Eco Teaching Resources, LLC, and Kirk Evans, Ph.D.

Kirk Evans, Ph.D., is a distinguished educator, STEAM facilitator, and thought leader in the fields of environmental education and curriculum innovation. With over three decades of teaching and leadership experience, Dr. Evans has dedicated his career to advancing science literacy and fostering experiential learning. He is currently a STEAM Facilitator at the Allen Independent School District in Texas, where he develops and implements cutting-edge interdisciplinary curricula that inspire both educators and students to engage with science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics in transformative ways.

Dr. Evans has a Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction with a focus on STEM Education at Texas Tech University, complementing his M.Ed. in Special Education from Stephen F. Austin State University and his B.S. in Physical Education and Recreation from Texas Tech University. His academic and professional pursuits have earned him numerous accolades, including the Texas Academy of Science Outstanding Educator Award and recognition as a State Finalist for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching.

A passionate advocate for environmental literacy, Dr. Evans has secured over $100,000 in grants to support ecoliteracyprograms and sustainable learning initiatives in schools. His leadership extends beyond the classroom, as he co-founded the Earthfest Community Festival and served on the Allen Parks Foundation Board of Trustees. His work has been featured in SOAR Magazine and Allen Image, underscoring his commitment to empowering communities through education.

As a seasoned speaker and workshop leader, Dr. Evans has delivered presentations at national and international conferences, including the National Blue Ribbon School Conference and the Texas Academy of Science. His expertise spans a range of topics, from ecological literacy and experiential education to innovative curriculum design. With his engaging delivery and wealth of knowledge, Dr. Evans inspires audiences to rethink traditional education models and embrace a holistic approach to teaching and learning.

Dr. Evans’ professional memberships include the National Science Teachers Association, the North American Association for Environmental Education, and the Texas Association for Environmental Education. Through his collaborative leadership and visionary approach, he continues to shape the future of education on a global scale.

Our mission is to support and provide resources for a community where educators and naturalists can create, design, and build educational guides that make sense to their style of teaching; and to create materials for students within that community to foster a deeper understanding of and connection with their natural world.

Our company is Eco Teaching Resources, our product is Nature’s Window, and our founder is Dr. Evans. Learn more about us and how we can help you change the way you teach.

Change How You Teach: Our company, Eco Teaching Resources, LLC, develops and supplies hyper-local field guides for cities, camps, school districts, and more. We provide customizable, accurate, alternative teaching materials that create heightened learning environments and enhance how people interact with nature.

Our vision is a community where people interact with one another, observing the natural world around them. To bring this vision into reality, we build a network of people who focus their educational pursuits, attention and knowledge to their local ecological address. The developed materials of Eco Teaching Resources, LLC,  build around the ideas of providing enhanced, hyper-local teaching materials that will create enriched learning environments to promote a deeper sense of spatial connectivity.

We value the visions of modern educators and their ability to create enriched learning experiences, which change the way people understand and interpret their natural environment. We value the opportunities to build our company’s culture by providing the most environmentally and ecologically friendly experiences and products within our educational field.

Our mission is to support and provide resources for a community where educators and naturalists can create, design, and build educational guides that make sense to their style of teaching; and to create materials for students within that community to foster a deeper understanding of and connection with their natural world.

Dr. Evans has focused on environmental, ecological, adventure, and outdoor learning for over 35 years. He has taught students from K-16 in traditional and nontraditional education settings. He founded Eco Teaching Resources to empower teachers and naturalists to bring people closer to nature.

Dr. Evans has received awards and been recognized for his work in experiential education by Allen ISD, Houston ISD, Keep Allen Beautiful, Keep Texas Beautiful, Texas Association for Environmental Education, and National Blue Ribbon Schools in Washington, DC.

Nine years ago, he created the nationally recognized and award-winning Ecoliteracy Project at Norton Elementary and Olson Elementary in Allen ISD, Allen, TX. His ideas that promote and provide opportunities that build ecological literacy have acquired more than $100,000 in grant funds and in-kind donations over the last eight years.

Dr. Evans has been able to share his experience, passion, and voice for education as a member of the Board of Directors for the Heard Museum and Wildlife Sanctuary and Connemara Conservancy, as a Teacher Voice in the Dallas Morning News, in Dallas Child, on the Greening Living with Howard Garrett Radio Show, and in the Journal of Experiential Education. He has been a guest speaker and presenter at local, state and national organizations such as, the Keep Texas Beautiful, Conference for the Advancement of Science Teaching, Sierra Club, National Blue Ribbon Schools, Association for Experiential Education, and the international conference for the Association for Challenge Course Technology.

Kirk has built a foundation of teaching students to observe, explore, and discover their ecological address. He is passionate about nature, and is excited that his hyper-local field guide templates can re-engage people with their environments. He designed Nature’s Window for cities, camps, school districts, nature centers, and other conservation minded organizations, but has come to realize the possibilities are endless with this 21st century identification flashcard.

He is most proud to be a father of two boys who love to play outside, build things out of sticks and rope, play in the mud and stomp down the grass in their tree shaded backyard. He could not have pursued his vision to create Eco Teaching Resources, LLC, without the loving and constant support of his wife, Allison.

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I have been at this life in education for more than 35 years, and I have enjoyed every minute....

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