Registration is now open for two online environmental education courses offered by the Arkansas Environmental Education Association (AEEA). AEEA offers eeCourses as a flexible and affordable option for gaining skills, knowledge, and professional development hours. eeCourses are moderated, online courses designed to be primarily asynchronously with a few scheduled Zoom discussions. Two courses will be offered in Fall 2024. Participants are welcomed to register for both courses or just one.
Investigating Environmental Issues
This course is designed to provide educators with the background knowledge and skills needed to identify, investigate, and evaluate environmental issues as well as plan appropriate action based on their analysis.
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Research and analyze environmental issues ranging from local to global.
- Discuss environmental issues from a global environmental perspective.
- Analyze the influence of shared and conflicting societal values on environmental issues.
- Explain the importance of exercising the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.
- Evaluate the consequences of specific environmental changes, conditions, and issues for human and ecological systems.
- Identify environmental action strategies that are likely to be effective in specific situations and for specific purposes.
- Communicate, evaluate, and justify their own views on environmental issues and alternative ways to address them.
- Plan for action based on their research and analysis of an environmental issue.
Register today for Investigating Environmental Issues.
Teaching and Learning Outdoors
Research shows that time spent outdoors has academic, emotional, and mental benefits for students. This course is designed to equip educators with the knowledge, skills, tools and resources to take learning outdoors.
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Identify potential barriers to outdoor learning for your students and articulate ways to minimize or eliminate those barriers.
- Identify strategies for successful outdoor learning which include overall strategies, management of students, adapting for weather and using technology outdoors.
- Compare and contrast the learning environments of an indoor classroom space and outdoor learning space to more effectively teach outdoors.
- Complete an outdoor learning plan which includes goals and objectives, getting support, inclusion, classroom management, location(s), curriculum connections, weather, safety and necessary materials and supplies.
Register today for Teaching and Learning Outdoors.
DETAILS
- Cost: AEEA Members $65 | Non Members $100
- Course dates: September 9 – November 4, 2024
- Participants can register for one or both courses
- Professional development: 8 – 12 hours depending on the course
- REGISTRATION, course syllabus, and more details: https://arkansasee.org/eecourses/
For questions contact Sophia Stephenson at director@arkansasee.org.
Registration closes September 3, 2024.
Payment must be received by September 6 to be enrolled in fall courses.