How professional environmental educators think about "nature" - add your viewpoint

Connection to Nature Survey

The North American Association for Environmental Education is working with partners at Stanford, University of Florida, and the Children & Nature Network to get a better sense of how environmental educators and other professionals think about nature. Please consider helping us out by responding to this short survey.

We hope your responses, and those of your colleagues, will help us learn more about how your organization is thinking about, and might measure, some of these ideas.

Become a Certified Environmental Educator in Colorado

Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education's certification program sets specific standards of knowledge, skills, and experience that highly qualified Environmental Educators in Colorado should be able to demonstrate. It is a competency based program - one where the applicant will demonstrate what they know and can do by building a portfolio.  The competencies for certification are based on the NAAEE Guidelines for Excellence in Environmental Education and Colorado Guidelines for Environmental Educators.  To register for an information webinar, visit the CAEE website.

Certified Interpretive Guide Training at Butterfly Pavillion

Butterfly Pavilion will be offering a Certified Interpretive Guide course in December of this year. The Certified Interpretive Guide program is designed for anyone who delivers programs to the public. It combines the theoretical foundations of the interpretation profession with practical skills in delivering quality interpretive programming to varied audiences. If you work (or would like to work) at tour and cruise companies, parks, zoos, museums, nature centers, aquariums etc. helping visitors connect with our natural or cultural heritage this 32–hour course is for you! The National Association for Interpretation (NAI) offers a professional certification program to recognize individuals who exhibit knowledge and skills necessary to assure quality interpretive services to all audiences. The goal of the CIG program is to provide consistent, high quality training for staff and volunteers on the basics of presenting interpretive programs. Certification is a way to document that you possess skills and knowledge that allow you to perform effectively in the interpretive profession.

More details and registration:

REGISTER ONLINE:

August 28-31, 2018

https://www.interpnet.com/nai/nai/_events/Event_Display.aspx?EventKey=CIG082818B

December 11-14, 2018

https://www.interpnet.com/nai/nai/_events/Event_Display.aspx?EventKey=CIG121118

QUESTIONS: Parker McMullen Bushman, 720-974-1863

Rejuvenating Your Economics Class

This one-day free class is designed for new and experienced economics teachers, as well as middle school teachers and curriculum specialists charged with incorporating economic principles into their curriculum.

Grades: Secondary Teacher Focus (all K-12 welcome) Time:  8:30 am - 4:00 pm Location: 3443 South Galena Street, 2nd Floor, Denver, CO 80231 FEE: FREE ($25 refundable deposit due with registration, refunded upon completion of class) *Optional Credit: 1.0 UCCS Graduate Credit Hour (outside-of-class assignment).  Includes: Light breakfast and lunch Registration information: https://econlitco.org/rejuvenating-your-economics-class