Educator Resources
K12 Educators
ESA's 97th Annual Meeting
The 2012 Annual Meeting will be held in Portland, Oregon on August 5-10. Attend presentations on examples of environmental stewardship, workshops on contributing resources to an online library, and more.
See the schedule of educaton and outreach events
See the complete preliminary schedule and register for the 97th Annual Meeting
PlantingScience is a learning and research resource, bringing together students from grades 6-12, plant scientists, and teachers from across the nation. Students engage in hands-on plant investigations, working with peers and scientist mentors to build collaborations and to improve their understanding of science. Student groups are mentored by scientists online as they complete an inquiry-based curriculum in their classroom. Managed by the Botanical Society of America. ESA is a Scientific Society partner.
Sign up as a Mentor at PlantingScience.
Register your Student Team at PlantingScience.
Find Teaching Resources
Use EcoEd Digital Library to search, browse, and contribute ecology education resources. Includes photographs, activities, figures, TIEE materials, and Issues in Ecology.
Jigsaw is the newsletter of ESA's Office of Education and Diversity Programs.
The Future of Environmental Decisions
Workshops, webinars, and ongoing activities to help ecology educators develop skills and teaching materials for teaching with continental-scale datasets.
Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE)
Innovative lecture and lab activities to improve teaching and student learning.
Ecology Factsheets
Fact sheets explain ecological issues, define terms and concepts, and provide references for additional information.
Opportunities for Your Students
From the ESA Membership: Basic
Ecological Literacy
ESA Education Community
Ecology in the Pre-Medical CurriculumNEW
Proposed core competency on ecology and human health in pre-medical education and assessment.
ESA Education Listserv
A venue for subscribers to discuss emerging issues in ecology, environmental science, and science education. Members can also share announcements and updates on ecology education programs.
ESA Education Section
The Education Section currently has a membership of around 400 ecologists, educators, managers and administrators actively engaged in undergraduate, graduate, K-12 and teacher education, as well as community and public outreach programs and scholarly research in ecology education.
Education and Human Resources Committee (EHRC)
Chaired by Meg Lowman, EHRC provides leadership for ESA's education and diversity initiatives.
