PLT Seeks Educators to Pilot Test New Activities
PLT is updating its flagship curriculum, the PreK-8 Environmental Education Activity Guide. We’re seeking educators to pilot test five new activities. Stipends are available, apply by March 8, 2019.
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Superintendents Environmental Education Collaborative
SEEC is a partnership between School Superintendents and PLT, NAAEE and Upstream Alliance that’s working to educate superintendents across the US on the benefits of environmental education to encourage more schools to integrate environmental education into the classroom.
Advice from Your True Nature
To celebrate our partnership, Your True Nature is offering a 30% discount on all Advice items for members of the PLT community AND an additional 10% of all purchases will be donated to PLT.
New Members Join PLT’s Governing Body
Project Learning Tree would like to thank outgoing members from its Education Operating Committee and welcome new members who are dedicated to PLT’s mission.
Project Learning Tree Turns 40!
Back in 1976 the first PLT workshops were held in ten western states. Since then PLT has trained more than 675,000 educators across the country through in-person workshops. But, we’re keeping pace with change and now also offer environmental education on demand.
New Federal Education Law Supports Environmental Education
The overhauled federal education law promotes environmental education as a way to provide students with a well-rounded, 21st century education. It includes funding to grow environmental literacy in K-12 public schools.
New Online Lessons Ready for Pilot Testing
Project Learning Tree is in the process of creating several new online lessons designed specifically for classroom teachers in Grades K-2, 3-5, and 6-8.
Tree Story: The Game that Plants Real Trees
Do you remember Tamagotchi? Well, the interactive virtual pet just got a major upgrade!
NGSS: What Do the New Standards Mean for Environmental Education?
Environmental education can play an important role in teaching science to today’s youth, according to Stephen Pruitt who helped develop the Next Generation Science Standards.