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Non-formal educators provide key opportunities for creating environmentally literate citizens outside of the formal classroom setting. These educators often seek training on curriculum content, teaching techniques, age appropriate learning behaviors and a myriad of other topics.


       
An award winning, broad-based EE program for educators & students in PreK-grade 12. PLT helps students learn HOW to think, not WHAT to think, about the environment. The program covers topics ranging from forests, wildlife, & water, to community planning, waste management & energy.
The URL is: http://www.plt.org

Arkansas Environmental Education Association        
Arkansas promotes itself as the Natural State because of the rich and abundant diversity of our natural systems. In order to preserve and conserve this unique and irreplaceable heritage it is necessary to educate the people of Arkansas about matters affecting the maintenance of Arkansas as the natural state. Thus, AEEA provides great opportunities for environmental educators to network and share their successes.
The URL is: http://naaee.org/cgi-bin/risee/noram/showorg?id=&o...

Environmental Education Association of New Mexico(EEANM)        
EEANM is a non-profit organization which provides, promotes, and enhances quality environmental education by offering New Mexicans opportunities for professional development, communication, and partnership. NAAEE Affiliate liaison: Barbara Garrity.
The URL is: http://naaee.org/cgi-bin/risee/noram/showorg?id=&o...

Montana Environmental Education Association        
The Montana Environmental Education Association promotes and celebrates an environmentally responsible citizenry through education and the support of a statewide network of professionals, students & volunteers.
The URL is: http://naaee.org/cgi-bin/risee/noram/showorg?id=&o...

Arizona Association for Environmental Education (AAEE)        
AAEE is a nonprofit organization working to enhance the scope, quality, and effectiveness of EE in Arizona and to advance professionalism among all who are involved with EE. AAEE fosters strength and diversity in the Arizona EE community.
The URL is: http://naaee.org/cgi-bin/risee/noram/showorg?id=&o...

Environmental Education Council of Ohio (EECO)        
"EECO is a non-profit organization for educators and others who are concerned about the environment." EECO sponsors meetings and workshops, and has a series of EE related publications.

EECO regional system provides professional throughout the state and annual and regional conferences, and the Projects and the state organizations such as ODNR Soil and Water, Div. of Wildlife, Water, Forestry and Recycling and Litter Prevention, Ohio Energy Project, Environmental Education Fund office and other local programs such as parks and nature centers; a number of Universities are willing to provide college credits for these EE trainings and workshops.
The URL is: http://naaee.org/cgi-bin/risee/noram/showorg?id=&o...

Connecticut Outdoor and Environmental Education Association        
COEEA supports naturalists, classroom teachers, youth group leaders, and other educators as they promote responsible environmental stewardship. It offers a newsletter, workshops, and conferences and collaborates with the New England EE Alliance and NAAEE.
The URL is: http://naaee.org/cgi-bin/risee/noram/showorg?id=&o...

Tennessee Environmental Education Association (TEEA)        
"TEEA assists in the development and coordination of EE programs and activities; assists in the development of leadership in the public schools of Tenn. to implement EE throughout the curriculum; ...and represents its membership in matters of mutual concern which involve EE programs and activities."
The URL is: http://naaee.org/cgi-bin/risee/noram/showorg?id=&o...

Environmental Education Association of South Carolina        
EEASC provides a forum for educators, administrators, researchers, agency, industry personnel, and concerned citizens to exchange and share information, ideas and resources pertaining to SC natural resources and EE initiatives.
The URL is: http://naaee.org/cgi-bin/risee/noram/showorg?id=&o...

Oklahoma Association for Environmental Education (OKAEE)        
The mission of the Oklahoma Association for Environmental Education (OKAEE) is to support Oklahoma educators and promote, in formal and non-formal settings, environmental literacy through communication, resource sharing, skill building, and recognition of excellence.
The URL is: http://naaee.org/cgi-bin/risee/noram/showorg?id=&o...

