EENC's 17th Annual Conference: EE for a LIFETIME

October 26-28, 2007

Unless otherwise stated the following workshops all run 6-10 hours and qualify for 10 hours of Criteria I credit toward NCEE Certification, with homework as needed to add up to 10 hours of contact time. Registration will open at the Conference Site on Thursday afternoon at 4:00, so that participants with longer travel times may arrive, settle in, and get a good night's rest to be rarin' to go for a full day of fun and valuable continuing education.  This extra night is included in regular conference registration at no extra charge.

* Project Learning Tree starts on Thursday evening.

FOOD, LAND, AND PEOPLE - 8:00 - 5:00
Hands-on lessons help educators to create awareness and build understanding in their preK-12 students about the interrelationships between food production, land management, and a sustainable society. Short pre-homework required to earn credit for a 10-hr. Criteria I workshop.

PROJECT LEARNING TREE - Thurs. eve. 6:30 - 9:30 & Fri. 8:30 - 4:30
This workshop will introduce participants to Project Learning Tree (PLT) through activities in the PreK-8 Activity Guide, as well as exploring the new secondary module, Places We Live.  Facilitators will share ideas to tie PLT into different settings and introduce ways to incorporate technology and literature.
Criteria I credit

TOOLS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATORS - 8:00 - 5:00, with 2 hour homework option for 10 hours Criteria III credit
You're in “EE for a Lifetime”, and this exciting national pedagogy workshop was designed to help environmental educators and classroom teachers, like you, to work better with each other and become better teachers!  This 10-hour crash course on pedagogy, or “the art of teaching”, covers learning theory, learning styles and modalities, teaching strategies, standards, and assessment.  Participants will complete 8 hours of the workshop on Friday, followed by a 2 hour special assignment at a Saturday Conference session of their choice.  NC-grown apple pie is one tool!
Criteria III credit with 2 hour homework

IT'S OUR WATER - 9:00 - 4:00, 6 hours plus 4 hour homework option for 10 hours Criteria I credit
It's Our Water is a North Carolina-specific Earth/Environmental Science curriculum and resources guide for North Carolina high school students and teachers.  It covers the importance of water quality and quantity, monitoring and maintaining water quality, and the impacts individual choices and actions have on water quality.  It's Our Water centers around field activities in a local stream that lead to a final report and recommendations by the class, and contains activities that are coordinated with a series of videos, demonstrations, classroom activities, homework and quizzes.  It's Our Water is aligned with the new North Carolina Standard Course of Study for high school Earth/Environmental Science inquiry and hydrology components. 
Criteria I credit with4 hour  homework

LEOPOLD EDUCATION PROJECT EDUCATOR WORKSHOP - 8:00 - 5:00, 8 hours with 2 hour homework option for 10 hours Criteria I credit
Join us for this very thought-provoking, hands-on workshop on environmental awareness and land ethics.  Based on the classic writings of renowned conservationist Aldo Leopold, the Leopold Education Project is an innovative, interdisciplinary educational program for formal and non-formal teachers of grades 6-12.  The project ties humanity to the natural environment in the effort to conserve and protect the earth's natural resources. The curriculum meets language arts, literature, science, and social studies standards in the North Carolina Standard Course of Study. 
Criteria I credit with 2 hour homework  
$10 materials fee

PROJECT WILD - 9:00 - 4:00, 6 hours, with 4 hour homework option for 10 hours Criteria I credit
The basic Project WILD workshop introduces participants to the K-12 educator guide along with materials specifically for North Carolina. The educator guide contains more than 150 hands-on activities that focus on wildlife and natural resources.  The interdisciplinary activities use wildlife as tools for teaching math, science, English, art, physical education, history and other subjects. 
Criteria I credit  with 4 hour homework option

GUIDELINES FOR EXCELLENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION - 8:00 - 5:00, with 2 hour homework option for 10 hours Criteria III credit
Learn to apply the NAAEE Guidelines for Excellence that set the standards for high-quality environmental education.  These national Guidelines provide excellence criteria for EE Materials, Learners, Programs, and Educator Preparation, and will add to your credibility as an environmental educator.
Criteria III credit with 2 hour homework

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