North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE)

Established in 1971, NAAEE is a network of professionals and students working in the field of environmental education throughout North America. http://www.naaee.org/

EE-Link

A project of NAAEE, EE-Link is the primary portal to environmental education resources and information on the Internet. Specific resources include a calendar of EE events in North America, jobs for environmental educators, grant links and resources for the classroom. http://eelink.net/

National Project for Excellence in Environmental Education

A project of NAAEE, the National Project for Excellence in Environmental Education has established standards for the development of balanced, scientifically accurate, and comprehensive environmental education programs.
http://www.naaee.org/npeee

Environmental Protection Agency - Office of Environmental Education

The EPA Office of Environmental Education is advancing and supportingeducation efforts to develop an environmentally conscious and responsible public and inspiring personal responsibility in caring for the environment. http://www.epa.gov/enviroed/

Additional Environmental Education Resources:

• Environmental Education and Training Partnership - www.eetap.org
• National Audubon Society - www.audubon.org/educate/index.php
• National Environmental Education and Training Foundation - www.neetf.org
• National Wildlife Federation - http://www.nwf.org/education
• Project Learning Tree - www.plt.org
• Project WET - www.projectwet.org
• Project WILD - www.projectwild.org
• World Wildlife Fund - www.worldwildlife.org
• ASCD EE Network - http://www.eelink.net/environmentaleducationnetwork.html
  

Program Evaluation Resources

Bennett, D.B. 1984. Evaluating EE in Schools: A Practical Guide for Teachers. UNESCO-UNEP. http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0006/000661/066120eo.pdf

Department of Environment and Conservation. 2004. Does your project make a difference? A guide to evaluating environmental education projects and programs. Sydney, Australia: Author. http://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/community/projecteval.htm

Frechtling, J. 2002.The 2002 User Friendly Handbook for Project Evaluation. National Science Foundation. http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2002/nsf02057/nsf02057.pdf

My Environmental Education Evaluation Resource Assistant. Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. http://meera.snre.umich.edu/

Simmons, B. 2004. Designing Evaluation for Education Projects.Washington, D.C.: NOAA Office of Education and Sustainable Development. http://wateroutreach.uwex.edu/use/documents/NOAAEvalmanualfinal.pdf

W.K. Kellogg Foundation. 1998. W.K. Kellogg Foundation Evaluation Handbook.http://www.wkkf.org/Pubs/Tools/Evaluation/Pub770.pdf

On-Line Environmental Education Evaluation Course

Applied Environmental Education Program Evaluation. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (UWSP). For more information and to apply for scholarships, go to:
http://www.uwsp.edu/natres/eetap/

Additional PDFs

Using Rubrics (NAAEE) (PDF)
Writing SMART Objectives (NAAEE) (PDF)
NOAA Designing Education Projects (PDF)
NOAA Designing Evaluation for Education Projects (PDF)

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