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Center for Environmental Education
Current Programs:
Environmental Education K-12 Field Trips
Instructional Materials and Activity Trunks for Loan
Teacher Immersion in Energy Workshop and 1-Credit Course, Duke Energy Envision Center, June 19 & 20
EDU 594-004 - River Ecology for Educators Course (3-credits), BIO 699, BIO 494 - Field Studies in River Ecology, At Field Sites on the Licking River, June 25-30, 2012, Registration is now Open!
Welcome to the Center for Environmental Education
at Northern Kentucky University!
The NKU Center for Environmental Education is a member of the
Kentucky University Partnership for Environmental Education. The center
provides professional development for pre-service and in-service
teachers through courses, curriculum training and other programs. As
part of P-12 outreach, the center loans resources and activity trunks
to teachers and personnel leads environmental instruction for school
students. The center collaborates with other university organizations,
the Greater Cincinnati Environmental Educators, and is involved in
projects with the larger community. Center personnel are also actively
engaged in environmental education research. During the last year over
500 pre-service or in-service teachers, 3200 P-12 students, and 1100
community members directly benefited from NKU Center for Environmental
Education programs and collaborations.
The
Center for Environmental Education at Northern Kentucky University was
established in August 2002 with the financial support of the United
States Department of Education, through the spearheading efforts of
Congressman Ed Whitfield and Senator Jim Bunning. These funds were
distributed to each of the state university Centers for Environmental
Education through Murray State University.
Financial support was
provided from 2002-2010 through interest generated from the PRIDE fund
(HB 174). The PRIDE fund was established by vote of the Kentucky
General Assembly in the 2000 regular session. The interest from the
PRIDE fund is distributed through the Kentucky Environmental Education
Council to the Centers for Environmental Education at each of the 8
state universities in Kentucky.
NKU CINSAM provided funds for the initial set of activity trunks that are loaned to educators.
Recent funding has been provided by:
NKU College of Education and Human Services - Embracing Technology in Science Teaching and Learning
AT&T for Expansion of School and Outdoor Programs
Lafarge Gypsum, Silver Grove, KY - Initial Corporate Partner and Sponsor!
NKU Center for Civic Engagement for updating activity trunks and creating two new Natural Disasters trunks.
University Community Partnership grant to collaborate with Split Rock Conservation Park in Boone County to create learning stations and curricula, professional development workshops, and conduct environmental stewardship days with the help of ECOS.
NKU Office of Research, Grants & Contracts - Center for Environmental Education Expansion Feasibility Study
NASA Aerospace Education Services Project National Space Grant Foundation to develop and implement an Energy Education professional development program.
Contact Information:
Office: MP 160
Phone: (859) 572-1545
Fax: (859) 572-6096
E-mail: enved@nku.edu