Online Professional Development Guidelines for Excellence Workshop - AM Section

The Guidelines for Excellence is a series of materials to help environmental educators hone their practice and programs to national standards for high-quality EE programming.   This workshop will focus on the Professional Development Guidelines publication.

This workshop is for educators (formal, nonformal, and higher education) want to learn more about:  

• Assessing your own professional development and teaching experiences
• How to create a professional development plan as a new or seasoned environmental educator
• Best practices for planning and implementing EE programs, fostering learning and promoting inclusivity, and planning for assessment and evaluation

Format: This course will be a combination of independent online work and required group calls.  We will be using an online platform called Moodle for independent work and Zoom for the calls (video and call-in options). 

Live Call Dates: Monday, November 2 and Monday, November 16 from 10:30 am - NOON. Note: you must attend and participate in both calls to receive full credit for this course.

Limited to 15 students

Eligible for 10 hours of Criteria I or continuing education credit for the NC DEQ EE Certificate.

Registration: $10 for EENC members, $15 for general registration.  

Special offer: Since this is the first time we're offering this course online, we are seeking participants who are willing to offer feedback! EENC will refund your entire registration fee after the course if you 1) successfully complete the full course and 2) complete the detailed evaluation at the end.