Maryland Association for Environmental & Outdoor Education        
"Our mission is to encourage, train, and support Maryland educators to build a citizenry that understands and is responsibly engaged in promoting sustainability, addressing human needs and conserving the Earth's natural resources."
The URL is: http://naaee.org/cgi-bin/risee/noram/showorg?id=&o...

Kansas Association for Conservation and Environmental Education        
A non-profit promoting quality, non-biased and science-based environmental education for all Kansans. The materials sponsored by KACEE can assist schools in meeting the Quality Performance Accreditation (QPA) and state standards requirements mandated by the Kansas State Board of Education. Host annual EE conference. NAAEE Affiliate liaison:Laura Downey The URL is: http://naaee.org/cgi-bin/risee/noram/showorg?id=&o...

Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education (CAEE)        
CAEE's website features the most sophisticated and comprehensive online information clearinghouse of statewide EE resources available anywhere. The site is also a guide to support services, programs, activities and events that CAEE sponsors or hosts to enhance communications and professional development opportunities among the Colorado's EE community. NAAEE Affiliate liaison: Ali Goulstone Sweeney
The URL is: http://naaee.org/cgi-bin/risee/noram/showorg?id=&o...

Environmental Education Association of Alabama        
"A state-wide organization of classroom teachers, non-formal educators from Museums, Zoos, and Nature Centers, state agency personnel, educational institutions, industry representatives, and anyone else interested in promoting teaching about the environment in the state of Alabama." NAAEE Affiliate Liaison: Heather Montgomery
The URL is: http://naaee.org/cgi-bin/risee/noram/showorg?id=&o...

         
An international, interdisciplinary, water education program for formal & nonformal educators of students 5-18. Activities are designed to satisfy the goals of educational programs by complementing existing curricula rather than displacing or adding more concepts. Also provide many opportunities to address curriculum objectives & ed standards. Grade Level: K-12 NPEE Review
The URL is: http://www.projectwet.org

Project WILD          
Project WILD is one of the most widely-used conservation and environmental education programs among educators of students in kindergarten through high school. Project WILD is based on the premise that young people and educators have a vital interest in learning about our natural world. The program emphasizes wildlife because of its intrinsic and ecological values.
The URL is: http://www.projectwild.org/

Pennsylvania Association of Environmental Educators (PAEE)        
The Pennsylvania Association of Environmental Educators unites, supports, and empowers a community of Environmental Educators throughout Pennsylvania.
The URL is: http://naaee.org/cgi-bin/risee/noram/showorg?id=&o...

Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education (AEOE)        
California based AEOE is dedicated to the education of children and to helping them increase their awareness and understanding of their natural environment. Liaison: Ryan Brennan.
The URL is: http://naaee.org/cgi-bin/risee/noram/showorg?org=O...

Environmental Education Association of Oregon        
EEAO is a professional organization dedicated to creating a more environmentally literate citizenry composed of people who have the skills and knowledge necessary to make informed decisions regarding natural resources, and to solve the complex environmental problems facing our society.
The URL is: http://naaee.org/cgi-bin/risee/noram/showorg?id=&o...

Alliance for New Jersey Environmental Education        
The Alliance for New Jersey for Environmental Education (ANJEE) was established in 1985 to provide a networking forum for New Jersey's environmental educators. Site includes upcoming events, information about ANJEE, and membership information.
The URL is: http://naaee.org/cgi-bin/risee/noram/showorg?id=&o...

New Hampshire Environmental Educators        
The mission of NHEE is to advocate for high quality environmental education in New Hampshire and to provide environmental educators with a forum for networking and professional development.
The URL is: http://naaee.org/cgi-bin/risee/noram/showorg?id=&o...

Maine Environmental Education Association        
The Maine Environmental Education Association (MEEA) facilitates and promotes environmental education in Maine through the sharing of ideas, resources, information, and cooperative programs among educators, organizations, and concerned individuals. MEEA is built on the strengths and contributions of our members.
The URL is: http://naaee.org/cgi-bin/risee/noram/showorg?id=&o...

