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National Project for Excellence in Environmental Education

National Project for Excellence in Environmental Education. Presenters. Bora Simmons, Director National Project for Excellence in EE Andree Walker, Executive Director Utah Society for Environmental Education. Quick Tour of Adobe Connect. Tell us a bit about yourself….

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National Project for Excellence in Environmental Education

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  1. NationalProject forExcellence in EnvironmentalEducation

  2. Presenters • Bora Simmons, Director National Project for Excellence in EE • Andree Walker, Executive Director Utah Society for Environmental Education

  3. Quick Tour of Adobe Connect

  4. Tell us a bit about yourself…

  5. Primary Sponsors: U.S. EPA • Office of Environmental Education EECapacity • EPA funded national EE training program housed in Cornell University’s Civic Ecology Lab

  6. Other Partners • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service • U.S. Forest Service • National Environmental Education Foundation • State EE Associations – such as the Utah Society for Environmental Education (USEE) • Organizational partners – such as Project Learning Tree, Arbor Day Foundation, Project WILD, Keep America Beautiful, Project WET

  7. Promoting excellence in environmental education

  8. Our Collective Wisdom • Developed Guidelines through a public participatory process • Engaging educators in a deep discussion about quality environmental education practice • Building EE as a profession

  9. Some thoughts on environmental education…

  10. Essential Underpinnings of Environmental Education • Systems • Interdependence • The importance of where one lives • Integration and infusion • Roots in the real world • Lifelong learning

  11. In my job, I …

  12. Guidelines for Excellence Publications

  13. Environmental Education Materials: Guidelines for Excellence

  14. Excellence in Environmental Education: Guidelines for Learning (K-12)

  15. Guidelines for the Preparation and Professional Development of Environmental Educators

  16. Nonformal Environmental Education Programs: Guidelines for Excellence

  17. Early Childhood Environmental Education Programs: Guidelines for Excellence

  18. Guidelines for Excellence

  19. Want to Learn More? • Offer a workshop thru our Guidelines Trainers’ Bureau • Access information thru EELinked • Attend another webinar

  20. eelinked.naaee.net/n/guidelines

  21. Future Webinars April 10th 5:00pm (Eastern) Environmental Education Materials: Guidelines for Excellence April 24th 4:00pm (Eastern) Excellence in EE: Guidelines for Learning (K-12) May 1st 1:00pm (Eastern) Guidelines for the Preparation and Professional Development May 8th 4:00pm (Eastern) Nonformal EE Programs: Guidelines for Excellence June 26th 4:00pm (Eastern) Early Childhood EE Programs: Guidelines for Excellence

  22. Get Involved:Community EE Guidelines For more information: Akiima Price akiima@apriceconsulting.com

  23. Questions?

  24. Join us at the NAAEE Conference

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