Implementation for the EE2010 Strategic Plan
Phase One
I. Coordinated EE Activities
A. Inventory educational resources relevant to Ohio from for-profit and non-profit EE groups and communicate about them with formal and nonformal educators.
B. Identify and disseminate information about educational resources that have been aligned with Ohio Department of Education academic content standards and align new/additional resources.
Notes: I.A and half of B will be completed in phase one; the identifying and inventory portions of these. The alignment of new resources with the academic content standards will be phase two.
Possible leaders/committee of this activity: Sue Matz or Kathy Shaw, Dave Jenike or Dan Marsh, and possibly someone from the CincinnatiNatureCenter.
I. Coordinated EE Activities
D. Identify current, critical environmental issues, provide opportunities for discussion from multiple perspectives and identify potential actions based on sound science.
Possible leaders/committee of this activity: Tom Weeks, Micah Vieux, Angela Manuzak (Angela is added to this list to the fact that a forum is being planned for the 2007 EECO Annual Conference) and someone from the Kettering Foundation.
II. Communication and Promotion
A. Create a comprehensive public awareness strategy that promotes exemplary EE resources.
Notes: Do promotion of already aligned resources early.
Possible leaders/committee of this activity: Jim Gravelle, Herb Broda, Brenda Metcalf
III. Training and Professional Development
A. Promote existing and develop new strategies for increasing the number of teacher education programs (pre-service and in-service) that incorporate EE resources and promote their integration across the curriculum.
Notes: Currently the EECO Regional Directors, in the twelve regions of Ohio, are currently providing professional development to in-service educators. EECO recently receive funding from the third round of the Environmental Education and Training Partnership (EETAP III) through the North American Association of Environmental Education (NAAEE). This funding from EETAP is to provide professional development for Pre-Service Educators on the environmental education curricula available in Ohio. This activity is being accomplished by the EECO Executive Director, EECO Regional Directors and the State Project Coordinators of the curricula. OEEF/EECO Partnership Steering Committee met and discussed that they are still interested in continuing this effort.
IV. Diversity
A. Include underserved audiences in EE programs to stimulate and enhance balanced perspectives and be attentive to environmental justice issues.
Possible leaders/committee of this activity: Leanne Jablonski, Michelle Morrone, Someone from the Alliance (Tom Weeks could recommend), and Rural Action.
V. Research
A. Develop an EE research agenda, building on the work of the Ohio EE 2000 Research Consortium.
Notes: Not only is this research for the effectiveness of environmental education, but it needs to be done with the best environmental science available in mind.
Possible leaders/committee of this activity: Joyce Meredith, Joe Heimlich, Cheryl Mattevi, Jodi Haney (of BGSU- Project Excite).
Phase Two
I. Coordinated EE Activities
B. Identify and disseminate information about educational resources that have been aligned with Ohio Department of Education academic content standards and align new/additional resources.
Notes: The alignment of new and additional resources to the Ohio academic content standards will be completed during this phase.
Possible leaders/committee of this activity: Sue Matz or Kathy Shaw, Dave Jenike or Dan Marsh, and possibly someone from the CincinnatiNatureCenter, someone from ODNR that has been assisting with the alignment, and possibly some from ODE.
The other Key Areas and Action Items that were not prioritized for Phase One can be accomplished during Phase Two by the strategic plan participants who noted the willingness to do the activity.
EE2010 Strategic Plan Implementation Time Line - 2006
June / August / September / OctoberThis Implementation Plan to the EECO Board of Directors by June 23, 2006 meeting. / Leaders recruited by the end of August 2006. / Meet with leaders in September 2006.
Send a formal mailingof the implementation plan to all that assisted in creating the EE2010 Strategic Plan by end of Septmeber 2006. / Start implementing plan in October 2006.