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Inter-Institute Collaboration on Professional Learning for Elementary School Teachers

Sarah Johnson of Wild Rose Education and Sara Monson of Walking Mountains Science Center worked together to plan and lead a workshop for 11 elementary school teachers.

Collaboration Spotlight: BEETLES and Social Emotional Learning at the BOOST Conference

An interview with Arthur Pearson about how three organizations used their experiences with BEETLES as a way to approach facilitating Social Emotional Learning in a conference presentation.

How Our Two Programs Conducted BEETLES Professional Learning Collaboratively

Organization leaders from Expedition Yellowstone and Yellowstone Forever describe how conducting shared professional learning among their instructors supported collaboration and reduced competition.

The Other Side of the Coin: Supporting Districts to Implement Environmental Literacy at Scale

A summary of some of the opportunities and value of cultivating partnerships outdoor science education programs and school districts.

Partnerships in the Pandemic Spotlight: Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center

Joe Walewski of Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center describes a partnership to offer outdoor, in-person education during the pandemic.

Partnerships in the Pandemic Spotlight: Portland Public Schools

Brooke Teller of Portland Public Schools shares how she leveraged CARES funding and support from local businesses to implement district-wide outdoor teaching during the pandemic.

Partnerships in the Pandemic Spotlight: McCall Outdoor Science School

McCall Outdoor Science School describes how their existing partnerships K-12 school district led to the creation of an in-person outdoor learning program during the pandemic.

Regional Network Tales from the Field: Philadelphia

A regional network in Philadelphia brought informal educators and school administrators together for professional learning and reflection on equity within the field of environmental education.

Regional Network Tales from the Field: Alabama Environmental Education Summits

The AEES shares how convening statewide and regional summits strengthened relationships and the quality of teaching among organizations in Alabama.

Regional Network Tales from the Field: San Diego

How 12 environmental education nonprofits and two school districts in San Diego built a network focused on professional learning and relationship building.

Regional Network Tales from the Field: Forming Community Partnerships to Inform Curriculum Design with the Native Voices Project

A description of the Native Voices Project, a regional collaborative in the Upper Feather River Watershed between local educators and leaders from the Mountain Maidu community.

Regional Networks Tale from the Field: River Cities

The River Cities Environmental Education Learning Community shares what they learned as a regional cohort, and how this can advance justice and equity in environmental education.

Building Regional Networks: Lessons Learned in Collaboration and Community

A series of implementation stories about how subnational networks in Sierra Valley, San Diego, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Alabama, and Minnesota worked together to strengthen regional collaboration among environmental education organizations.

Regional Networks Tale from the Field: Minnesota Collaborative

Five residential environmental learning centers in Minnesota describe working together to evaluate their capacity for equity and prioritized collaboration over competition among their organizations.

Emerging Leaders Cohorts: An Affinity-Based Model for BIPOC in Environmental Education

Hear from Professionals of Color about the impact of the Emerging Leaders Program, an initiative to advance equity and inclusion within the outdoor environmental science field through the BEETLES Learning Institutes.