Texas Environmental Education Advisory Committee
Initially established by the 72nd Texas Legislature in Senate Bill 1340, the Texas Environmental Education Advisory Committee (TEEAC) serves educators and informal science providers throughout the state. ÌýTo encourage and support the breadth of environmental education, TEEAC designated the following 10 core themes:
- Soil & Land Use
- Water QualityÌý
- Air Quality
- Communities & Ecosystems, including Human Population
- Wildlife & Domestic Animals
- Plants, Food, & FiberÌý
- Aesthetics & the Built EnvironmentÌý
- Minerals, Energy, & Resource RecoveryÌý
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- Society, Economics, Politics & Culture
TEEAC maintains a network of providers of environmental education professional development, including universities, local and state agencies, museums, and nature centers. These providers meet yearly with Texas Education Agency staff for cross-disciplinary professional development related to environmental education. The TEEAC Providers network helps ensure that teacher professional development is educationally sound and consistent with the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS).Ìý
For further information, see the Frequently Asked Questions document.
Educators may earn an environmental education Certificate of Recognition by receiving professional development from TEEAC providers.
- TEEAC Providers 2023-2024. This list is updated yearly.
- . Once an educator has compiled 45 hours ofÌýTEEAC-provided professional development, they may complete an application.Ìý
TEEAC Providers offer professional development to educators and/or environmental experiences to students that incorporate the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). The network of TEEAC Providers helps ensure that teacher professional development is educationally rigorous and consistent with the TEKS. The TEEAC Providers list is updated periodically. To be included in the next iteration of the Providers List, or to make changes to your organization’s description or contact information, please complete the . To ensure that you receive regular updates, such as Provider List update notifications, please .Ìý
To become a TEEAC Provider, an institution must provide professional development to educators and/or provide educational opportunities for Texas students. To be included on the Providers List, institutions or organizations complete the Ìýand a Ìýfor each workshop or other program offered. IfÌýyour organization is not already a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) provider, please send questions to the .
The TEEAC Annual Providers' Meeting is held each January; participants can attend in-person and virtually. Texas Education Agency staff provides cross-disciplinary professional development related to environmental education and other state curriculum issues and initiatives to program representatives from the TEEAC Providers network. The meeting announcement and registration links are sent through theÌý.
Documents
The documents below are resources for environmental education:
- TEEAC Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)
- TEEAC Providers 2023-2024Ìý(±Ê¶Ù¹ó)
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- Guidelines for Instructional Field Experiences (PDF)
- Authentic Field Experiences K-12 (PDF)
Liz Baker
liz.baker@tea.texas.gov
Texas Education Agency
1701 North Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701-1401
(512) 463-9581
Kiki Corry, TEEAC Chair
kiki@corrywood.net
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (retired)