Environmental Education (EE) Publications

All of these resources are free. You can order most of them online from EPA's National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP) or by phone at 1-800-490-9198. 

EE Guidelines

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EE Resources

  • Still Developing the Toolbox: Making EE Relevant for Culturally Diverse Groups  Exit
    Article discusses how the EE field is working to become more inclusive and offer programs that are more relevant to culturally diverse groups. Produced by EETAP.
  • Distance Education: A User Friendly Learning Option Exit
    Article discusses the benefits of on-line learning and provides information about two relatively new on-line courses on the "Fundamentals of EE" and "Applied EE Program Evaluation." Produced by EETAP.
  • National Environmental Literacy Assessment Project: Year 1, National Baseline Study of Middle Grade Students.
    Produced under a research grant funded by EPA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and administered by NAAEE, this research report provides instrumentation to measure environmental literacy and baseline environmental literacy data for 6th and 8th graders across the United States.
  • What's Fair Got To Do With It: Diversity Cases From Environmental Educators Exit
    Produced by WestEd, in collaboration with the Environmental Education and Training Partnership and the North American Association for Environmental Education, provides a collection of case studies that offer real-world examples of how cultural differences can affect the implementation of environmental education programs.
  • Education Projects in the Office of Water: A How-to Guide for Developing Environmental Education Projects (EPA 800-B-99-001)
    Provides a roadmap for developing quality EE projects and outlines EPA's procedural guidelines for producing a product or supporting related projects already in existence. In addition, it lists other resources that provide further detail and insight into the process of developing effective EE pieces.
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EE and Education Reform

  • Reaching Teachers: Integrating EE into Teacher Education Programs at Colleges and Universities Exit
    Describes a variety of ways in which environmental educators are weaving EE into the fabric of preservice education. Produced by EETAP.
  • Standard Practice: Aligning EE Resources to National and State Curriculum Standards Exit
    Describes how environmental education providers are ensuring that their materials conform to and support educational standards that are the central focus of most teachers in American schools. Produced by EETAP.
  • Education and the Environment: Partners for Change Exit
    Article discusses how EE can bring about systemic changes in education by using interdisciplinary, hands-on, and project-based learning to replace traditional instruction. Produced by EETAP.
  • EE Certification: Making Best Practice Standard Practice Exit 
    Article discusses the advancements and challenges in state and national EE certification efforts. Produced by EETAP.
  • Setting High Standards: EE Builds a Home in Teacher Education Accreditation  
    Article discusses efforts to develop EE standards for accrediting college and university teacher education programs. Produced by EETAP.
  • EE: Moving into the Education Mainstream Exit
    Produced by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, the publication explores how environmental education can be linked to current movements in education to improve student achievement.
  • Advancing Education Through Environmental Literacy (EPA 171-K-04-900) Exit
    Produced by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, the publication examines how education and the environment can be linked to advance student learning. Includes descriptions of school programs and research documenting how test scores have improved by using the environment to teach in subject areas such as social studies, science, reading and math.
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EE Knowledge, Status, and History

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