Elective Criteria I Workshops
The additional 50 hours of Criteria I credit can be earned by taking any of the workshops from this list. Remember that Criteria I workshops must be at least 6 hours long. Shorter or "sampler" versions of these workshops do not count as Criteria I, but may be used in other criteria. In some cases, facilitator trainings can be used as Criteria I as well. Contact the EE Certification Program Managers for more information.
How do I find these workshops?
Enrollees are strongly encouraged to join the NC-EE email list for upcoming Criteria I workshop announcements and updates. Also, check our events calendar often. The links below are provided for more information on workshop content and providers, not upcoming workshop announcements.
Air Quality Workshop for Teachers and Educators
N.C. DEQ Division of Air Quality
Aquatic WILD
Division of Conservation Education
N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission
CATCH
Division of Conservation Education
N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission
Certified Interpretive Guide Training
National Association for Interpretation
This workshop qualifies for 20 hours of Criteria I credit.
Coastal Explorations for the Class and Field
N.C. Coastal Reserve/N.C. National Estuarine Research Reserve
Don't Waste It
Chatham County Solid Waste and Recycling
Flying Wild
Division of Conservation Education
N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission
Ground Level Ozone - Advanced Air Quality
N.C. DEQ Division of Air Quality
Growing Up WILD
Division of Conservation Education
N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission
Investigating Your Environment
N.C. Forest Service
It's Our Air
N.C. DEQ Division of Air Quality
It's Our Water
N.C. DEQ Division of Water Resources
(IOW is currently offline.)
Inquiry-Based Outdoor Learning: Using BEETLES in North Carolina
Environmental Educators of North Carolina
Mastering En-ROADS
Climate Interactive
This training teaches you how to use the En-ROADS simulator and facilitate fun and interactive workshops and role-playing games on climate solutions to bring to the classroom or other settings. Read more about the group learning experiences that this training will teach you. This is an online, self-paced course that is eligible for 20 hours of Criteria I credit upon completion. It ultimately trains you (if you choose) to become an En-ROADS Climate Ambassador—a leader equipped to guide others in exploring climate policies through the En-ROADS Simulator and support informed decision-making in the real world. EE Certification Program participants are not required to become Climate Ambassadors to receive Criteria I credit. However, those interested may be able to use the Climate Ambassador role for teaching credits and/or as part of their required Community Partnership. Contact the NC Office of Environmental Education if you have any questions and before pursuing the Climate Ambassadorship for EE Certification teaching or the Community Project.
To receive an EE Form for the En-ROADS training, program participants will need to contact Climate Interactive once the training is complete. Please put "Mastering En-ROADS" Completion Confirmation Needed" in the subject line.
NAAEE Guidelines for Excellence Workshops
These workshops are offered by our partners at the Environmental Educators of North Carolina. Note that you may
make take multiple Guidelines workshops for credit, so long as each workshop focuses on a different Guidelines publication.
Project GLOBE: Global Learning and Observation to Benefit the Environment
Criteria I credit is for GLOBE eTraining. Enrollees are expected to spend at least 6 hours on the online training modules and submit the completion Certificates for the trainings. Can be submitted for up for up to 10 hours of credit.
Project Learning Tree
N.C. State University - Extension Forestry
There are several topic-based versions of Project Learning Tree in North Carolina. In most cases,
enrollees can take multiple versions for Criteria I credit. Contact the EE Certification Program
Managers if you have any questions.
Note: The online versions of PLT workshops cannot be used for Criteria I credit, but can be used for Criteria III or CE.
Project OWL
North Carolina Arboretum
Project WET
N.C. Division of Water Resources
Project WILD
Division of Conservation Education
N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission
Sea Turtle Exploration Curriculum Workshop
North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher
Southern Appalachian Skills for Sharing Nature
Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont
Southern Appalachian Naturalist Skills
Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont
Southern Appalachian Aquatic Ecology
Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont
Southern Appalachian Birds
Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont
Southern Appalachian Ecology
Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont
Southern Appalachian Mammals
Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont
Southern Appalachian Plants
Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont
Southern Appalachian Reptiles and Amphibians
Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont
Program providers may submit workshops and courses for Criteria I Elective approval to the Office of Environmental Education and Public Affairs.