Transcript National Project for Excellence in Environmental Education Environmental Education Materials: Guidelines for Excellence Presenters  Bora Simmons, National Project for Excellence in Environmental Education  Katie Navin, Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education  Jolon.

National Project for
Excellence in
Environmental
Education
Environmental Education
Materials: Guidelines for
Excellence
Presenters

Bora Simmons, National Project for Excellence
in Environmental Education

Katie Navin, Colorado Alliance for
Environmental Education
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Jolon Clark, Greenway Foundation
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Tell us something about
yourself …
Promoting
Excellence for
Environmental
Education
Primary Sponsors:
U.S. EPA
 Office of Environmental Education
EECapacity
 EPA funded national EE training program
housed in Cornell University’s Civic
Ecology Lab
Other Partners
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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
Where does your program
content come from?
Environmental
Education
Materials:
Guidelines for
Excellence
Materials: Guidelines for
Excellence
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A Resource That Provides:
• Recommendations for selecting quality EE
materials
• Tools for evaluating a wide array of
materials
• Guidance for developing new EE materials
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Developed through a broad-based
review and comment process
Materials: Guidelines for
Excellence
Six Key Characteristics
1) Fairness and accuracy
2) Depth
3) Emphasis on Skills Building
4) Action Orientation
5) Instructional Soundness
6) Usability
Key Characteristic One
Fairness and Accuracy
1.1) Factual Accuracy
1.2) Balanced Presentation of Differing
Viewpoints and Theories
1.3) Openness to Inquiry
1.4) Reflection of Diversity
Key Characteristic Two
Depth
2.1)
2.2)
2.3)
2.4)
Awareness
Focus on Concepts
Concepts in Context
Attention to Different Scales
Key Characteristic Three
Emphasis on Skills Building
3.1) Critical and Creative Thinking
3.2) Applying Skills to Issues
3.3) Action Skills
Key Characteristic Four
Action Orientation
4.1) Sense of Personal Stake and
Responsibility
4.2) Self-Efficacy
Key Characteristic Five
Instructional Soundness
5.1)
5.2)
5.3)
5.4)
5.5)
5.6)
5.7)
Learner-Centered Instruction
Different ways of Learning
Connection to Learners’ Everyday Lives
Expanded Learning Environment
Interdisciplinary
Goals and Objectives
Appropriateness for Specific Learning
Settings
5.8) Assessment
Key Characteristic Six
Usability
6.1)
6.2)
6.3)
6.4)
6.5)
6.6)
6.7)
Clarity and Logic
Easy to Use
Long-Lived
Adaptable
Accompanied by Instruction and Support
Make Substantiated Claims
Fit with National, State, or Local
Requirements
Key Characteristics
and your work…
1) Fairness and Accuracy
2) Depth
3) Emphasis on Skills Building
4) Action Orientation
5) Instructional Soundness
6) Usability
Colorado Alliance for
Environmental Education
Want to Learn More?
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Offer a workshop thru our
Guidelines Trainers’ Bureau
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Access information thru EELinked:
eelinked.net/n/guidelines
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Attend another webinar
eelinked.naaee.net/n/guidelines
Future Webinars
April 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
Get Involved:
Community EE Guidelines
For more information:
Akiima Price
[email protected]
Questions?
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