1. AEOE Virtual EE Career Fair
 | Date: December 2, 2025 Location: Virtual Description: Calling all job seekers and employers! Join AEOE for a virtual environmental education career fair. Site leaders will be grouped into breakout rooms, where they will make a pitch for their organization/worksite, share any current or upcoming employment opportunities, and end with Q&A. Job seekers will choose several rooms to attend. Interviews will not be conducted during the event, but if you make a connection you can exchange contact information and plan to follow up. Find your next dream job in environmental and outdoor education! Register HERE. |
2. CAELI Quarterly Meeting
 | Date: December 3, 2025 Location: Virtual Description: We invite you to our next virtual statewide gathering which is a great opportunity to connect, share updates, and collaborate with environmental education leaders across California. Register HERE to attend the meeting. Existing CAELI members do not need to register. |
3. Green Schoolyards America Lecture: Green Schoolyards for Life-long Physical Activity
 | Dates: December 4, 2025 Location: Virtual Description: Dr. Marci Raney, a living schoolyard researcher and advocate, will share her research and perspective on how children’s long-term physical activity and health is impacted and improved by exposure to living, green schoolyards that foster safe risk and play. This session will also include “myth-busting” about physical education standards and the “rules” that limit children’s ability to participate in a robust physically engaging environment. Register HERE. |
4. CAELI District Community of Practice
 | Dates: December 5, 2025 Location: Virtual Description: CAELI invites district office staff from across California to join the District Environmental Literacy Community of Practice (CoP). The District CoP brings together professionals committed to integrating sustainability principles into district operations, instruction, and culture. Through collaboration, shared learning, and resource exchange, members work toward districtwide innovation and systems-level change. Register HERE. |
5. NAAEE eePro Webinar: Inspiring Curiosity and Critical Thinking Through Nature Journaling with John Muir Laws
 | Dates: December 9, 2025 Location: Virtual Description: Join award-winning author, artist, and educator John Muir Laws for a lively and hands-on 1.5 hour workshop exploring how nature journaling can spark curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking. This engaging, cross-curricular approach helps learners of all ages build observation skills, deepen their connection to the natural world, and see science and art in new ways. You’ll leave this session inspired, energized, and ready to bring the power of nature journaling into your own programs. Register HERE. |
6. Natural Start Alliance & NAAEE Webinar. Flourishing in Winter: Guidance for Cold-weather Play
 | Dates: December 9, 2025 Location: Virtual Description: As interest in outdoor play continues to grow, early childhood educators are increasingly asking—how do we safely and meaningfully support outdoor play through the colder months? In this webinar you’ll have the opportunity to hear from Emily Johnson, early childhood educator and researcher, and hear real-world insights and tips from this new guide. Discover the benefits of cold-weather play for young children; how to cultivate positive attitudes among educators and families; communication strategies for engaging parents and caregivers; dressing for success: tips for warmth, comfort, and safety, and a collection of play ideas and activities to enrich your winter curriculum. Whether you’re new to outdoor education or a seasoned nature-based teacher, this session will leave you equipped and inspired to embrace the wonder and vitality of winter learning. Register HERE. |
7. CAELI COE Community of Practice
 | Date: December 11, 2025 Location: Virtual Description: CAELI invites County Office of Education (COE) leaders in any role who are champions of environmental literacy and advocates for vulnerable and marginalized students and communities from across California to join the COE Environmental Literacy Community of Practice (CoP). The CoP provides a space for COE staff to connect with each other to share best practices and resources for advancing environmental literacy and sustainability in their county region. Visit the CAELI website for more information. |
8. CAELI CBP Community of Practice
| Date: January 20, 2026 Location: Virtual Description: The Community-Based Partner (CBP) virtual Community of Practice brings program leaders and staff from environmental education organizations together to engage in collaborative learning and build capacity. Join colleagues from around the state to share resources, explore best practices, and build connections to strengthen our respective organizations and increase our collective impact. Register HERE. |