Section outline

  • Welcome to the “Engaging Teens in Exploring Green Careers” online eeCourse! This course is designed to help you to explore a variety of strategies, tools, and resources you can use to help high school youth on their path to a green career! There are six modules to complete, which in total should take about 8-12 hours. You will need to complete all of the assignments in order to receive your Certificate of Completion and access to the online training toolkit. While you are free to complete modules and assignments at your own pace, we recommend a suggested course pace below. 


    Course Objectives and Expectations

    By the end of this course, you will be able to: 

    • Identify where your work falls on the work-based learning continuum
    • Describe and give examples of ways to engage students in developing post secondary workforce skills
    • Identify at least three resources to support career development programming
    • Design strategies for incorporating career development into programming

    As a participant of this workshop, it is expected that you:

    • Commit the time required to complete all readings and assignments.


    Completing Tasks and Assignments

    For each Module, you will record responses to prompts and complete tasks in a Course Journal. At the end of each module, you will submit your Course Journal with the relevant sections completed. 

    The Course Journal and other documents will be provided in the form of Google Docs.  You can either download as a Word document or "Make a Copy" under the File menu to edit it as your own. Assignments can be submitted as Google Docs by using the link-sharing feature. Assignments can also be submitted by attaching Word documents. If you have questions or would prefer another option, please contact Lisa Eadens at lisaeadens@caee.org.

    CAEE can provide you with a certificate of completion for 12-hours of work, however, you must complete all assignments. Additionally, you will need to complete all course assignments in order to receive access to the online training toolkit.


    What is the online training toolkit? 

    The online training toolkit includes access to resources and tools via a shared Google Folder, which includes: handouts, activities, presentations and more that you can download and edit to use with your audiences!


    Required Materials

    • Access to reliable internet and a desktop computer or laptop.


    Grading

    • Assignments must be completed with a score of 2 as indicated on the scoring guide.
    • To receive a certificate of completion, you must complete all assignments and receive the scores as indicated above.

    Important Dates

    This course runs for 8 weeks, from January 27 - March 21, 2025. This is a completely asynchronous course. You may learn at your own pace. However, we strongly recommend that you spread out your work so that you aren’t rushed at the end. To help with that, we’ve set suggested deadlines for activities throughout the course. I will also be sending regular emails reminding you to keep up the great work! 

    Suggested Course Pacing: 

    • Module 1 - Complete by February 5
    • Module 2 - Complete by February 14
    • Module 3 - Complete by February 26
    • Module 4 - Complete by March 7
    • Module 5 - Complete by March 14
    • Module 6 - Complete by March 21

    Additionally, you will be required to attend at least one 1-hour online discussion with fellow eeCourse participants to share ideas, reflections on course materials, and/or final course project materials. Three options are provided below. Calendar invites to all three options will be emailed to you. Please "accept" the invitation to the online discussion(s) you wish to attend.


    Meet Your Course Moderator

    Your course moderator is Lisa Eadens. Lisa is the Program Coordinator for CAEE and has been with CAEE since 2013. She coordinates the Careers in Natural Resources Initiative along with CAEE’s professional development programming, and Awards for Excellence in EE. She will review and score your assignments, offer feedback and be available for the optional course meetings to answer questions. 


    Getting to Know the Course

    Please watch this video walk-through from the Kentucky Association for Environmental Education to learn how to navigate course modules, materials, and assignments in Moodle.