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• Online K-12 EE Guidelines for Excellence Workshop - Tuesday PM Section

  • Start
    Tue, November 30, 2021
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  • End
    Tue, December 14, 2021
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  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    Online
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  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 K-12 Environmental Education Guidelines for Excellence publication.

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

  • What environmental literacy is and how to explain the value of environmental literacy.
  • What environmental literacy should look like by the end of grades 4, 8 and 12.
  • How to connect these Guidelines to your EE instructional materials and NC curriculum standards.

  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: Tuesday, November 30 and Tuesday, December 14 from 3:30-5:00 PM. Note: you must attend and participate in both calls to receive full credit for this course.

  Facilitators: Lauren Pyle and Beth Cranford

  Limited to 15 students. 

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

  Registration: $15 for EENC members, $20 for general registration.  

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• 21EE Skills: Fearless Fundraising - Planning for Resource Development Success in 2022

  • When
    Fri, December 03, 2021
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    9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Online
  • Spaces left
    21

  What’s in store for your fundraising in 2022? With many organizations facing unprecedented fundraising challenges and as well as opportunities since 2020, one thing is clear – fundraising is not just about money, it requires a deeper commitment to building meaningful relationships with donors and to developing a sound, strategic approach. 

  Join us as we explore effective methods of raising money and creating a resource development plan. You will be guided from "the ask" to "the acknowledgement" so you can create a donor journey that draws people closer to your mission and impact and expands your base of support. 

  This interactive workshop is designed for staff, board members, and volunteers who want to strengthen the ways they engage donors and secure essential funding. Look for some advance assignments to help shape the content to your needs as you plan for 2022!

  About the Facilitator: Angela Kemper
  Angela Kemper MA, CFRE, is a successful fundraiser, trainer, and consultant with expertise in strategic communication that has generated results in nonprofit and corporate organizations for 30 years. She has held executive positions for fundraising and membership programs that have led to successful multimillion-dollar capital campaigns, double-digit increases in annual campaigns, special events and membership growth, and expanded staff and board capacity. As a consultant for more than 22 years, Angela has worked with clients in North Carolina, the Southeast, and nationally. Her expertise includes annual and campaign fundraising, donor base analysis and portfolio development, membership program growth, nonprofit capacity building, strategic planning, and board development. She is an Association of Fundraising Professionals Certified Master Trainer and conducts workshops facilitator on fundraising, boards, and nonprofit capacity.

  
  

  Suggested Pre Session Work:
  Session participants can complete one of the following assignments one week before the workshop. Once complete, please send your work to Michelle Pearce, Program Coordinator, at programs@eenc.org.

  • Share a fundraising success from this past year that could be shared with your colleagues. Briefly describe the situation and success, and share an image or screenshot if available.  

  • • Potential topics: success with a specific donor segment (e.g., new donors, millennials, women, lapsed donors, etc.), monthly giving program, online giving, small business engagement, peer-to-peer fundraising, planned giving, etc.

  • Share a specific challenge or fundraising priority you have for this year. We might share the topics and questions without attribution in our session, and we won’t share your specific input in any identifying way.
    

  Please “bring” a copy to the session (for your own reference) of:
  

  • A recent donor acknowledgement letter, or
  • An appeal letter or email

  Logistics:
  This workshop will be held on Zoom and is eligible for 2 hours of Criteria III/Continuing Ed for the NC EE Certification.

  21st Century EE Skills is a series of short workshops (2hours each) to help educators build the "other duties as assigned" that have now become integral to their jobs either as professional educators or program managers. These workshops go beyond an informational webinar, offering interactive, in-depth explorations of a single topic. This workshop series will be held by the Environmental Educators of North Carolina (EENC) in partnership with the North Carolina Association for Environmental Education Centers (NCAEEC).
  

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• Citizen Artist: A New Participatory Science Research Platform (EENC Webinar)

  • When
    Thu, December 16, 2021
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    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

  At Citizen Artist, we engage in alternative field research methodologies to study critical environmental issues providing a platform for underrepresented populations to have a voice in science research. Learn art-based research methods applicable to community driven citizen science projects that lead to creative solutions for our most pressing environmental issues. The webinar is for environmental educators, leaders in community conservation, citizen science project managers, students, and others interested in non-conventional methods for participatory science research.

  
  

  Presenter: Lee Ann Woolery
  With a focus on divergent ways of knowing, while working at the intersection of art and science, Dr. Lee Ann Woolery pioneered Art-Based Perceptual ecology (ABPE), an alternative research methodology for conducting ecological field research. Dr. Woolery holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Studies from Antioch University New England and a master’s degree from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

  Registration Information
  Webinar registration is free and open to anyone to attend, but is limited to 100 participants. Click here to register.

  Webinar will qualify for Criteria III and continuing education for NC DEQ EE Certificate.  

  A recording of the webinar will be sent to all registered participants afterward.  It will also be posted on EENC's Member Resources page - so if you're an EENC member and not able to attend during the scheduled time, no need to register!

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• Behind the Scenes at WNC Nature Center (Western Section Event)

  • When
    Sat, December 18, 2021
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    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    WNC Nature Center, 75 Gashes Creek Road, Asheville, NC
  • Spaces left
    10

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  Take a walk on the wild side! Join us at the WNC Nature Center, an AZA- accredited native wildlife facility, for an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour. From 1-2pm, we'll explore the habitats of some of our most popular critters and see some animal enrichment up close! After the tour, feel free to stay and enjoy the park. We'll be outside, so please dress for the weather. Masks are required in all indoor spaces

  Age requirements: 16 years and older

  Contact Libbie Dobbs-Alexander at edobbs@ncarboretum.org with any questions.

