NCATE: NAAEE Joins NCATE















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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—May 28, 2002
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NAAEE Joins NCATE

Washington, D.C.—The North American Association of Environmental Education (NAAEE) was ratified as a member of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) at NCATE’s Executive Board meeting on May 9, 2002.

In becoming an NCATE constituent member, NAAEE joins over 30 other national organizations that represent teachers, teacher educators, state and local policymakers, and content specialists. NCATE is a coalition of national organizations that sets professional standards for colleges and universities that prepare teachers and other professional personnel for work in elementary and secondary schools. As a member of NCATE, NAAEE will appoint representatives to NCATE’s on-site evaluation teams and to the NCATE policy boards that develop NCATE standards, policies, and procedures.

NAAEE is a network of professionals, students, and volunteers working in the field of environmental education throughout North America and in over 55 countries in the world. Its mission is to provide environmental educators with quality resources, training, publications, and networking opportunities to enable them to spread environmental knowledge. NAAEE’s membership represents a broad base of constituencies, whose talents and interests lie in education about the environment.

“Through our involvement in NCATE, our board believes that we will have the opportunity to influence the preparation of future teachers in the United States,” says Dr. Terry L. Wilson, NAAEE president. “It is our belief that NAAEE’s membership will broaden and complement the representation of other professional groups with NCATE.”

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NAAEE Joins NCATE