Idaho Environmental Education Association        
The Idaho Environmental Education Association (IdEEA) supports and promotes learning about the world around us, through a network of model schools, an annual conference, recognizing exemplary teaching, and an on-line database. NAAEE Affiliates Liaison: Amy Pike, 208-232-5674.
The URL is: http://naaee.org/cgi-bin/risee/noram/showorg?id=&o...

Southern Oregon University      
The Master's Degree Program in Environmental Education at Southern Oregon University is designed to train educators to meet the challenge of developing awareness, promoting stewardship, and inspiring a sense of wonder for the natural world.
The URL is: http://www.sou.edu/biology/enved/index.html

Pacific Education Institute      
The Pacific Education Institute (PEI) is dedicated to providing educators with the skills, resources and assessment tools necessary to help children understand the complex relationships between our natural and social environments. PEI promotes real-world, inquiry-based, integrated learning that improves student achievement while creating scientifically and socially literate decision makers.
The URL is: http://www.pacificeducationinstitute.org/

West Virginia Project WILD      
Project WILD is a supplementary interdisciplinary environmental education program for students K-12. Terrestrial Project WILD focuses on wildlife found on land and Aquatic Project WILD looks at aquatic systems.
The URL is: http://www.wvdnr.gov/Hunting/ProjectWild.shtm

Wisconsin Project Wild      
A nationwide environmental education program consisting of activity guides and supplementary environmental education materials for K-12 classrooms, youth groups, home schools, and nature centers. Completely revised in 2001, Project WILD encompasses over 165 environmental education activities.
The URL is: http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/pltwild/wil...

Wisconsin K-12 Energy Education Program (KEEP)      
"The mission of KEEP is to initiate and facilitate the development dissemination, implementation, and evaluation of energy education programs within Wisconsin schools." Includes information on publications, teacher resources, and classroom ideas.
The URL is: http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/wcee/keep/

One Year Later - Results from SC Middle Schools Using EIC For Learning      
South Carolina middle school students are engaged in real-world, community-based, and standards-aligned environmental investigative and service-learning projects that improve their behavior, attitudes and grades. Teachers of all disciplines, together with parents, local businesses, universities, and federal, state, county and non-profit environmental groups are helping students stay in class and improve their learning. First year quantitative and qualitative data collected from an outside evaluator from ten South Carolina pilot middle schools indicate adolescents are responding very favorably to these new instructional strategies.

Teacher confidence and classroom management skills improved as students responded. The Environment as an Integrating Context (EIC) model is based on national research conducted by the State Education and Environment Roundtable (SEER). Visit the SEERŠ website at www.seer.org for information.

View the complete report: "Education Using the Environment" by Edward H. Falco online.
The URL is: http://www.myscschools.com/Offices/CSO/enved

Pennsylvania Department of Education      
The PA Department of Education approved curriculum standards for the Environment and Ecology in January 2002. These components incorporate the disciplines of ecology, resource management, agriculture diversity, government and the impact of human actions on natural systems.
The URL is: http://www.pde.state.pa.us/env_eco/site/default.as...

Projects WET, WILD and Learning Tree -Oklahoma      
Co-sponsored by Oklahoma by the Conservation Commission, these interdisciplinary EE programs are designed to supplement a school's existing curricula.
The URL is: http://www.wildlifedepartment.com/out_ed.htm#WILD

MN DNR Minerals Workshops      
> MN DNR Home > Education & safety > Natural resources education > Geology >

Minnesota Minerals Education Workshop

2006 workshop dates: August 1-3

Workshop location: Duluth, MN



The Minnesota Minerals Education Workshop consists of a day-long series of classroom sessions followed by a day and a half-day of geology field trips and tours of mining operations. Topics covered include general geology, rock and mineral identification and mineland reclamation. Classes are taught by geologists, educators and minerals and mining industry professionals.
The URL is: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/education/geology/works...

