.

  Timing: This roughly 6-week course takes an approximately 12 hours to complete. The course runs from January 15th through February 28th, 2025. This course is offered on a quarterly basis. 

  Format: This is an asynchronous online course. 

  • All activities must be completed independently on your own time/schedule within the 6-week timeframe. 

  • We will provide a suggested timeline and periodic reminders to encourage the timely completion of assignments. While we want to be flexible, we also want these learning experiences to be meaningful and we think timely and periodic work in the course will benefit participants more than trying to complete coursework at the last minute.

  • Coursework includes watching videos, reading articles, posting on public forums and Padlet boards, and writing/recording personal reflections.

  • The course is managed through Moodle - participants will be sent an invitation to access the course on the start date. 

  The course will be moderated by Amy Williams, Ed.D.

  One graduate unit is available upon completion of the course (the unit costs $79 and is purchased separately from University of San Diego). Note that you must also submit a certificate of competition in order to receive your transcript.

  Course content was designed by Michelle Silvers of Silver’s Lining PLLC, Estrella Risinger with AEOE, Michelle Pearce and Lauren Pyle with the Environmental Educators of North Carolina (EENC), with contributions from Rebekah Jones and the Cooper Center for Environmental Learning.

  Show details
• Webinar: Teaching Ideas and Activities for using Sit Spots

  • When
    February 25, 2025
  •  
    4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Online

  Teaching Ideas and Activities for using Sit Spots

  CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

  Tuesday, February 25th – 4pm Pacific

  Sitting in nature with students is not just a way to pass the time. The sit spot pedagogy is grounded in educational research literature and proven to engage students, deepen their core subject and interpersonal skills and build relationships with themselves and the world around them. 

  In this workshop, presenter Lauren MacLean will build on her picture book work ‘Me and My Sit Spot’ to share her new educator’s guide on how to implement the sit spot pedagogy, whatever your experience level of outdoor learning is. Suitable for primary and intermediate level educators, Lauren will introduce the framework beneath sit spot pedagogy, how to get started, and how to build your practice including weekly sit spot activities and connections to the First Peoples’ Principles of Learning.

  Offered in partnership by The Outdoor Learning School & Store and Outdoor Learning Partners:
  

  

  • Registration is FREE and there will be plenty of draw prizes for attendees!
  • All registrants will receive a discount code to access outdoor learning resources when they register
  • For those who can’t attend live these will each be recorded and posted on the Outdoor Learning School & Store's Recordings Page
  • Following the workshop, participants will receive a link to access a Certificate of Attendance

  Show details
• EE Program Leader Online Community Gathering

  • When
    March 21, 2025
  •  
    12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Online

  Building Bridges: Sharing Resources, Strengthening Community 

  Meet virtually with other program leaders to discuss the shifting landscape, address current challenges, and crowdsource ideas for how to best support our staff and communities.

  Click here to register

  This effort is a collaboration between AEOE and the California Environmental Literacy Initiative (CAELI). 

  Show details
• Environmental Educator Certification Program Info Session

  • When
    April 22, 2025
  •  
    4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Online

  Register

  Are you interested in becoming certified as an environmental educator? Want to strengthen your resume, increase your skills, and make valuable professional connections across the state? Consider applying to California's Environmental Educator Certification Program (EECP)! Join our info session to hear an overview of the program. Be sure to bring your questions! 

  Show details
• EE Program Leader Online Community Gathering

  • When
    April 25, 2025
  •  
    12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Online

  Building Bridges: Sharing Resources, Strengthening Community 

  Meet virtually with other program leaders to discuss the shifting landscape, address current challenges, and crowdsource ideas for how to best support our staff and communities.

  Click here to register

  This effort is a collaboration between AEOE and the California Environmental Literacy Initiative (CAELI). 

  Show details
• Spring 2025 eeCourse: Universal Design for Learning in Environmental Education

  • Start
    April 30, 2025
  • End
    June 15, 2025
  • Location
    Online - Moodle

  Register

  Spring 2025 Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in Environmental Education 

  Description: Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a teaching approach that works to accommodate the needs and abilities of all learners and eliminates unnecessary barriers in the learning process. UDL improves and optimizes teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn. UDL is a framework to guide the design of learning environments that are accessible and challenging for all and that gives all students equal opportunity to succeed. Ultimately, the goal of UDL is to support students and participants to become “expert learners” who are, each in their own way, purposeful and motivated, resourceful and knowledgeable, and strategic and goal-driven.

  This course is designed to encourage you to reflect deeply on your practice to focus on how you plan and teach to support all learners. The course content and associated assignments are geared towards practicing environmental and outdoor educators. We hope this course will inspire you to strengthen your pedagogical practices so they are more welcoming, inclusive, and accessible.

  Timing: This roughly 6-week course takes an approximately 12 hours to complete. The course runs from April 30th through June 15th, 2025. This course is offered on a quarterly basis. 

  Format: This is an asynchronous online course. 

