Transcript WELCOME NEW EE TRAINING PROGRAM PROPOSAL SUBMITTED

Welcome
EETAP UPDATE
Presented By
Dr. Augusto Medina
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
AGENDA
Overview
 Activities
 Achievements
 Questions
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OVERVIEW
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The Environmental Education and
Training Partnership (EETAP) is a
national leader in delivering
environmental education training for
education professionals in the U.S.A.
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EETAP supports a wide array of
services and resources and is
committed to ensuring that educators
serving ethnically diverse and lowincome communities benefit from and
actively participate in education that
advances student learning and
environmental literacy.
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EETAP seeks to:
1. Help create comprehensive and
sustainable EE programs at the state
and local levels;
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2. Enable educators and decisionmakers to effectively use EE to
improve learning and achieve a
healthy and sustainable environment;
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3. Improve educator access to quality
EE programs, materials, and
information.
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EETAP is in its third five-year phase.
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Phase I: 1995-2000 - North American
Association Environmental Education,
Washington, DC
Phase II: 2000-2005 – University of
Wisconsin-Stevens, Stevens Point, WI
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Phase III: 2005-2010 - University of
Wisconsin-Stevens, Stevens Point, WI
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UW-SP manages the project and
provides management, administration,
communication, and reporting services
under a cooperative agreement with
U.S. EPA.
U.S. EPA and the EETAP Partners
support the project (2/3 & 1/3)
OVERVIEW
Most project work is implemented by
partner organizations that receive
funding to carry out specific activities.
The EETAP Partners include:
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Association for Supervision and
Curriculum Development
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Council for Environmental Education
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National Audubon Society
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North American Association for
Environmental Education
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Project Learning Tree
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Project WET
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United States Fish and Wildlife
Service/National Conservation Training
Center
University of Oregon (National Project
for Excellence in EE)
OVERVIEW
By pooling expertise, increasing interorganization communication and
coordinating planning, EETAP partners
provide programs targeting a variety of
environmental education professional
development priorities.
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EETAP Partners are implementing 12
activities divided into three focus areas:
Advancing Environmental Education
The six activities in this group are putting
in place components needed to ensure
comprehensive environmental education
programs at the state and national level.
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Professional Development
The three activities in this area focus on
the delivery of environmental education
training for formal and non-formal
educators.
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Reaching Different Audiences
The three activities in this area help
educators understand the changes needed
to be more inclusive and build
relationships with diverse audiences.
National Environmental Education Act 1990
Environmental Protection Agency
National Office of EE
EE Grants
National EE Advisory Council
Student Fellowships
Resources
Environmental Education and Training Partnership
EETAP Partners
 Association for Supervision and
Curriculum Development
 Council for Environmental Education
 National Audubon Society
 North American Association for EE
 Project Learning Tree
 Project WET
 United States Fish & Wildlife Service
University of Oregon
 University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
EETAP Activities
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Meeting EE Training Needs through On-line Instruction
Promoting Quality EE through the NPEEE – Guidelines Training
Strengthening EE Training Networks
Correlating EE Resources to State and National Standards and EE
Guidelines for Excellence
Building State Capacity for EE
Reviewing EE Resources
Supporting Accreditation and Developing EE Pre-Service Programs
Expanding EE Certification Programs
Promoting Electronic Access to Quality EE and Developing
Technology Tools for EE
10. Delivering Culturally Relevant EE to Diverse Audiences
11. Reaching Tribal Communities with EE Training
12. Building Capacity for Education with Conservation Practitioners
and Non-formal Educators
ACHIEVEMENTS
Why Program is Unique
 Builds on Phases I and II
 Continuity has enabled meaningful
progress on several strategic initiatives
that require years to fully develop
 Logic Models and Evaluation
ACHIEVEMENTS
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Advancing EE
More than 1,670 education
professionals enhanced their skills as
environmental educators through in
person training and 403,546
individuals accessed information online
using the Internet.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Professional Development
 Consortium partners have delivered
professional development through in
person and online workshops and
courses to more than 1,433 education
professionals and EE leaders working
in schools and other settings.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Reaching Diverse Audiences
 Three EE organizations participated in
a learning community while taking
steps to become more culturally
inclusive.
 Nine installments on EE and diversity
related topics have been posted on
NAAEE’s web site.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Reaching Diverse Audiences
 EE workshops were conducted with
tribes in 5 states and contacts were
initiated with tribes in 3 states.
 A draft Conservation Education Toolkit
to help conservation managers better
understand how to use education as a
conservation tool was completed.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Management
 EE certification study of nonformal
educators completed.
 First draft of EE professional
development priorities study
completed.
 Article on EE & diversity completed.
ACHIEVEMENTS
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More than 1 million education
professionals and 3 million individuals
across the U.S.A. have benefited from
EETAP activities.
Using the Organizational Assessment
Tool (OAT) To Enhance Effectiveness
Find out how the OAT can help you
become more effective. The OAT is a
one-stop organizational assessment
resource that helps EE leaders:
 Review major aspects of internal
organizational development and
 Develop a process for building
organizational capacity.
Questions
Thank You!