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Teacher Training Program
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The purpose of the teacher training program is to train education professionals in the development and delivery of environmental education and training programs and studies. As required by Public Law 101-619, funds are provided to universities, non-profit organizations, or a consortia of such institutions to deliver environmental education training and support for education professionals. The mission of the current teacher training program--ee360+--is to train a cadre of culturally-diverse educational professionals who have the knowledge, skills and tools to develop and deliver high-quality environmental education in formal and non-formal settings and to strengthen the EE field. The goals of the current teacher training program--ee360+-- are to: 1) Drive Educator Excellence, which includes in-person and on-line training and the development of and updating of current Guidelines for Excellence; 2) Cultivating Collective Impact, which includes supporting state capacity building; 3) Mobilizing Access to High-Quality Resources and Networks, which includes maintaining eePRO; and 4) Maintaining Project Excellence through Evaluation, Communication and Management. ee360+ supports a diverse cadre of environmental education leaders through certification, accreditation, leadership training, state-of-the-art education materials and research, networking opportunities, and an on-line hub. In FY 2025, EPA will continue to perform tasks associated with the ee360+ project which include: conducting workshops, EE certification and accreditation, in-service and preservice leadership development, guidelines training, and fellowships for community leaders, among others.
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The Expanding Capacity in Environmental Education program will complete the following accomplishments in FY 2016 by December 2016. Developing and delivering NPEEE Guidelines workshops, Developing new guidelines for working in communities, Online learning, Building State Capacity including awarding 10 capacity building grants to 10 states to develop replicable model programs to diversify and strengthen environmental education, maintain eePRO launched in January 2016 and complete the implementation of the communications plan. The Expanding Capacity in Environmental Education program will complete the following accomplishments in FY 2016 by December 2016. Developing and delivering NPEEE Guidelines workshops, developing new guidelines for working in communities, Online learning, Building State Capacity including awarding 10 capacity building grants to 10 states to develop replicable model programs to diversify and strengthen environmental education, maintain eePRO launched in January 2016 and complete the implementation of the communications plan.
The ee360 Program will completed the following accomplishments, among others, in FY 2017: preservice and in-service training for environmental educators; leadership training for NAAEE Affiliate members from 6 states; re-tooling of the educator certification program at the state level; Community Guidelines training at the annual NAAEE conference; workshop on linking research to practice; and updating the current Guidelines series.
The ee360 Program will complete the following accomplishments, among others, in FY 2018: preservice and in-service training for environmental educators; leadership training for NAAEE Affiliate members from10 states; re-tooling of the educator certification program at the state level; Community Guidelines training at the annual NAAEE conference; deployment of a searchable research database; workshop on linking research to practice; and updating the current Guidelines series.
The ee360 Program has completed the following accomplishments, among others, that include: preservice and in-service training for environmental educators; leadership training for NAAEE Affiliate members from 10 states; re-tooling of the educator certification program at the state level; Community Guidelines training at the annual NAAEE conference; deployment of a searchable research database; workshop on linking research to practice; and updating the current Guidelines series.
For information on accomplishments under this program, please visit: https://www.epa.gov/education and https://naaee.org/our-work/programs/ee360
n FY 2019 and 2020, the ee360 program completed the following, among others: in-person and virtual pre-service and in-service training for environmental educators; leadership training for NAAEE Affiliate member organizations; development of a guidance document for educator certification at the state level so that certification of environmental educators is consistent across the country; in-person and virtual Guidelines training and additions to the Guidelines Bureau; expansion of the research database and launch of the evaluation portal; publication of research on how conservation education leads to improved environment; and update of 3 of the original EE Guidelines for Excellence.
For accomplishments associated with this assistance listing, please visit the following website: https://www.epa.gov/education.
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.
