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EEA INITIATIVES
Guidelines for Excellence in EE

EEA designated the 'Guidelines for Excellence Institute' for Georgia

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The Environmental Education Alliance (EEA) has been designated the state's sole Guidelines for Excellence Institute (trainers' bureau) by the National Project for Excellence in Environmental Education. Twelve EEA members are Guidelines for Excellence facilitators, having participated in Guidelines workshops and completed Guidelines Facilitators training. 

EEA offers occasional free-standing Guidelines Workshops and incorporates the "Guidelines for EE Programs" and "Guidelines for Professional Development" into its ATEEG certification courses. Workshops can also be custom-design and delivered for host organizations with at least 12 participants.

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EEA recently created a hybrid "Guidelines for Excellence in EE Materials" workshop and online course, and is currently conducting community engagement sessions to gain input for the new "Guidelines for Excellence in Outdoor Learning" that will be published by summer 2023. 

Guidelines for Excellence Publications

​The National Project for Excellence in Environmental Education, initiated by NAAEE in 1994, has developed a series of guidelines that set the standards for high-quality environmental education. Each of these publications was crafted by a diverse team of professionals, and has gone through a substantive review by thousands of professionals prior to its publication. The Guidelines are a balanced, scientifically accurate, and comprehensive approach to ensuring quality environmental education programs and materials that develop an environmentally literate citizenry that can compete in our global economy; has the skills, knowledge, and inclinations to make well-informed choices; and exercises the rights and responsibilities of members of a community.
Six sets of guidelines have been created. ​Each set can be downloaded as a free PDF.
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Guidelines for Excellence in 
​K-12 Learning
These guidelines offer a roadmap for achieving environmental literacy by setting expectations for students in fourth (age 10), eighth (age 14), and twelfth grade (age 18) and outlining a framework for effective and comprehensive environmental education.
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Guidelines for Excellence in 
​EE Materials

These guidelines aim to help producers of activity guides, lesson plans, and instructional materials create high-quality products and provide educators with a tool to evaluate environmental education materials.

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Guidelines for Excellence in 
Professional Development of Environmental Educators
This set of recommendations focuses on basic knowledge and abilities educators need to provide high quality environmental education in the context of formal or non-formal education settings, universities,  and elsewhere.
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Guidelines for Excellence in 
Environmental Education Programs

This set of recommendations is intended to help develop and administer high-quality environmental education programs. It provides an assessment tool that can be used to ensure a firm foundation for new programs or to inform improvements in existing ones.

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Guidelines for Excellence in 
Early Childhood EE Programs
This set of Guidelines will help educators develop new early childhood environmental ed programs or improve existing ones. A companion publication,   Early Childhood Environmental Education Rating Scale, provides  an assessment tool for educators.
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Guidelines for Excellence in 
​Community Engagement

This set of guidelines focuses on community wellness and is designed to help environmental educators create inclusive environments that support effective partnerships and collaborations. 
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Download the Complete Set of Guidelines for Excellence in EE

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​Coming Soon: 
Guidelines for Excellence in 
​Outdoor Learning
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​Coming Soon:

Guidelines for Excellence in 
Climate Change Education
"Through the National Project for Excellence in Environmental Education, NAAEE is taking the lead in establishing guidelines for the development of balanced, scientifically accurate, and comprehensive environmental education programs and materials. Quality environmental education programs help develop an environmentally literate citizenry that can compete in our global economy; has the skills, knowledge, and inclinations to make well-informed choices; and exercises the rights and responsibilities of members of a community."
- NAAEE Guidelines for Excellence: Best Practices in EE

Guidelines for Excellence Workshops

This fall, EEA will be offering a hybrid workshop and self-paced course on the  "Guidelines for Excellence in Environmental Education Materials." An exciting, interactive two-hour workshop will be followed by six self-paced, online modules and a synchronous online closing session, reflecting with other educators.

