| Virginia AssociationforEnvironmental Education |
Certification Workshops and Courses
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required for certification
as well as information on when and how to register.
Professional Development of Environmental Educators workshop | Methods of Teaching Environmental Education workshop | Environmental Literacy online course |
Description: This hands-on full day workshop dives into the NAAEE's Guidelines for Excellence: Professional Development of Environmental Educators on which the core competencies for this certification program are based. Focusing on the preparation and continuing education of environmental educators, this day is packed with interactive sessions that allow you to explore the Guidelines with other professionals. Candidates may attend the Professional Development workshop any time after beginning Criteria 1 of certification. We strongly encourage candidates to complete Criteria 1 before attending this workshop. This workshop is a prerequisite to the Methods for Teaching Environmental Education workshop. Next offering: March 8 AND 15, 2023, 6:00 - 8:00 pm Virtual Fee: $60 Current registration availability: Registration OPEN to currently enrolled Certification Program Candidates General registration opens February 18, 2023. Registration for all closes February 27, 2023. Future offerings: September 12 AND 15, 4:00 - 6:00 pm Virtual | Description: This two day workshop focuses on the skills required to lead high-quality EE programming. Content includes: group management, inclusive learning environments, age-appropriate concepts, inquiry-based lesson planning, program correlation to the Virginia Standards of Learning and more. Explore and develop these concepts with your colleagues in the EE field. Prerequisites:
Next offering: June 17 virtual and June 24 in-person, 2023 Charlottesville, VA Fee: $135 Current registration availability: Not yet open* | Description: This online module focuses on Earth’s physical and living systems, human systems, and the intersection of our environment and society as well as the natural and cultural histories of Virginia and our bioregion. While it is impossible to cover all possible aspects of environmental literacy that an environmental educator may be required to know and understand, it is important that candidates understand some foundational concepts. Prerequisites:
Next offering: September 18 - November 17, 2023 - Virtual Course work is asynchronous with weekly deadlines except for three virtual class meetings:
**January 2022 certification enrollees (the Inaugural Cohort) are exempt from the workshop fee. Current registration availability: Not yet open* |
* Registration will not open until after VAEE has launched its new website in February 2023. |