Determine if your resource is appropriate for review

The term "EE resource" is a broad one, but providing environmental information is not environmental education. The resource must clearly be used in an educational framework, although education audiences may include those outside the K-12 classroom setting.

If you use information pieces (e.g., posters, videos, coloring books, flyers), you will need to provide a brief description of the piece AND how is used in the education or learning process.  Each submission may include single or multiple resources (see Collections).

Select a resource category

1. Simple Resources

These may be described in the following terms: rely on limited contact with an audience, require short duration to explain, active learner involvement, involves learning cycle, has facilitator or presenter, limited or no scope and sequence.

Examples:

• Activity or lesson plan

• Guest speaking presentation

• Special rvent (limited duration or contact)

• Interpretive program or presentation

• Field trip or guided tour (informal education settings)

• Issue investigation and action research

2. Complex Resources

These may be described in the following terms:  learner-centered, has curriculum framework, contains teacher instruction supplements such as lesson guides, active learner involvement but may be self-directed, nonformal or formal settings with definable scope and sequence, and multiple/longer term contact between instructor and learner.

Examples:

• Activity guide

• Compendium of activities/lesson plans

• Interactive, instructional CD-ROM or DVD

• Workbook

• Instructional text

• Case study

• Project-based learning model

• Self-contained course, seminar, or workshop

• Experiential learning model

• Service learning model

• Comprehensive curricula (i.e., school-based model such as Environment as an Integrating Context for learning)

• Online course

• Residential instruction

If you have questions about whether your resource is simple or complex, please contact Sue Bumpous at sbumpous at naaee.org

How to address collections of multiple resources

Multiple resources of similar design may be submitted as a "collection." A collection is a group of resources submitted together that were created using the same format and educational design. The resources should be from the same category (Simple Resources, Complex Resources). There is not a limit on the number of resources that make up a collection. More on Collections.