Green Education

Green Education
Author: Julie Newman
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Total Pages: 545
Release: 2011-05-03
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1452266239

Green Education: An A-to-Z Guide explores the environmental movement′s proliferation in the field of education, from elementary school classroom efforts to the university curriculum to building sustainable campuses. Focusing on the critical role of education in building a sustainable future, approximately 150 signed entries, written by scholars and experts in a variety of disciplines, examine school and college courses in green education, the structures of educational institutions, the challenges of reducing their ecological footprint, administrative policies, green campus organizations, and student and faculty participation. Vivid photographs, searchable hyperlinks, numerous cross references, an extensive resource guide, and a clear, accessible writing style make the Green Society volumes ideal for classroom use as well as for research.

Creating Standards-Based Integrated Curriculum

Creating Standards-Based Integrated Curriculum
Author: Susan M. Drake
Publisher: Corwin Press
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2012-05-08
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1452218803

In this completely revised and updated edition of Susan Drake's classic text on integrated curriculum, the author provides a new approach to standards-based curriculum, instruction, and assessment.

The Inclusion of Environmental Education in Science Teacher Education

The Inclusion of Environmental Education in Science Teacher Education
Author: Alec Bodzin
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 379
Release: 2010-08-13
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9048192226

In the coming decades, the general public will be required ever more often to understand complex environmental issues, evaluate proposed environmental plans, and understand how individual decisions affect the environment at local to global scales. Thus it is of fundamental importance to ensure that higher quality education about these ecological issues raises the environmental literacy of the general public. In order to achieve this, teachers need to be trained as well as classroom practice enhanced. This volume focuses on the integration of environmental education into science teacher education. The book begins by providing readers with foundational knowledge of environmental education as it applies to the discipline of science education. It relates the historical and philosophical underpinnings of EE, as well as current trends in the subject that relate to science teacher education. Later chapters examine the pedagogical practices of environmental education in the context of science teacher education. Case studies of environmental education teaching and learning strategies in science teacher education, and instructional practices in K-12 science classrooms, are included. This book shares knowledge and ideas about environmental education pedagogy and serves as a reliable guide for both science teacher educators and K-12 science educators who wish to insert environmental education into science teacher education. Coverage includes everything from the methods employed in summer camps to the use of podcasting as a pedagogical aid. Studies have shown that schools that do manage to incorporate EE into their teaching programs demonstrate significant growth in student achievement as well as improved student behavior. This text argues that the multidisciplinary nature of environmental education itself requires problem-solving, critical thinking and literacy skills that benefit students’ work right across the curriculum.

Integrating Environmental Education Into the School Curriculum

Integrating Environmental Education Into the School Curriculum
Author: Martha C. Monroe
Publisher: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company
Total Pages: 64
Release: 1994
Genre: Education
ISBN:

One of a series of environmental education (EE) units intended for use by workshop facilitators who help teachers explore ways to integrate EE techniques and concepts into their teaching. Three strategies are described: offering class-ready activities, developing activities and units that complement existing curiculum content, and using EE to teach process skills such as critical thinking.

Interdisciplinary Curriculum

Interdisciplinary Curriculum
Author: Heidi Hayes Jacobs
Publisher:
Total Pages: 97
Release: 1989
Genre: Curriculum planning
ISBN: 9781741012521

Demystifies curriculum integration describing a variety of curriculum integration options ranging from concurrent teaching of related subjects to fusion of curriculum focus to residential study focusing on daily living, from two-week units to year-long courses.

Social Influence Strategies for Environmental Behavior Change

Social Influence Strategies for Environmental Behavior Change
Author: Ben Tyson
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 203
Release: 2018-08-23
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 153205632X

The purpose of the book is to provide an applied, practical, yet theoretically grounded reference on social influence strategies for changing environmental behaviors. The book is intended to be used as a professional reference by practitioners in governmental and nongovernmental organizations worldwide. The book is also intended to be used as a text by students of environmental science, environmental communication, and environmental education.