TENFEE, also known as the Teacher Educators Network for Environmental Education is a special interest group within WAEE.
Energizing Pre-Service Teacher Education Programs and In-Service Teacher Collaborators: June 10-11, 2019!
The Wisconsin K-12 Energy Education Program (KEEP) of the Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education and the Wisconsin Society of Science Teachers have awarded funding for this two-day workshop.
The goals of the workshop are to:
- Develop a shared vision for what environmental education (EE) should be for all teacher preparation programs in Wisconsin
- Collaboratively offer new learning opportunities about environmental education for preservice students and complete an action research project that you design
- Increase pre-service energy education opportunities and support for K-12 teachers
- Utilize our network to learn more about environmental education and its effect in schools
For questions about the EE Workshop, please contact:
Dr. Becca Franzen
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
bfranzen@uwsp.edu
715-346-4943
TENFEE was created to serve three main purposes: Communication, Advocacy, and Research.
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- 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
- Communication hub for environmental education in teacher education programs
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For more information contact:
- Becca Franzen (becca.franzen@uwsp.edu)
- WAEE (admin@waee.org)