Almost all of our projects are built around significant engagement with classroom teacher and community partners. If you would like to partner with us, we would love to hear from you!
Classroom Teachers: Want to work with us?
We love teachers! Our projects page can tell you about what is current, and this image highlights other projects we have done. Many of our projects come with professional development, stipends, and evaluation data. Get in touch if you’d like to be kept in the loop. Or, if YOU have an idea, we would love to hear from you!
Are you looking for curricular resources?
The best clearinghouse for resources in North Carolina is the NC Office of Environmental Education. It maintains a calendar of professional development opportunities, ideas for field trips, and information on the EE Certification Program. In particular, a few programs we have worked on and recommend:
- Ready, Set, Resilience — an interdisciplinary program blending concepts of personal, ecological and community resilience.
- Resources for teaching about Marine Debris and the Ocean, including the Duke Marine Lab Marine Debris curriculum.
- “the Projects”: Project Learning Tree, Project WET, Project WILD, Project Food, Land, and People, and others.
- Resources for teaching about Food & Agriculture
- Resources for teaching about Wild Horses at Cape Lookout National Seashore (lessons housed both through NC State and the National Park Service)
- Wildlife, Weather, Climate & Change — a climate change curriculum for middle schoolers
- How Kids Can Help Solve Environmental Challenges — guest lecture recorded by Dr. Stevenson for a 2nd grade class
Are you looking for research you can use?
Sometimes you need some data to help tell your story. If browsing our publications page isn’t what you’re looking for, you might be interested in several of the infographics we have made on predictors of environmental literacy, and how EE might provide catch-up effects for students who can struggle in traditional school settings, including those with IEPs. We also highly recommend the Children & Nature Network resources, including infographics, a searchable research library, and more.