Fundamentals of Environmental Education
NRES 410/610: Fundamentals of Environmental Education
is available for 3 graduate or undergraduate level credits through
UWSP. It is also available as a non-credit workshop for those not
seeking college credit.
The "Fundamentals of Environmental Education" online course was
developed in collaboration with national EE experts, using materials
produced by national EE organizations and EE faculty and graduate
students. Therefore, the course combines information from many
perspectives.
Several states require EE in the K-12 curriculum and many others
support its inclusion. Whether you are a formal or non-formal
educator, the goal of this course is to provide you with a
foundational knowledge of EE and the necessary skills to include
quality EE in your instruction.
The course structure and the six units comprising it are based on
the North American Association for Environmental Education's (NAAEE)
"Guidelines for the Initial Preparation of Environmental Educators"
(2000). These guidelines were developed with the direct involvement
of many of the nation's leading environmental educators.
Like most subjects, EE is complex and always changing. Therefore,
it is not possible to provide in-depth coverage of the field of EE
nor of the NAAEE guidelines in one web-based course. However, we are
confident that this course will not only help you to develop a
better sense of what EE is, but will also expand your skills as an
educator. Through this course you will become familiar with many
resources that will assist the environmental educator in you!
Wherever possible, the course supports NAAEE guidelines. While
the guidelines offer a set of standards for developing and
administering high quality environmental education programs, the
course offers a practical way of achieving those standards.
Throughout the course you will find links to the key
characteristics, guidelines, and indicators that correspond to the
course material.
"The FEE course will help you create instruction that
crosses traditional disciplinary boundaries and create "real world"
contexts for student learning."
-Susan Toth, FEE course instructor