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Environmental and Sustainability
Education for Missouri
Join MEEA - only $15 a year For Educators and Parents
For MEEA Members
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About MEEA
Vision, MIssion, ValueVision Our Vision is an environmentally responsible citizenry in Missouri Mission Our Mission is to connect Missouri's Environmental Educators, both for teachers in the classroom and for educators in agencies and organizations, with innovative professional development and networking opportunities to help them help Missourians become more environmentally responsible. Value to Members Learning about and using recognized EE standards helps educators ...avoid these pitfalls,
...and gain these benefits!**
Recognition of Environmental Educators in Missouri State Certification in Environmental Education Annual State Conference on Environmental Education Membership BenefitsThe monthly Members' e-newsletter includes
In addition to the above, the website includes
Missouri Environmental Educator AwardsThe Missouri Environmental Education Association annually recognizes those individuals and organizations, agencies, businesses or community groups that contribute to their vision of an environmentally literate citizenry. Outstanding Service Award to an IndividualThis award is presented to an individual to recognize his or her efforts to promote and provide EE leadership. Criteria: This MEEA member must have a minimum of 3 years experience in the field of EE and have made a significant contribution to EE. He or she should be known for one or more of the following: Dedicated service in the field of EE; Contributions in EE (e.g. developed curriculum, research, innovations, publications, legislation); Outstanding environmental action, contribution, or stance in supporting EE. Recipients of the Outstanding Service Award to an Individual
Environmental Education Service Award to an Organization, Agency (Public or Private) or Business.This award is presented to an organization, agency, or business that promotes EE and supports the purpose and mission of MEEA. Criteria: This organization, agency, or business must have made a significant contribution to EE. It does not have to be a MEEA member, but should be known for one or more of the following: Contributions in EE (e.g. developed curriculum, research, innovations, publications, legislation); Creating a standard practice of EE within the organization (e.g. educating staff on important issues, putting into practice the use of environmentally-friendly products); Supporting other educational entities through collaboration or grant funding. Recipients of the Environmental Education Service Award to an Organization
Environmental Education Service Award to a Community-based or Local Grass-roots OrganizationThis award is presented to a grass-roots group (comprised of two or more individuals) to recognize the group's commitment to and success at improving the quality of community education and/or the local environment. Criteria: The group has successfully developed and implemented an outstanding community-based project that has positively enhanced the health of the environment/community and involves some kind of community education and/or mobilization; The group is not a for-profit enterprise; Individuals in the organization need not be members of MEEA. Recipients of the Environmental Education Service Award to a Community or Grass-roots Organization
Environmental Education Service Award to a Student Group (initiated in 2009)This award is presented to a High School or College or University Student Organization to recognize the group's commitment to and success at improving the quality of their school or campus and/or the local environment. Criteria: The group has successfully developed and implemented an outstanding school or campus based project that has positively enhanced the health of the school or community's environment and involves some kind of community education and/or mobilization of students; Individuals iin the organization need not be members of MEEA.
Outstanding Lifetime Environmental Education Service AwardThis award is presented to an individual to recognize his or her long-standing efforts to promote and provide EE leadership as a lifelong pursuit. Criteria: This MEEA member must have a minimum of 20 years of experience in the field of EE, and have demonstrated lifelong contributions to EE; He or she should be known for a combination of the above listed criteria for Outstanding Service; A non-MEEA member may be nominated if he or she demonstrates the listed criteria and his or her work supports MEEA's mission. Recipients of the Lifetime Service Award
Nominations ProcessTo nominate an individual, organization, agency, or business for any of the previously described award categories, please provide the following:
Submit nominations for MEEA Awards to: Jan Weaver, weaverjc@missouri.edu Missouri Certified Environmental EducatorsMEEA Certified Educators have completed 70 hours of Instructional Workshops, 30 hours of Outdoor Experiences, 30 hours of Resources Training, 30 hours of Instruction and 30 hours of an Action Project. To find out more about certification, visit www.meea.org/certification.shtml. If you have any questions about certification, email Jan Weaver at weaverjc@missouri.edu. 2002
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Annual Environmental Education Conference
Quarterly MEEA Newsletters (monthly enewsletters are available to members only)
How to Join MEEAMembership Levels
You can join on-line at http://www.meea.org/membershippaypal.html Or you can send a check made out to MEEA care of Jan Weaver, 208 Tucker Hall - MU, Columbia MO 65211. Please include this information with the check: Name _____________________________________ Affiliation __________________________________ Your Job ___________________________________ Address (h/w) _______________________________ City _______________________________________ County _____________St. _____ Zip ______________ Phone (h/w/c) _______________________________ Email (h/w) _________________________________ ___Professional $15 ___Retiree $7.50 ___Student $7.50 ___School $50 (we will email the person above for additional names and contact information) ___Business $100 (we will email the person above for additional names and contact information) MEEA Organization2011 Board, Liaisons, Contractor
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