Professional Development of Environmental Educators: Guidelines for Excellence is a set of recommendations about the basic knowledge and abilities educators need to provide high quality environmental education. These guidelines are designed to apply within college/university environmental education programs, to the professional development of educators who work in both formal and nonformal educational settings, to full-time environmental educators, and to those for whom environmental education will be among other responsibilities.
The K–12 Environmental Education: Guidelines for Excellence provides students, parents, caregivers, educators and others a roadmap to achieving environmental literacy by setting expectations for fourth (age 10), eighth (age 14) and twelfth grade (age 18) students and outlining a framework for effective and comprehensive environmental education programs and curricula. These guidelines help define the aims of environmental education. They set a standard for high quality education, based on what an environmentally literate person should know and be able to do by the time they graduate from high school. They draw on the best thinking in the field to outline the core ingredients of environmental education.
Are you interested in teaching other educators (preservice and in-service) about working more effectively with communities? We've created a workshop module that facilitates online exploration of NAAEE's publication Community Engagement: Guidelines for Excellence. This publications outlines a set of guidelines focusing on community wellness and designed to help environmental educators create inclusive environments that support effective partnerships and collaborations. The online resources provide a step-by-step outline for designing a virtual workshop that can be adapted to your needs.
Are you interested in teaching other educators (preservice and in-service) about creating and selecting quality instructional materials? We've created a workshop module that facilitates online exploration of NAAEE's publication Environmental Education Materials: Guidelines for Excellence. These guidelines aim to help producers of activity guides, lesson plans, and other instructional materials create high-quality products and to provide educators with a tool to evaluate the wide array of available environmental education materials. The online resources provide a step-by-step outline for designing a virtual workshop that can be adapted to your needs.
The Environmental Education Materials: Guidelines for Excellence comprises a set of recommendations for developing and selecting environmental education instructional materials.
Are you interested in teaching other educators (preservice and in-service) about environmental educator competencies? We've created a workshop module that facilitates online exploration of NAAEE's publication Professional Development of Environmental Educators: Guidelines for Excellence. This publication describes a set of recommendations that can guide the preparation and continuing education of teachers and other environmental educators. The online resources provide a step-by-step outline for designing a virtual short course that can be adapted to your needs.
Are you interested in teaching other educators (preservice and in-service) about the environmental education program development cycle? We've created a workshop module that facilitates online exploration of NAAEE's publication Environmental Education Programs: Guidelines for Excellence. This set of guidelines provides a set of recommendations for the design and implementation of comprehensive environmental education programs. The online resources provide a step-by-step outline for designing a virtual workshop that can be adapted to your needs.
Are you interested in teaching other educators (preservice and in-service) about environmental literacy and how it develops across the grade bands? We've created a workshop module that facilitates online exploration of NAAEE's publication K-12 Environmental Education: Guidelines for Excellence. This set of guidelines was developed to support state and local environmental education efforts by setting expectations for performance and achievement in grades 4, 8, and 12. The online resources provide a step-by-step outline for designing a virtual short course that can be adapted to your needs.
Are you taking your professional development work online? Do you teach at the college or university level or are you responsible for delivering educator professional development experiences? Would you like to introduce your participants to environmental education program development for young learners, focusing on ages three through six.
We've created a workshop outline that facilitates online exploration of NAAEE's publication Early Childhood Environmental Education Programs: Guidelines for Excellence. These resources provide step-by-step outline for designing a 90 minute to two-hour virtual workshop.
We need your help and input!!! The Environmental Education Materials: Guidelines for Excellence were first published in 1996 and have been updated about every five years since then. We are in the process of revising these guidelines once again. The process is iterative. Our writing team developed the current draft. We invite you to review this draft and provide comments that will be used in the revision process.
This set of guidelines describes recommendations for developing and selecting environmental education instructional resources. They aim to help producers of activity guides, lesson plans, and other instructional materials create high quality products and to provide educators with a tool to evaluate the wide array of available environmental education materials.
