EETAP UPDATEEETAP UPDATE

Presented ByDr. Augusto MedinaUniversity of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

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The Environmental Education and The Environmental Education and Training Partnership (EETAP) is a Training Partnership (EETAP) is a national leader in delivering national leader in delivering environmental education training environmental education training for education professionals in the for education professionals in the U.S.A. U.S.A.

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EETAP supports a wide array of EETAP supports a wide array of services and resources and is services and resources and is committed to ensuring that committed to ensuring that educators serving ethnically educators serving ethnically diverse and low-income diverse and low-income communities benefit from and communities benefit from and actively participate in education actively participate in education that advances student learning that advances student learning and environmental literacy.and environmental literacy.

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EETAP seeks to:EETAP seeks to: 1. Help create comprehensive 1. Help create comprehensive

and sustainable EE programs at and sustainable EE programs at the state and local levels;the state and local levels;

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2. Enable educators and decision-2. Enable educators and decision-makers to effectively use EE to makers to effectively use EE to improve learning and achieve a improve learning and achieve a healthy and sustainable healthy and sustainable environment;environment;

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3. Improve educator access to 3. Improve educator access to quality EE programs, materials, quality EE programs, materials, and information.and information.

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EETAP is in its third five-year phase.EETAP is in its third five-year phase. Phase I: 1995-2000 - North American Phase I: 1995-2000 - North American

Association Environmental Association Environmental Education, Washington, DCEducation, Washington, DC

Phase II: 2000-2005 – University of Phase II: 2000-2005 – University of Wisconsin-Stevens, Stevens Point, Wisconsin-Stevens, Stevens Point, WIWI

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Phase III: 2005-2010 - University Phase III: 2005-2010 - University of Wisconsin-Stevens, Stevens of Wisconsin-Stevens, Stevens Point, WIPoint, WI

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UW-SP manages the project and UW-SP manages the project and provides management, provides management, administration, communication, administration, communication, and reporting services under a and reporting services under a cooperative agreement with U.S. cooperative agreement with U.S. EPA.EPA.

U.S. EPA and the EETAP Partners U.S. EPA and the EETAP Partners support the project (2/3 & 1/3)support the project (2/3 & 1/3)

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Most project work is implemented Most project work is implemented by partner organizations that by partner organizations that receive funding to carry out specific receive funding to carry out specific activities. activities. The EETAP Partners The EETAP Partners include:include:

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Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

Council for Environmental Education

National Audubon Society North American Association for

Environmental Education

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Project Learning Tree Project WET United States Fish and Wildlife

Service/National Conservation Training Center

University of Oregon (National Project for Excellence in EE)

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By pooling expertise, increasing By pooling expertise, increasing inter-organization communication inter-organization communication and coordinating planning, EETAP and coordinating planning, EETAP partners provide programs partners provide programs targeting a variety of environmental targeting a variety of environmental education professional development education professional development priorities.priorities.

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EETAP Partners are implementing 12 activities divided into three focus areas:

Advancing Environmental EducationThe six activities in this group are putting in place components needed to ensure comprehensive environmental education programs at the state and national level.

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Professional DevelopmentThe three activities in this area focus on the delivery of environmental education training for formal and non-formal educators.

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Reaching Different Audiences

The three activities in this area help educators understand the changes needed to be more inclusive and build relationships with diverse audiences.

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EETAP Activities1. Meeting EE Training Needs through On-line Instruction

2. Promoting Quality EE through the NPEEE – Guidelines Training

3. Strengthening EE Training Networks4. Correlating EE Resources to State and National Standards

and EE Guidelines for Excellence5. Building State Capacity for EE6. Reviewing EE Resources7. Supporting Accreditation and Developing EE Pre-Service

Programs8. Expanding EE Certification Programs9. Promoting Electronic Access to Quality EE and Developing

Technology Tools for EE10. Delivering Culturally Relevant EE to Diverse Audiences11. Reaching Tribal Communities with EE Training12. Building Capacity for Education with Conservation

Practitioners and Non-formal Educators

EETAP Partners

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

Council for Environmental Education

National Audubon Society

North American Association for EE

Project Learning Tree

Project WET

United States Fish & Wildlife Service

University of Oregon

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

EE Grants

National EE Advisory Council

Student Fellowships

Resources

Environmental Protection Agency

National Office of EE

Environmental Education and Training Partnership

ACHIEVEMENTSACHIEVEMENTS

Why Program is UniqueWhy Program is Unique Builds on Phases I and IIBuilds on Phases I and II Continuity has enabled Continuity has enabled

meaningful progress on several meaningful progress on several strategic initiatives that require strategic initiatives that require years to fully developyears to fully develop

Logic Models and EvaluationLogic Models and Evaluation

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Advancing EEAdvancing EE More than 1,670 education More than 1,670 education

professionals enhanced their professionals enhanced their skills as environmental educators skills as environmental educators through in person training and through in person training and 403,546 individuals accessed 403,546 individuals accessed information online using the information online using the Internet.Internet.

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Professional DevelopmentProfessional Development Consortium partners have delivered Consortium partners have delivered

professional development through professional development through in person and online workshops and in person and online workshops and courses to more than 1,433 courses to more than 1,433 education professionals and EE education professionals and EE leaders working in schools and leaders working in schools and other settings.other settings.

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Reaching Diverse AudiencesReaching Diverse Audiences Three EE organizations Three EE organizations

participated in a learning participated in a learning community while taking steps to community while taking steps to become more culturally inclusive. become more culturally inclusive.

Nine installments on EE and Nine installments on EE and diversity related topics have been diversity related topics have been posted on NAAEE’s web site.posted on NAAEE’s web site.

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Reaching Diverse AudiencesReaching Diverse Audiences EE workshops were conducted with EE workshops were conducted with

tribes in 5 states and contacts were tribes in 5 states and contacts were initiated with tribes in 3 states.initiated with tribes in 3 states.

A draft Conservation Education A draft Conservation Education Toolkit to help conservation Toolkit to help conservation managers better understand how to managers better understand how to use education as a conservation tool use education as a conservation tool was completed.was completed.

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ManagementManagement EE certification study of nonformal EE certification study of nonformal

educators completed.educators completed. First draft of EE professional First draft of EE professional

development priorities study development priorities study completed.completed.

Article on EE & diversity Article on EE & diversity completed.completed.

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More than 1 million education More than 1 million education professionals and 3 million professionals and 3 million individuals across the U.S.A. have individuals across the U.S.A. have benefited from EETAP activities.benefited from EETAP activities.

Using the Organizational Using the Organizational Assessment Tool (OAT) To Enhance Assessment Tool (OAT) To Enhance EffectivenessEffectiveness

Find out how the OAT can help you Find out how the OAT can help you become more effective. The OAT become more effective. The OAT is a one-stop organizational is a one-stop organizational assessment resource that helps assessment resource that helps EE leaders:EE leaders:

Review major aspects of internal Review major aspects of internal organizational development and organizational development and

Develop a process for building Develop a process for building organizational capacity.organizational capacity.

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