Connecting environmental science and people to inspire curiosity, community and action.

Center for Education, Engagement and Evaluation (CEEE)

Connecting environmental science and people to inspire curiosity, community, and action.

We are Water

Recipient 2023 Governor’s Award for High-Impact Research

Water, critical and scarce in the Four Corners Region, connects diverse communities through shared place and unique stories.

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Research Experience for Community College Students

We are excited to welcome the 11th RECCS Cohort in summer 2025! Scientists interested in mentoring are encouraged to fill out the form on the program site.

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ADVANCEing FieldSafety

The course is FREE and open to the public. Please visit the Advancing FieldSaftey webpage to participate in training or get involved in the research study.

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Data Puzzles

Guide your students in making sense of authentic science data. Learn how to bring Data Puzzle lessons, data, and scientists into your classroom.

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Educators

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Lifelong Learners

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Be a Water Detective Take & Make Kit

Student's use tools to make observations about how water shapes the surface of our planet and how water supports and is impacted by the life that calls Earth home. Through these observations, water detectives are able tell meaningful stories about water.

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Girls* on Rock

Girls* on Rock is an exciting, FREE wilderness science education program for high school students.

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Climate Science Engagement Program

The fundamental focus for the Climate Science Engagement Program is providing foundational climate science and frameworks for planning and evaluating actions and impact that are applicable for leaders and decision makers, and those who communicate with them.

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Watershed Stewardship Patch Activity

We can be good watershed stewards by taking positive actions that will help to ensure the watershed’s healthy functions. In this activity, students learn how to be good watershed stewards and become familiar with their local watershed through observation, positive action, and community engagement.

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We are Water

Place-based education program connecting local communities in the desert Southwest with water topics through stories, programming, hands-on activities, and a traveling exhibit in the local library.

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Upcoming Events

Jun - Aug

Mon - Fri

02 - 01

2025

9:00 am MT

Research Experience For Community College Students Program

Skill Development Workshop

Jun

Tue - Wed

03 - 04

2025

8:00 am MT

Resilient Futures in Rural Colorado Teacher Workshop in Gunnison

Professional Learning Workshop

Jun

Mon - Wed

09 - 11

2025

8:30 pm MT

Data Sensemaking Professional Learning Community For Middle School Science Teachers

Skill Development Workshop

News

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May 2025

CEEE Receives Three Summer UROP Awards

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May 2025

HEART Force Participants Win Statewide Award for Wildfire Preparedness Project

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Apr 2025

Former RECCS intern awarded NSF fellowship

Discover CIRES at CU Boulder

Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences

At CIRES, hundreds of scientists work to understand the dynamic Earth system, including people’s relationship with the planet.

The Center for Education, Engagement and Evaluation (CEEE) is a part of CIRES. CEEE focuses on education, engagement and outreach to connect environmental science and people.

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