For Educators

CEEE supports K-12 educators, college instructors and out-of-school, informal educators in their teaching  by providing free, high-quality peer-reviewed and classroom-ready lesson plans, activities, and other learning materials. CEEE offers virtual and in-person professional development as well as professional development and graduate credit.

For Educators

Resource Library

Check out our assortment of free, high-quality lesson plans, activities, Earth Science videos and collection of Personal Narratives (stories recorded by students and community members about environmental topics).

Lesson Plans and Activities

Browse our collection of lesson plans, curriculum, activities, virtual tours, Data Puzzles and much more. 

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Earth Science Videos

Explore a collection of instructional and educational videos about various environmental and earth science topics.

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Personal Narratives

Dive into stories about water, drought, climate topics and learn from the perspectives of community members and students.

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Professional Learning

Explore our collection of professional learning resources, trainings and webinar recordings.

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Upcoming Educator Professional Development

Sep
Thu - Sat
19 - 21
2024
8:00 am MT
CAEE Conference - Advancing Environmental Education - The Power of Stories

Come find us at Colorado’s 2024 Advancing Environmental Education Conference hosted by Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education (CAEE)!

  • Educators
  • Scientists
  • Public
Networking Event 
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Sep
Tue
24
2024
10:30 am MT
Post-Fire Forest Recovery with Dr. Camille Stevens-Rumann

Climate change is not only contributing to the increase in frequency and size of wildfires, but it's also impacting the ability of forests to recover from these wildfires. Join fire ecologist, Dr. Camille Stevens-Rumann, for this 20-minute talk and 25 minute LIVE Q&A classroom call, to learn more about shifting patterns of post-fire landscape recovery. Note that this virtual event is geared towards MS/HS classrooms; however, all are welcome.

  • Educators
  • Scientists
  • Students
  • Public
Science Show and Share
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Sep
Tue
24
2024
4:30 pm MT
Introduction to CLEAN

This webinar offers a guided tour of the CLEAN portal. Learn about the CLEAN collection of almost 1000 climate and energy educational resources and the range of other supporting materials to help you effectively and accurately teach about climate and energy topics. 

  • Educators
Professional Learning Workshop
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Oct
Wed
02
2024
4:00 pm MT
Data Puzzle Webinar: Not All Warming is Equal

Learn to implement the "Not All Warming is Equal" Data Puzzle lesson in this 1-hr virtual webinar hosted by curriculum developer, Jon Griffith. Participants will leave prepared to implement the lesson with their students and subsequently connect their students with cliamte scientist Dr. Jen Kay via our October, 22nd classroom call!

  • Educators
  • Scientists
  • Public
Professional Learning Workshop
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Oct
Wed - Fri
09 - 11
2024
8:00 am MT
Engagement Scholarship Consortium's 24th Annual Conference

CEEE is attending the Engagement Scholarship Consortium in Portland, Oregon on October 9-10, 2024.

About the Conference

Engagement Scholarship Consortium International Conference

  • Educators
  • Scientists
  • Public
Networking Event 
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Ongoing Events

Ongoing Event

Water in the Western US

A self-paced, free, online course exploring water and climate in the western United States.

Featured Programs and Projects for Educators

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Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network (CLEAN)

A collection of 900+ free, peer-reviewed climate and energy educational resources and support for educators.

  • Educators
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Data Puzzles

Innovative lessons that combine classroom-friendly datasets with the research-backed instructional practices of Ambitious Science Teaching to support students in making sense of science phenomena.

  • Educators
  • Scientists
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HEART Force

Action-oriented curriculum that engages middle and high school students in Colorado to investigate wildfire, flood, or drought risk in their hometown and inspire action to increase resilience.

  • Educators
  • Students
  • Public
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Science On a Sphere (SOS)

Room-sized, global display system created by NOAA that uses computers and video projectors to display planetary data onto a six-foot diameter sphere, analogous to a giant animated globe.

  • Educators
  • Scientists
  • Students
  • Public

Professional Learning

Explore our collection of recorded online trainings and webinars, asynchronous courses and training materials.

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CEEE Contact

ceee@colorado.edu
Phone: 303-492-5670
Fax: 303-735-3644

CEEE Mail

CIRES Center for Education, Engagement and Evaluation
University of Colorado Boulder
488 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0449

CEEE Office Hours

8:00 am to 5:00 pm MT -- fall and spring semesters