Minnesota Department of Environmental Assistance      
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle program by the Minnesota Department of Environmental Assistance. Offers information on local recycling programs, including Recycling Old Electronics and Minnesotas Recycled Products Directory.

Educator training: Denise Stromme, MN Office of Envtl Assistance. How to Teach About Natural Resources - Dawn Flinn dawn.flinn@dnr.state.mn.us
The URL is: http://www.moea.state.mn.us/reduce/index.cfm

Massachusetts PLT      
Project Learning TreeŽ (PLT) is an award winning, multi-disciplinary environmental education program for educators and students in PreK-grade 12. PLT, a program of the American Forest Foundation, is one of the most widely used environmental education programs in the United States and abroad. PLT continues to set the standard for environmental education excellence.
The URL is: http://www.plt.org/cms/pages/25_70_0.html

Kentucky EE Council Teacher Education      
The environmental education community is working toward more rigorous and content driven professional development. This includes a voluntary certification program for non-formal environmental educators.
The URL is: http://www.state.ky.us/agencies/envred/

IEEAC Professional Development Workshops      
IEEAC offers professional development workshops such as the Tools workshop and leadership clinics.
The URL is: http://www.ieeac.org/offer.html

University of Northern Iowa Center for Energy and Environmental Education      
The CEEE at the University of Northern Iowa seeks to fulfill the mandate to "think globally and act locally" by promoting actions at the local level that have global implications. Teacher Certification, EE internship and employment assistance offered through dept. Bachelor's and Master's degrees conferred through dept.
The URL is: http://www.uni.edu/ceee/

Projects Learning Tree and WILD- Iowa      
Interdisciplinary EE programs for students in PreK through grade 12. PLT and PWILD are meant to supplement a school's existing curriculum.
The URL is: http://www.iowadnr.com/education/pltact.html

Project WET - Iowa      
Water Education for Teachers is an interdisciplinary water education program intended to supplement a school's existing curriculum.
The URL is: http://www.uni.edu/~iowawet/

Project WILD - Florida      
"Project WILD is a K-12 interdisciplinary conservation and environmental education program emphasizing wildlife." This site also has a WILD newsletter for facilitators and a schedule of Project WILD events in Florida.
The URL is: http://floridaconservation.org/educator/projwild.h...

Project WET - Florida      
Water Education for Teachers is an interdisciplinary water education program intended to supplement a school's existing curriculum.
The URL is: http://sjr.state.fl.us/programs/index.html

Florida Institute of Technology - Master's Degree Program in EE      
The grad program in EE consists of one degree program (M.S.) & three program options (Ed.S.,Ed.D., Ph.D.). The EE courses can be taken as electives in the advanced grad programs. Teacher certification, EE internships & employment assistance offered through dept.
The URL is: http://www.fit.edu/education/

Food Land and People (FLP)      
A nonprofit organization committed to helping people understand the interrelationships among agriculture, the environment, & people of the world. Science & social sciences based curriculum, Resources for Learning, consists of 55 hands-on lessons, developed and tested by more than a thousand educators.
The URL is: http://www.foodlandpeople.org

Leopold Education Project (LEP)      
An innovative, interdisciplinary, critical thinking, conservation and environmental education curriculum based on the classic writings of the renowned conservationist, Aldo Leopold. The Project teaches the public about humanity's ties to the natural environment in the effort to conserve and protect the earth's natural resources.
The URL is: http://www.lep.org

Minnesota EE Capacity Building Workshops        
The workshops, hosted by the MN Office of Environmental Assistance, provide fundamental educational skills for those individuals that are trained as environmental scientists, technical specialists, and researchers, as well as offer up-to-date education tools for the trained educators seeking assistance in honing their skills in order to better educate their audiences.
The URL is: http://www.seek.state.mn.us/eemn_f.cfm

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