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Project Summary Building on the momentum generated during their first two years in the EETAP States Program, the Arizona team intends to work towards two main objectives during 2004 and 2005. Their first is to make the Arizona Association for Environmental Education (AAEE) the recognized leader for high quality environmental education by building a strong organization capable of promoting EE across the state and region. Their second thrust will be to make AAEE the voice for a more diverse membership representing a broad stakeholder group in environmental education in Arizona. |
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Arizona Works to Revitalize Association Membership The Arizona Association for Environmental Education (AAEE) launch its new communications last month with a new logo, new brochure, and a plan for a summer of membership communication and recruitment. The association plans to launch a new �look� to its website in 2006 as well. New strategies for press and other media formats began with news releases about the planned 2006 EE Summit and the organization�s mission to promote environmental literacy in Arizona. AAEE is also working with NEEAP to sponsor a symposium and workshops on the Guidelines for Excellence during 2006. The association will also develop an evaluation methodology for the Guidelines during its EETAP objectives for 2005. For more information about Arizona�s activities, contact AZ EETAP States Project Manager Susan Williams at 520-795-4115 or susanleewilliams@cox.net
Arizona Receives $50,000 Grant to Build on EETAP States Program The Arizona Association for Environmental Education received a $50,000 grant that builds on their EETAP state projects. Susan Williams, AZ EETAP Project Coordinator, said the funds will help Arizona to sponsor a state-wide EE Summit, create a standard for EE programs that funding agencies can use as a measure, redesign a portion of their website (www.airzonaee.org) to continue the conversation about how we can collaborate and reduce duplication of efforts on EE issues of common concern The grant was awarded by the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust to: �support and promote environmental literacy and create a standard of best practices for teacher and other environmental educators in Arizona.� Since the Trust began grant making in 1998, it has supported 585 organizations in Arizona and Indiana as a way to �enhance the lives of individuals, protect nature, and enrich community life.� Visit www.arizonaee.org for details. For more information contact AZ EETAP Project Coordinator Susan Williams at (520) 798-4115 or susanleewilliams@cox.net.
Arizona Increases Membership Numbers and Participation in State Organization In an attempt to increase new institutional members and reach its membership objectives, the Arizona Association of Environmental Education (AAEE) ran a membership special, reducing the Institutional Membership fee from $100 to $50 during October. It generated new members and a lot of activity. Susan Williams, AZ EETAP Project Manager, said that by embellishing membership benefits they increased their institutional members by 300%. Through their EETAP work of implementing components of their Communications Plan, they have already seen that specials like the one above and more frequent contact with members results in greater participation and new members. This year, they have three organizational members at the $1500+ level. Their Communication Plan is also expanding as they redesign their logo, and membership and marketing tools. Visit www.arizonaee.org for details. For more information contact AZ EETAP Project Coordinator Susan Williams at (520) 798-4115 or susanleewilliams@cox.net
Arizona Works to Further Professional Development Collaborations The Arizona Association of Environmental Education (AAEE) is continuing to build its partnership with the Arizona Science Teacher�s Association (ASTA), and has developed an EE-strand for the ASTA conference in September. AAEE will also have a presence at the conference with a booth to promote awareness of AAEE�s mission and resources for teachers. The Arizona Studies Academy, a collaborative effort between ten EE organizations, scheduled for June was cancelled due to low enrollment. The AZ EETAP team is conducting a survey to determine why teachers and educators have not been signing up for professional development opportunities. They will share the results of our survey with other states having similar low turn out for professional development opportunities. For more information: AZ EETAP Project Coordinator Susan Williams at 520-795-0344 or susanleewilliams@earthlink.net. Arizona EE Resource Database Goes On-Line The Arizona Association for Environmental Education (AAEE), through their EETAP grant, designed a searchable database, which is now available on-line at www.arizonaee.org (click on �AAEE Database�). The database provides a centralized location for finding EE providers, programs and services. It also allows users to update their program information, publish an event, and network among the EE community across the date. About 300 providers are already listed in the database. It is currently free to become a listed organization or provider in the database. In 2005, it will cost $65 a year for organizations to join the database, which will include an organizational membership to AAEE. The cost will cover the annual maintenance fee of the database. The AZ EETAP team also hosted two database trainings for environmental educators and EE providers. For more information: AZ EETAP Project Coordinator Susan Williams at 520-795-0344 or susanleewilliams@earthlink.net.
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