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National Project forExcellence in Environmental Education
Environmental Education Materials: Guidelines for
Excellence
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Presenters Bora Simmons, Bora Simmons, National Project for
Excellence in Environmental Education
Katie Navin, Colorado Alliance Katie Navin, Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education
Jolon Clark, Greenway Foundation
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QUICK TOUR OF ADOBE CONNECT
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Tell us something about yourself …
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Promoting Excellence for
Environmental Education
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Primary Sponsors:
U.S. EPA Office of Environmental Education
EECapacityEPA funded national EE training program housed in Cornell University’s Civic Ecology Lab
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Other Partners U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Forest Service National Environmental Education
Foundation State EE Associations – such as the
Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education (CAEE)
Organizational partners – such as Project Learning Tree, Arbor Day Foundation, Project WILD, Keep America Beautiful, Project WET
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Where does your program content come from?
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Environmental Education Materials: Guidelines for Excellence
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Materials: Guidelines for Excellence
A Resource That Provides:• Recommendations for selecting quality
EE materials• Tools for evaluating a wide array of
materials• Guidance for developing new EE
materials Developed through a broad-based
review and comment process
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Materials: Guidelines for Excellence
Six Key Characteristics1) Fairness and accuracy2) Depth3) Emphasis on Skills Building4) Action Orientation5) Instructional Soundness6) Usability
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Key Characteristic One
Fairness and Accuracy1.1) Factual Accuracy1.2) Balanced Presentation of Differing Viewpoints and Theories1.3) Openness to Inquiry1.4) Reflection of Diversity
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Key Characteristic Two
Depth2.1) Awareness2.2) Focus on Concepts2.3) Concepts in Context2.4) Attention to Different Scales
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Key Characteristic Three
Emphasis on Skills Building3.1) Critical and Creative Thinking3.2) Applying Skills to Issues3.3) Action Skills
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Key Characteristic Four
Action Orientation4.1) Sense of Personal Stake and
Responsibility4.2) Self-Efficacy
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Key Characteristic Five
Instructional Soundness5.1) Learner-Centered Instruction5.2) Different ways of Learning5.3) Connection to Learners’ Everyday Lives5.4) Expanded Learning Environment5.5) Interdisciplinary5.6) Goals and Objectives5.7) Appropriateness for Specific Learning Settings5.8) Assessment
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Key Characteristic Six
Usability6.1) Clarity and Logic6.2) Easy to Use6.3) Long-Lived6.4) Adaptable6.5) Accompanied by Instruction and Support6.6) Make Substantiated Claims6.7) Fit with National, State, or Local Requirements
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Key Characteristics and your work…
1) Fairness and Accuracy2) Depth3) Emphasis on Skills Building4) Action Orientation5) Instructional Soundness6) Usability
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Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education
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Want to Learn More? Offer a workshop thru our
Guidelines Trainers’ Bureau
Access information thru EELinked:
eelinked.net/n/guidelines
Attend another webinar
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eelinked.naaee.net/n/guidelines
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Future WebinarsApril 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
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Get Involved:Community EE Guidelines
For more information:For more information:Akiima [email protected]
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Questions?
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