eeCOURSES
eeCourses provide online, flexible, and on-going professional development opportunities for formal and non-formal educators. Each course is intended to build key competencies and skills in a particular subject or focus area. Take a look at what we have to offer for the Fall of 2024.
Universal Design for Learning
The course runs from September 30 - November 10, 2024.
Registration closes September 25, 2024
Registration: $30 for PAEE members, $40 for nonmembers. ACT 48 is available.
About This Program
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework to guide the design of learning environments that are accessible and challenging for all, rather than making modifications for individual students’ needs. This course will encourage you to reflect deeply on your practice to focus on how you plan and teach, not just the content you teach. Whether you’re a classroom teacher or outdoor nonformal educator, are an experienced professional or just getting started in the field, and are new to inclusion or have been leading inclusive programming for years, we hope this course will inspire you to strengthen your pedagogical practices so they are more welcoming, inclusive and accessible for all learners.
Focus areas include:
- Understanding the principles of Universal Design for Learning
- Describing terms, techniques, tools, and resources to promote inclusivity and access to better serve diverse populations, specifically those with learning differences, physical accessibility needs, and language barriers
- Evaluating your current teaching practices/pedagogy and your setting to identify barriers to participation
- Applying the principles of universal design for learning to your pedagogical practices to redesign a lesson, activity, or program
This course content was designed by Michelle Silvers of Silver’s Lining PLLC, Estrella Risinger with the Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education, Michelle Pearce and Lauren Pyle with the Environmental Educators of North Carolina, with contributions from Rebekah Jones and the Cooper Center for Environmental Learning.
Format: This is an asynchronous online course.
- All activities must be completed independently on your own time/schedule within the 7 week timeframe. The actual time to complete the course will vary, but we estimate it will take approximately 10 hours.
- We will provide a suggested timeline and periodic reminders to encourage timely completion of assignments. While we want to be flexible, we also want these learning experiences to be meaningful and we think timely and periodic work in the courses will benefit participants more than trying to complete coursework at the last minute.
- Coursework includes watching videos, reading articles, posting on forums and Padlet boards, and writing personal reflections using the Moodle Platform.
Introduction to Community Engagement Guidelines for Excellence
This course runs from October 27 - December 8, 2024.
Registration will close on October 25.
$99 for PAEE members, $129 for nonmembers. ACT 48 is available.
About This Program
This course is designed to introduce you to and provide a broad overview of NAAEE’s Guidelines for Excellence: 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.
OBJECTIVES:
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Describe the five key characteristics and complementary elements of the Guidelines for successfully engaging communities.
- Explain the interacting needs in your community.
- Successfully address a case study using the Resources in the Guidelines.
- Develop a plan based on your goals to move forward with community-based environmental education.
Format: This is an asynchronous online course.
- All activities must be completed independently on your own time/schedule within the 4 week timeframe. The actual time to complete the course will vary, but we estimate it will take approximately 12 hours.
- We will provide a suggested timeline and periodic reminders to encourage timely completion of assignments. While we want to be flexible, we also want these learning experiences to be meaningful and we think timely and periodic work in the courses will benefit participants more than trying to complete coursework at the last minute.
- Coursework includes watching videos, reading articles, posting on forums and Padlet boards, and writing personal reflections using the Moodle Platform.
