13 What’s Out There? The goal of environmental education is to develop a world population that is aware of the environment
and its associated problems, and which has the knowledge, skills, attitudes, motivations and commitment
to work toward solutions of current problems and the prevention of new ones (Volk & McBeth, 1997). A
plethora of EE materials and information are available to instructors to aid in the achievement of this goal.
However, the sheer quantity of material can be overwhelming. To help you get started in finding and
choosing appropriate EE materials, a number of national and state EE resources as examples of the wide
variety of materials available are presented. As you read them, keep in mind that this list is not exhaustive,
and the PCEE does not endorse any materials. Additional examples of EE resources can be found in
Appendix II. These materials should provide a springboard for further exploration. • Please note: All of the resources on the following pages can be found by going to the PCEE’s Web
site at: www.pcee.org National EE Resources North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) The NAAEE is a national/international professional association established in 1971 whose mission is to
promote EE and support the work of environmental educators. The EE-Link Web site at eelink.net, a
project of NAAEE, contains links to a variety of programs and activities, including: • Professional resources • EE mailing lists •Teacher education • EE publicatons • Higher education •Teacher education • EE publications • Higher education • Grants • Catalogs of EE materials • Job search • Student awards • A-V and software links • Student EE sites • EE organizations and projects • Government sites • International programs • Associations • Environmental facts and data The National Project for Excellence in Environmental Education, initiated by NAAEE in 1993, has completed the following four interrelated publications: • Environmental Education Materials: Guidelines for Excellence- a resource that presents straight forward recommendations to help instructors develop and select quality EE materials for use in
their educational programs. A companion workbook and Web page tutorial are also available to
lead instructors through the process of using the guidelines. Cost is $8 for NAAEE members, $11 for
non-members. For the online version of this publication, go to:
naaee.org/npeee/materials.php • The Environmental Education Collection - A Review of Resources for Educators, Volume 1 - 3- a series that utilizes criteria from the Guidelines for Excellence to review a wide variety of educational
materials. Cost is $18 for members, $24 for non-members. The online versions of these publications
can be found at:
naaee.org/npeee/vol_1_resources.php
naaee.org/npeee/vol_2_resources.php
naaee.org/npeee/vol_3_resources.php • Excellence in Environmental Education Guidelines for Learning (K-12)- provides students, parents, educators, home schoolers, policy makers, and the public a set of common, voluntary
guidelines for EE. Cost is $18 for members, $24 for non-members. This publication is available
online at:
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