CLEARING: PNW Journal of Environmental Education in the Pacific Northwest

The archives have grown!

Check out some of the many back issues that were published at the beginning of the millennium. You will be amazed at the quality of articles and the level of participation from environmental educators across the region.

You can find these issues, available in flip-page format, in the Menu bar at the top of the page. Look under the Back Issues tab to select a back issue and relive the early days of environmental education in the Pacific Northwest!

Top Five Ways to Use EE to Achieve Your Education Goals

Jul 30, 2009 | Environmental Literacy, Learning Theory

By Judy Braus You’re a new teacher with a head full of ideas. You want to be innovative and effective — on the cutting edge of reform. You want your kids to be excited about learning. And you think...

The Window into Green

Jul 8, 2009 | Environmental Literacy, Outstanding Programs in EE, Place-based Education, Schoolyard Classroom, STEM, Sustainability, Teaching Science

by Mike Weilbacher With the new wave of interest in the environment, will we finally give students the tools they need to become environmentally literate citizens? In just a few weeks, high...

Raising Awareness Through Service Learning:

Jun 26, 2009 | K-12 Classroom Resources, Place-based Education, Service learning

Citizens for a Healthy Bay’s Junior Bay Ranger Program By Katrina Landau In 2003, the Washington State Legislature passed ESHB 1466 that established the Natural Science, Wildlife and Environmental...

Restoration Planting: What’s the Rush?

Jun 22, 2009 | Place-based Education, Questioning strategies, Service learning

Couple some basic curriculum organizers with focused questioning strategies to make your restoration projects coherent and effective environmental education experiences. by Jim Martin Environmental...