1. Guidelines for Excellence
Environmental Education in Urban Communities
How will we engage the
program and plan for What kind of
curricular content
will support this
What do we have
and what do we still need
to implement this
Urban Communities fall 2012 course, as well as NAAEE’s
program to consider the context within which their program is nested within as well as strategies for developing
ate and expand an existing program.
1What kind of program
can meet the EE needs
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to Grow a

2. understand how environmental education and
be most successful within an existing context.
http://www.meera.snre.umich.edu
http://www.nsf.gov/ehr/rec/eval_of_projects.jsp
http://www.oerl.sri.com
http://www.wilderdom.com/evaluation.html
http://www.wmich.edu/evalctr/checklists
What kind of program can meet
Students in
Needs for EE
addition to leadership development, this
board ensures that student perspectives
are an integral part of the development and
Boards include: Alliance for Climate Edu
will address using an environmental assessment,
that considers economic, cultural and ecological
factors.
throughout the implementation of the EE program.
knowledge and skills as tools to solve the issues
depart.
address all the issues
at once!

3. considering creating new programs, the following considerations are
recommended:
individuals and groups that form in response to a need for environmental education in their com
mission statements:
http://foundationcenter.org/getstarted/tutorials/establish/statements.html
programmatic goals and objectives
resource list:
http://www.createthefuture.com/CBtoolkit.htm
When faced with
budget constraints that limited
robust internship program, which recruit
ed talented undergraduates, graduates,
and beginning professionals. With these
was able to expand their environ
mental education program activi
ties, as well as increase their
What do we have and what do we still

4. Building Self
ing Goals through Building
Boats:
example of an environmental education
building on the water.
program colleagues, partners and stakeholders.
EE Curriculum Content
Connected to participants lives and their
communities
Successful in providing outlets for action
from increased knowledge of environment
http://www.plt.org/
mental education curriculum resources that can be
integrated into lesson plans for all grades and subject
areas.
Here are some great examples of that
http://www.projectwet.org/
empowering students to take action in their communi
water resource materials.
Curriculum that helps students, families and
their communities understand, interact with
ronment through local stewardship experiences, one
example being restoration work.
News2012.pdf
journalism and service learning projects.
What kind of curricular content

5. tion that offers EE programming
about urban farming and permaculture.
to come check out the urban farm,
participate in fall themed activities
and learn about what education
al programming was
offered.
Some suggested tips for reaching potential EE program participants:
excited to participate in a program.
having a blog, etc.
continued success.
next step is to reach out to potential EE program
participants and encourage sustainable partnerships with the
resources.
How will we engage the