  
  

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• Eastern Book & Social Club: Braiding Sweetgrass (Eastern Section Event)

  • When
    Wed, December 29, 2021
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    6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    NHC Arboretum Auditorium, 6206 Oleander Dr. Wilmington, NC 28403

  Bring your own beverage and food for an engaging evening with your fellow environmental educators. We’ll get to know each other and dive into conversation about the following books. There is no cost.

  Wed. December 29

  Braiding Sweetgrass

  By Robin Wall Kimmerer

  As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer brings these two lenses of knowledge together to take us on “a journey that is every bit as mythic as it is scientific, as sacred as it is historical, as clever as it is wise.

  
  

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• 21EE Skills: Creating Inclusive Online Learning Opportunities

  • When
    Fri, January 07, 2022
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    12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Online
  • Spaces left
    31

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  It would be difficult to find a formal or informal online learning instructor who does not want to effectively teach all of their students. Even with these good intentions, the design of many online learning opportunities erect barriers to students with some types of disabilities. The good news is that there are established principles and evidence-based practices that, when applied proactively, lead to offerings that are accessible to, usable by, and inclusive of students with a wide variety of characteristics that include disabilities.

  Many informal learning instructors who consider it important to address accessibility issues in their materials and instructional methods, lack the knowledge and skills to design a fully accessible and inclusive course. Some report little understanding of their obligations under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and its 2008 Amendments when it comes to making online learning opportunities accessible to students with disabilities. 

  This interactive workshop will reveal how universal design (UD) practices can be integrated with best practices in the field of both synchronous and asynchronous online learning design to create an inclusive course. It will share evidence-based practices for operationalizing UD principles into practices that are often easy to implement. Participants will learn about how they can apply UD practices in the design of informal learning offerings in environmental education. Discussions will be facilitated to explore key issues related to promoting practices that make informal online learning offerings accessible to and inclusive of students with disabilities. Resources will be shared. 

  About the Facilitator: Sheryl Burgstahler, Ph.D.
  Dr. Sheryl Burgstahler founded and directs Accessible Technology Services—which includes the DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology) and the IT Accessibility Technology (ITAT) Teams—at the University of Washington. These dynamic groups promote (1) the development of self determination skills, use of mainstream and assistive technology, and other interventions to support the success of students with disabilities in postsecondary education and careers and (2) the universal design (UD) of learning opportunities; facilities; websites, media, documents and other IT; and services to ensure that they are accessible to, usable by, and inclusive of individuals with disabilities.

  Logistics:
  This workshop will be held on Zoom and is eligible for 2 hours of Criteria III/Continuing Ed for the NC EE Certification.

  21st Century EE Skills is a series of short workshops (2hours each) to help educators build the "other duties as assigned" that have now become integral to their jobs either as professional educators or program managers. These workshops go beyond an informational webinar, offering interactive, in-depth explorations of a single topic. This workshop series will be held by the Environmental Educators of North Carolina (EENC) in partnership with the North Carolina Association for Environmental Education Centers (NCAEEC).
  

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• Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Environmental Education (Online Course)

  • Start
    Mon, January 10, 2022
  • End
    Fri, March 04, 2022
  • Spaces left
    14

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  This course is designed to provide a strong foundation in the language, concepts and principles of equity work for environmental educators and environmental professionals.  It is meant to be an introductory course and spark interest in further learning around justice, equity, diversity and inclusion (JEDI). The main topics for the course include:

  • Foundations of communication for sensitive topics, including group agreements and nonviolent communication.

  • Developing a common language for discussing JEDI topics

  • Understanding historical intersections of the environmental movement with social justice topics, how those historical events might still be causing impacts today.

  • Understanding bias, stereotypes, and oppression

  • Reflecting on power and privilege that different identities afford, how that power and privilege manifests as microaggressions and how to use the power and privilege you had to develop a personal action plan.

  This course was developed through a partnership between Center for Diversity and the Environment, EcoInclusive, Justice Outside, Environmental Educators of North Carolina, Kansas Association for Conservation and Environmental Education, and Kentucky Association for Environmental Education.  

  Format: This is an asynchronous online course. 

  • All activities must be completed independently on your own time/schedule within the 8 week timeframe.  Actual time to complete the course will vary, but we estimate it will take approximately 15 hours.
  • We will provide a suggested timeline and periodic reminders to encourage timely completion of assignments.  While we want to be flexible, we also want these learning experiences to be meaningful and we think timely and periodic work in the courses will benefit participants more than trying to complete coursework at the last minute.
  • Coursework includes watching videos, reading articles, posting on forums and Padlet boards, and writing personal reflections.

  Cohort Timeline: This cohort will begin January 10, 2022.  Participants will have until March 4, 2022 to complete the course.

  Earning Credit: This course qualifies for 15 hours Criteria I Credit for EE Certification Program Enrollees, 10-hour maximum CE Credit for those already EE Certified.  For all other continuing education, you can earn 1.5 CEU's (15 hours)

  Registration: $30 for EENC members, $40 for general registration.  Sliding registration option also available.

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