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Project Summary In 2004 and 2005 the Utah team is planning to further implement the professional EE certification program by training mentors that will assist candidates during the certification process. Training will include a workshop as well as a new Mentor Manual to use as a reference. The team will also work to gain support for the certification program from several state-level organizations.
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What's the Latest?
Utah
Certification Program Gains More Applicants
The Utah Society for
Environmental Education (USEE) has 12 applicants for the most current round of
its certification program. Utah EETAP Project Manager, and USEE Executive
Director, Jen Visitacion, said there are more candidates interested in applying
for the next deadline as well. Utah is also helping other states to develop
their own certification programs. Jen participated in a certification workshop
at the Colorado Association for EE state conference, and in a meeting of NAAEE�s
Certification Advisory Council in Houston, TX. For more information contact Jen
Visitacion at (801) 328-1549 or jenv@usee.org
Utah
Introduces New E-Newsletter
The Utah Society for
Environmental Education (USEE) has a new, monthly e-newsletter. The new monthly
e-newsletter will allow USEE to provide educators, organizations, and concerned
citizens with current information, events and opportunities. To subscribe, go
to:
http://useenews.org.
For more information, contact UT EETAP Project Manager Jennifer Visitacion at
801-328-1549 or jenv@usee.org.
Utah Certification Process
Continues with Mentor Training
Three of
ten Utah educators enrolled in the Utah Certification Program are now certified
in environmental education. The newly certified educators were recognized at
Utah Society of Environmental Education�s annual conference this past fall.
Jennifer Visitacion, Utah�s EETAP Project Manager, hopes to have 20 more
educators enrolled in the program this year. The Utah Certification Development
team has scheduled a mentor training for February 25. Jennifer says this mentor
training will help educators who have already been certified to work with
potential applicants on how to navigate the certification process. For more
information contact UT EETAP Project Manager Jennifer Visitacion at 801-328-1549
or
jenv@usee.org.
Utah
Begins Another Round of Certification Pilot Testing The Utah
Society for Environmental Education (USEE) is in its third round of pilot
testing the Utah Environmental Education Certification Program. Currently, there
are over ten people enrolled in this competency-based certification program and
dozens more have indicated an interest in applying. USEE is in the process of
developing a mentor manual and will host a training in September to provide
adequate resources to mentors in an effort to assist them in assessing their
applicant�s competencies. In addition, the certification development team is
working with NAAEE and other states (TX and KY), who are also working on
competency-based certification programs, to develop common measurable objectives
and assessment tools that would enable reciprocity of certification programs in
the future. For more information: UT EETAP Project Manager Jennifer Tucker
Visitaci�n at 801-328-1549 or jenv@usee.org. |
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