Priorities for all WEEB Grant Categories
All grant funded projects must provide learning opportunities tied to
one of the goals identified within EE2010: A
Plan for Advancing Environmental Education in Wisconsin.
The goals and associated objectives
identified within EE2010
reflect the opinions of stakeholders from throughout Wisconsin and, as such, are
designed to guide not only the WEEB, but all institutions working to enhance the
environmental literacy of Wisconsin�s citizens.
Grant writers are
strongly encouraged to review the
complete EE2010
document (Jump
to EE 2010) or alternatively you may
request a copy be mailed to you before writing a proposal.
For your convenience, the goals
identified within EE2010: A Plan for Advancing Environmental Education in
Wisconsin are included here:
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Goal I. |
Focus content of environmental education
(EE) on holistic outcomes. |
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Goal II. |
Support and enhance cooperation and
communication within the environmental education (EE) community.
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Goal III. |
Support and enhance environmental education
(EE) in PreK-12 schools. |
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Goal IV. |
Support and enhance the implementation of
environmental literacy in institutions of higher education. |
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Goal V. |
Support and enhance the expansion of
non-formal and non-traditional environmental
education (EE). |
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Goal VI. |
Develop a research and evaluation agenda for
environmental education (EE). |
Grant
applicants will need to detail how their project relates to one of these
goals. Additional for Energy Education Category
Priority will be given to proposals that:
- complement, support, or supplement
activities of the K-12 Energy Education Program
(KEEP);
- improve educational opportunities
for educators, learners, and the community; and
- promote electrical energy
efficiency and/or reduce consumption of electricity.
Additional for Forestry Education Category
Proposals submitted should be respectful of
the roles that forest management, products, conservation, protection and
preservation play in our economy.
Additional for School Forest Category
Proposals must be for work to develop, enhance or modify an educational plan to provide details regarding how the use of the school
forest and the district's K-12 environmental education plan are/will be integrated into the overall district curriculum.
OR
Proposals must be for work to implement initiatives identified within the school forest education plan.
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