A r c h i v e d I n f o r m a t i o n

Achieving the Goals: Goal 4 Teacher Professional Development - August 1996

INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

The Environmental Protection Agency

* - designates programs that have a particular usefulness at the school or school district level

Environmental Education Grants Program*

The Environmental Education Grants Program provides financial support for projects which design, demonstrate, or disseminate environmental education practices, methods, or techniques. The goal of environmental education is to increase public awareness and knowledge about environmental issues, and to provide the public with the skills needed to make informed decisions and to take responsible actions. Environmental education enhances critical thinking, problem solving, and effective decisions-making skills. It also teaches individuals to weigh various sides of an environmental issue to make informed and responsible decisions. Grantees include state and local education agencies and environmental agencies, colleges and universities, and non-profit organizations.

George Walker
Environmental Education Specialists
Office of Environmental Education
Office of Communication, Education and Public Affairs
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (1707)
401 M Street, SW
Washington, DC 20460
(202) 260-8619

Environmental Education and Training Partnership*

The Environmental Education and Training Partnership (EETAP) has been formed by the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) with approximately $2 million in 1995-96 for the first year of this three-year program. EETAP is a partnership of 18 organizations which will deliver environmental education training to K-12 education professionals. It will focus on enhancing existing quality training efforts, evaluating and disseminating information on quality education materials and programs through an electronic resource library, and strengthening and expanding partnerships and networks. This project builds upon the work initiated in 1992 by the University of Michigan-led National Consortium for Environmental Education and Training (NCEET)

Kathleen MacKinnon
Environmental Education Specialists
Office of Environmental Education
Office of Communication, Education and Public Affairs
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (1707)
401 M Street, SW
Washington, DC 20460
(202) 260-8619
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[U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs]

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