Teachable Moments: Congratulations New Certified Environmental Educators!

Monday, July 1, 2013

Congratulations New Certified Environmental Educators!

Derek Dunn, one of North Carolina's newest certified environmental educators.

Congratulations to the following individuals for earning their North Carolina Environmental Educator Certification:

Jennifer Fuller
North Carolina Baptist Assembly, Fort Caswell

Lisa Marochak
Durham Soil and Water Conservation District

Maria Hitt
Orange County Partnership for Young Children

Wendy Patoprsty
North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Watauga County

Lauren Pyle
Western North Carolina Nature Center, Asheville

Jenni Heartway
Learning Outside, Pittsboro

Cynthia Stephenson
Forsyth Country Day School

Cliff Hudson
Riverside High School, Williamston

Kristy Burja,
Foothills Equestrian Nature Center, Tryon

Derek Dunn
Greensboro Parks and Recreation

Joy Fields
Piedmont Triad Regional Council

Jill Goodwin
Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation

Katie Gray
Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation

To learn more about these and other recently certified individuals visit http://certifiedenvironmentaleducators.blogspot.com/

In other news, the online certification management system just completed a major upgrade. Now enrollees and certified individuals will find more options and increased usability in tracking their credits. Certified individuals will also now receive a digital badge image they can use to indicate their certified status in email signatures, resumes and other online documents.

The North Carolina Environmental Education Certification Program, managed by the N.C. Office of Environmental Education and Public Affairs, has certified more than 1,000 individuals. This 200-hour program recognizes professional development in environmental education and establishes standards for professional excellence in the field for formal and non-formal educators. It consists of workshops, field experiences, teaching experiences and an environmental education community partnership project.

To more about the program, including the enrollment process, are available at http://www.eenorthcarolina.org/certification--about-the-program.html

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The N.C. Office of Environmental Education and Public Affairs provides an environmental education clearinghouse, or central source, for all of the environmental education resources in the state. The office manages the N.C. Environmental Education Certification Program and serves as a liaison to the N.C. Department of Public Instruction. The office serves PreK-12 schools, colleges and universities, government agencies, non-profit organizations, environmental education centers, citizen groups, business and industry, libraries and the general public. The office is part of the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality in Raleigh.