By participating in this hybrid workshop / course, participants will:
  • ​Learn how to recognize excellence in environmental education materials and to know whether they are aligned with Georgia standards and methodology
  • Try out strategies for adapting ee  materials, making them more effective, relevant, STEM-oriented, culturally-sustaining, or suitable for use outdoors
  • Discover how the right EE materials can help you engage students in science practices, eco-engineering challenges, field investigations, problem solving, and environmental stewardship projects
  • Gain specialization hours that can count toward the 30-hour requirement for EEA's nationally-accredited ATEEG certification
  • Earn a micro-credential that can be "stacked" with others, leading to your recognition as an Empowered Environmental Educator
  • Leave the course with skills, tools, and access to exemplary materials that can transform your practice​
This hybrid workshop and self-paced online course is suitable for novice or experienced non-formal educators, K-12 teachers, and college students majoring in education or environmental fields.  Contact us to place your name on the waiting list.
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Guidelines for Excellence Special Projects

Development of New Guidelines for Excellence in Outdoor Learning
You may have seen us at the Children & Nature Network Conference, the Outdoor Learning Symposium, the EEA / SEEA Conference and Research Symposium, or a CBEEN / Outdoor Learning Store interactive webinar. We'll be at NAAEE in Tucson, too! At conferences, workshops, and Zoom webinars across North America, EEA is hosting Outdoor Learning Collaboratories to ask people about their experiences with outdoor learning in an effort to identify effective and research-informed practices. The responses and suggestions from educators, practitioners, designers, administrators and others will analyzed and incorporated into a draft of the new Guidelines for Excellence in Outdoor Learning. Find out how to contribute by contacting us at info@eealliance.org. 
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EEA Review Team for Revision of the EE Materials Guidelines
In 2021, a committee of EEA members reviewed the eight-year-old Guidelines for Excellence in EE materials and made recommendations regarding revisions. Thank you to the following people for the expertise and time they devoted to this project:​​
  • Sue DeRosa
  • Karen Garland
  • Lauren Kuschner
  • Nicki Thomas
  • Donna Stewart
  • Karan Wood​
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Environmental Education Alliance, Inc.  
P.O. Box 801066 | Acworth, GA 30101


EEA does not does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in its program , activities, or employment. For more information on EEA's non-discrimination commitment click here .
​Grievance officer may be contacted at info@eealliance.org


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  • Our Story
    • About EEA
      • About Env Ed
      • About Env Stewardship
      • About Env Justice
      • About Our Organizational Members
      • About Our History
  • Our Team
  • Our Resources
    • Wildlife Viewing Grant
    • Earth Month Activities
    • Garden-based Learning
    • EcoEngineering Challenges
    • Participatory (Citizen) Science
    • Problem-Based Learning
    • Place-Based Learning
    • Project-Based Learning
    • Teaching about Climate Change
      • P WET Climate Resilience pdf
    • SAGES Project
    • Virtual EE Resources
    • Evaluation and Assessment
  • Our Work
    • Our Conferences
      • EEA Annual Conference
      • Outdoor Learning Symposium
      • SEEA Conference
      • NAAEE Conference
    • Professional Learning
    • ATEEG
    • CoOL
      • CoOL RESEARCH on Outdoor Learning
        • Stanford Key Findings on EE
        • Frontiers Special Edition
      • CoOL AWARDS & GRANTS
      • CoOL ToolKit ToC
      • CoOL Toolkit Survey
      • CoOL Toolkit Map
      • CoOL Toolkit Audits
      • CoOL Toolkit SPACES
      • CoOL Toolkit METHODS
      • CoOL Toolkit SUSTAIN
      • CoOL Toolkit COVID
    • EEinGeorgia.org
      • EEinGeorgia
    • Monarchs Across GA
      • MAG Awards
      • Mexico Book Project
      • Pollinator Habitats
        • Pollinator Habitat Grants
        • Pollinator Habitat Certification
      • MAG Resources
        • Buy Milkweed
      • Symbolic Migration
      • MAG Volunteers
      • MAG Events
      • Mapping Milkweeds for Monarchs in GA
    • EEA Memorial Forest
    • Awards and Grants
  • Our Initiatives
    • CEO Roundtable
    • EE Landscape Analysis
    • Guidelines for Excellence in EE
      • Outdoor Learning Collaboratory
    • Inclusive EE & Outdoor Learning
    • EE and Higher Ed
    • GOLD Grant Application Preview
  • Our News
    • EEA News
      • The Dragonfly Quarterly Newsletter
      • EEA E-News
    • Book Club
    • EEA Issues
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      • SCORP
      • Teaching During Covid-19
  • Our Impact
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  • JOIN or GIVE
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