Methods of Teaching Environmental Education Workshop, NC EE Criteria I

with Michelle Pearce

4 hours of online self-guided online learning and

In-person Saturday, December 5  |  10 am – 4 pm

The Methods of Teaching EE (MOTEE) workshop helps practitioners create inclusive and age-appropriate learning experiences, gain group management skills, practice teaching methods to promote inquiry, and gain skills in designing objectives, lessons, and assessments for EE programs using NC Essential Standards as a foundation. This will be a hybrid workshop, with 4 hours of online, self-guided learning, in addition to a 6 hour in person session. Participants will receive 10 hours of Criteria 1 credit toward their NC EE Certification.

This program will take place both in the classroom and outside following easy trails and paved walkways. Dress for the weather and prepare to be outside for the part program time.

Michelle Pierce has worked in environmental Education since 2007. It was actually her first job right out of college, and she fell in love with it! Michelle has been a seasonal staff, Summer camp staff, county parks staff, a state employee, an adjunct professor, and now is currently serving as the Programming Lead for the Environmental Educators of North Carolina. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Biology with an emphasis in life science, and a Masters of Arts in Education with an emphasis in Science Education. She’s been a Project Wet facilitator since 2010 and currently resides in Candler with her son and her leopard gecko.

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