  • All activities must be completed independently on your own time/schedule within the 6-week timeframe. 

  • We will provide a suggested timeline and periodic reminders to encourage the timely completion of assignments. While we want to be flexible, we also want these learning experiences to be meaningful and we think timely and periodic work in the course will benefit participants more than trying to complete coursework at the last minute.

  • Coursework includes watching videos, reading articles, posting on public forums and Padlet boards, and writing/recording personal reflections.

  • The course is managed through Moodle - participants will be sent an invitation to access the course on the start date. 

  The course will be moderated by Amy Williams, Ed.D.

  One graduate unit is available upon completion of the course (the unit costs $79 and is purchased separately from University of San Diego). Note that you must also submit a certificate of competition in order to receive your transcript.

  Course content was designed by Michelle Silvers of Silver’s Lining PLLC, Estrella Risinger with AEOE, Michelle Pearce and Lauren Pyle with the Environmental Educators of North Carolina (EENC), with contributions from Rebekah Jones and the Cooper Center for Environmental Learning.

  Show details
• Statewide Conference 2025 - Full weekend with lodging

  • Start
    May 02, 2025
  •  
    2:00 PM
  • End
    May 04, 2025
  •  
    1:00 PM
  • Location
    Walker Creek Ranch; Petaluma, CA

  Register

  The Statewide Conference for Environmental & Outdoor Education is our signature event, bringing together several hundred environmental and outdoor professionals for a weekend of learning, community-building, and fun. The event features 40+ workshops, silent auction, evening entertainment, keynote speakers, an awards ceremony, and more. Click here for more information. 

  Full weekend registration includes lodging on Friday and Saturday night (camping or shared dorms) and six meals (Dinner on Friday, Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner on Saturday, and Breakfast/Lunch on Sunday). If you elect to camp, you are responsible for bringing your own equipment; if you choose to stay in the shared dorms, you must bring your own linens. Semi-private cabins are available as a premium option at an additional fee. 

  Show details
• Statewide Conference 2025 - Full weekend without lodging

  • Start
    May 02, 2025
  •  
    2:00 PM
  • End
    May 04, 2025
  •  
    1:00 PM
  • Location
    Walker Creek Ranch; Petaluma, CA

  Register

  The Statewide Conference for Environmental & Outdoor Education is our signature event, bringing together several hundred environmental and outdoor professionals for a weekend of learning, community-building, and fun. The event features 40+ workshops, silent auction, evening entertainment, keynote speakers, an awards ceremony, and more. Click here for more information. 

  Full weekend registration without lodging includes all the activities listed above as well six meals (Dinner on Friday, Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner on Saturday, and Breakfast / Lunch on Sunday). We assume that you are either live locally or elect to secure your own lodging elsewhere.

  Show details
• Statewide Conference 2025 - Saturday only

  • When
    May 03, 2025
  •  
    8:00 AM - 10:00 PM
  • Location
    Walker Creek Ranch; Petaluma, CA

  Register

  The Statewide Conference for Environmental & Outdoor Education is our signature event, bringing together several hundred environmental and outdoor professionals for a weekend of learning, community-building, and fun. The event features 40+ workshops, silent auction, evening entertainment, keynote speakers, an awards ceremony, and more. Click here for more information. 

  Saturday only registration includes three meals (B/L/D) and all workshops and events on Saturday. 

  Show details
• Resource Fair @ Statewide Conference 2025

  • When
    May 03, 2025
  •  
    4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
  • Location
    Walker Creek Ranch, Petaluma

  Register

  Share your resources and job opportunities with the statewide conference attendees! Conference sponsors and organizational members have free access to table at this conference session. If you are not an organizational member of AEOE yet, you can either choose to become one and join our awesome statewide network, or register as an individual member or a guest. 

  Date: Saturday, May 3, 2025

  Time: afternoon (TBD)

  Location: Walker Creek Ranch

  Address: 1700 Marshall Petaluma Road, Petaluma, CA., 94952

  Note: If you are only joining for the resource fair and not attending the statewide conference, please don't arrive before 4:00 PM. You are responsible for set-up and clean-up of your materials, although a member of our team is happy to offer assistance. We are expecting approx. 300 attendees so please plan accordingly. 

  Show details
• Environmental Educator Certification Program Info Session

  • When
    May 14, 2025
  •  
    4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
  • Location
    Online

  Register

  Are you interested in becoming certified as an environmental educator? Want to strengthen your resume, increase your skills, and make valuable professional connections across the state? Consider applying to California's Environmental Educator Certification Program (EECP)! Join our info session to hear an overview of the program. Be sure to bring your questions! 

  Show details
• Environmental Educator Certification Program Info Session

  • When
    June 02, 2025
  •  
    4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Online

  Register

  Are you interested in becoming certified as an environmental educator? Want to strengthen your resume, increase your skills, and make valuable professional connections across the state? Consider applying to California's Environmental Educator Certification Program (EECP)! Join our info session to hear an overview of the program. Be sure to bring your questions! 

  Show details