TENFEE, also known as the Teacher Educators Network for Environmental Education is a special interest group within WAEE.
EE Workshop: June 11-14, 2017!
Through a National Science Foundation grant, TENFEE was able to offer an expense paid workshop on June 11-14, 2017, in Madison. This workshop targeted any faculty or staff who deliver environmental education to students seeking licenses in agriculture, early childhood, middle childhood-early adolescence, and secondary social studies and science. Two representatives from each teacher education program were able to participate with support for lodging, meals, instructional materials, a stipend of $400, and child care.
For more information, email retruc22@uwosh.edu.
TENFEE was created to serve three main purposes: Communication, Advocacy, and Research.
- Communication hub for environmental education in teacher education programs
- Teacher education programs will share information with one another through TENFEE.
- Information from other agencies will also be shared and dispersed through TENFEE, specifically tenfee@waee.org
- The group will meet at least annually to maintain communication and aim to improve teacher education programs in EE.
- Regional networking opportunities will be planned and organized.
- Advocate for teacher education program inclusion of EE
- Provide input to DPI regarding licensing
- Assist teacher education programs to be accountable for including EE in teacher education programs
- Utilize the NAAEE Guidelines for the Preparation and Professional Development of Environmental Educators
- Create support materials to guide teacher educators
- Umbrella for research in higher education including
- Research of graduates from teacher education programs
- Environmental literacy of pre-service teachers
- Teacher education program implementation of environmental education
For more information contact:
- Becca Franzen (becca.franzen@uwsp.edu)
- Dr. Michael Beeth (beeth@uwosh.edu)
- WAEE (admin@waee.org)