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In the summer of 2006,
the Environmental Education and Training Partnership (EETAP) developed a
rubric identifying how and to what extent its two online environmental
education (EE) courses (Fundamentals of EE and Applied EE Program
Evaluation) contribute to professional development related to the
competencies that must be demonstrated by candidates of certification
programs recognized by the North American Association for Environmental
Education (NAAEE).
The project plan involved completing an initial comparison of the content of
the online courses to the competencies required for certification. Once this
was accomplished, we asked for assistance from experts in the fields of EE,
evaluation and certification in validating the results. Presently, the
courses are in a final revision process. We are using recommendations from
the rubric review to make minor changes that will result in the competencies
being better addressed and demonstrated through the courses. In addition, we
identified competencies that were not addressed at all in the courses. These
identified gaps may be instrumental in helping to inform the development of
one or more new online courses.
Once the courses have been revised, we will work cooperatively with the
NAAEE�s Certification Advisory Council (CAC) and state EE certification
representatives to promote the courses within the National EE Certification
Initiative. To find out more information about the National EE Certification
Initiative click on the following links:
http://www.naaee.org/programs-and-initiatives/national-certification-initiative/ee-certification-program
or
http://eetap.org/pages/article.ee_certification.2006.03.php
Within the next few months we will have a rubric available to you on this
website that identifies the NAAEE core competencies that are addressed in
the courses. The rubric will also provide you with specific information
regarding where in each course the competencies are addressed and how course
participants can demonstrate the competencies. These courses will help those
of you seeking certification as an environmental educator improve the
knowledge and skills necessary to demonstrate your EE proficiency in
order to become
certified in your state/province/region. Additionally, if you successfully
complete the course, you will come away with a set of assignments that can
be
presented to a state certification review board.
Please contact Dr. Rick Wilke at 715-346-4766 or
rwilke@uwsp.edu
if you have
additional questions about how our EE courses can help provide the
professional development necessary for those of you seeking certification.
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