The Missouri Environmental Education Association (MEEA)
2013 Endangered Species Art Contest Grand Prize Winner
Burying Beetle by Ava Bribiesco,(Kindergarten) the International School, St. Louis. Check out the other winners hereSubmit a proposal to MO 2013 EE Conference "Green to the Core"
New! Draft Show-Me Environmental Literacy Standards
Earthforce awards grants to 3 Missouri Community Organizations
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About
- About the Environment -
- About Environmental Education - Environmental education has standards and practices like other educational fields and familiarity with these standards is important for effective and fair presentation of environmental issues and to make the best use of them in teaching school subjects.
- About MEEA - This page has information about MEEA's projects and its governance.
KIds
- Stuff to Do - Activities for kids, outdoor, art, stewardship, games and books
- Contests and Awards - Contests and Awards specifically for kids. Some are individual, some are for teams or school groups
Everybody
- News -This page links to brief summaries of stories related to education and environment with links to the complete stories and a link to the current newsletter (password protected) and the MEEA newsletter archive.
- Events - This is a list of outdoor, nature, environmental and sustainability events taking place around Missouri, sorted by region (NW, NE, KC, Central, St. Louis, SW, Ozark and SE) and then by date.
- Links - This is a list of outdoor, nature, environmental and sustainability organizations, agencies and businesses in Missouri (sorted by region), nationally and globally.
- Jobs - Jobs in the environmental education field, mostly informal, along with links to other job websites.
- Networking - Ways to network with other environmental educators
- Comments - This page lists recommendations from visitors in the order from most recent to earliest. If you would like to make a recommendation, please email Jan Weaver at weaverjc@missouri.edu
Educators
This includes "formal educators" or classroom teachers; "non-formal educators" or those who work in parks, nature centers, or related fields; and home-schoolers
- Lessons - This page covers teaching tips and links to the Lesson Library, which includes lessons, curricula, books, videos, movies, games, stewardship activities (including citizen science) and links organized by environmental topic
- New Stuff - This page compiles information on newly released (or discovered!) environmental education resources
- Workshops - This page is a calendar of conferences, workshops and training in outdoor, nature, environmental or sustainability curricula or topics.
- Certification - Missouri does not have a state accreditation in environmental education, but for educators who would like to hone their educator skills, MEEA outlines a structured program of professional development to ensure educators can take advantage of the breadth and depth of the field.
- Grants and Awards - This page lists grants, awards and contests for educators by due date.
- Standards - This page has curriculum frameworks and standards for EE, Conservation Education, the Missouri ShowMe Standards, Next Generation Science and other relevant fields. These are helpful if you are planning on writing your own lessons or curricula.
Schools
This is for teachers, school administrators, parents and community members who are interested in helping their schools green their buildings, their practices and their curriculum
- Green Schools - There are a number of programs throughout the nation for helping schools become greener. Missouri does not currently sponsor such a program but MEEA is exploring the idea. Also, while the state sets edcuation standards,it is local school districts determine how those standards will be met and local PTAs/PTOs that help support school goal. Getting involved at the local level can play a key role in greening schools.
- Envirothon - This page introduces the International Canon Envirothon, a contest of environmental knowledge and skills for high school students. Missouri won first place in 2012.
- Research - This page has summaries of research papers covering the environmental education field.
- Standards - This page has curriculum frameworks and standards for EE, Conservation Education, the Missouri ShowMe Standards, Next Generation Science and other relevant fields. These are helpful if you are planning on writing your own lessons or curricula.
Members
- Projects - descriptions of MEEA projects, including grants received, and partnerships with other organizations
- MEEA News - what's happening with MEEA
- Awards - description of and winners of MEEA's EE awards
- Governance - officers, by-laws, IRS 990s
- Members and Partners - This page lists current members and the agencies and organizations with whom we have a working relationship