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Join the Arkansas Environmental Education Association in an interactive, virtual workshop on Environmental Education Programs: Guidelines for Excellence.
Description:
The Environmental Education Programs: Guidelines for Excellence comprises a set of recommendations for developing, administering, and assessing high-quality environmental education programs. These recommendations, recently revised in 2022, provide a tool that can be used to ensure a firm foundation for new programs or to inform improvements in existing ones. The overall goal of these guidelines is to facilitate a superior educational process leading to the social and environmental quality that people desire.
We invite non-formal educators, curriculum developers, librarians and other community educators, and program administrators to join us for an interactive, virtual workshop exploring the characteristics of high-quality environmental education programs. The workshop will be facilitated by Bora Simmons, Director of the National Project for Excellence in Environmental Education.
Background:
The National Project for Excellence in Environmental Education, initiated by the North American Association for Environmental Education in 1993, developed a series of guidelines that set the standards for high-quality environmental education. Each of the publications was developed by a diverse team of professionals, and each has gone through a substantive review by thousands of professionals prior to its publication.
The guidelines deliver a set of balanced, scientifically accurate, and comprehensive environmental education programs and materials. Quality environmental education programs help develop an environmentally literate citizenry that can compete in our global economy; has the skills, knowledge, and inclinations to make well-informed choices; and exercises the rights and responsibilities of members of a community.
Date & Time:
Wednesday, November 13, 2:00 – 4:00 pm
Wednesday, November 20, 2:00 – 4:00 pm
Professional Development:
Participants will be eligible for four hours of professional development.
Location:
This workshop will be held over Zoom. After payment is received, login information will be sent with a confirmation. For participants who are unable to attend both sessions, we can record the main discussion of the workshop, however, this workshop will include breakout rooms for discussion that will not be recorded. Attending the workshop live is preferrable.
Cost:
AEEA members: $15
General public: $20
Questions:
Contact Sophia Stephenson at director@arkansasee.org or 501.773.1107 for questions.
Registration:
Space is limited and pre-registration is required.
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