Monday, November 1, 2010

Museum educator Liz Baird named EENC's Environmental Educator of the Year


(N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences Press Release)

The Environmental Educators of North Carolina (EENC) have named Liz Baird Environmental Educator of the Year. EENC is the state's nonprofit EE professional development organization, whose mission is to promote excellence in professional development and facilitate networking opportunities, inspiring educators to create an environmentally literate citizenry.

Baird is director of education for the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in downtown Raleigh. This award recognizes an educator who stands out among environmental educators, exemplifies excellence and lends credibility to the field. Through valuable contributions, they are regarded as a “dynamo” that other environmental educators strive to emulate. As director of education at the Museum, Baird engages students and teachers across the state and around the world with unique and innovative natural science experiences. Throughout her 15-year tenure, she has affected the lives of thousands of teachers who, in turn, affect the lives of thousands of their students.

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