Mid-Atlantic Climate Change Education Conference Reflection
An overview of the 2020 Mid-Atlantic Climate Change Education Conference.
Bay Backpack
Providing educators with information about funding opportunities, field studies, curriculum guides and lesson plans related to environmental education. Bay Backpack helps educators find the tools they need to give their students Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences, or MWEEs.
What is a MWEE?
Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences, or MWEEs, are the cornerstone upon which the region’s environmental literacy efforts have been built. MWEEs connect standards-based classroom learning with outdoor field experiences to create a deeper understanding of the environment. Through MWEEs, students of all ages develop a sense of environmental ethics and stewardship that will be essential to the long-term sustainability of our local watersheds and will serve as the foundation of a lifelong relationship with the environment.
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Teaching Resources
Discover a wealth of environment-related books, multimedia, curriculum guides, individual lesson plans and data sources.
Action Projects
Effectively plan, utilize & sustain a wide variety of school environmental projects.
Field Experiences
Find a field trip that gets your students' feet wet and hands dirty.
Need funding for your MWEE?
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