Fundamentals of Environmental Education

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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

Course Instructors: Susan Toth and Dr. Richard Wilke