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Implementing an Environmental Educational Experience Program

Implementing an Environmental Educational Experience Program. Presented by Diane Krug, Science Department The Greenwood School FCIS 2010 Conference. Why Environmental Science?. Get Students Out of Doors No Child Left Inside Real World Science

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Implementing an Environmental Educational Experience Program

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  1. Implementing an Environmental Educational Experience Program Presented by Diane Krug, Science Department The Greenwood School FCIS 2010 Conference

  2. Why Environmental Science? • Get Students Out of Doors • No Child Left Inside • Real World Science • Hands-on experiments that demonstrate the real-life applications of science can help enliven the subject for students

  3. What Is Environmental Education? Environmental education is the study of the relationships and interactions between dynamic natural and human systems.

  4. Environmental Education • Field and classroom learning • Outdoor education, experiential education, and place-based education teaching methods • Is inherently interdisciplinary • Promotes school/community partnerships - No Child Left Inside

  5. Environmental Education • Hands-on, student-centered, inquiry driven, engages higher level thinking skills • Relevant to students' everyday lives • Develops awareness, increases knowledge, builds skills, and creates the capacity for stewardship and good citizenship regarding the environment upon which we depend for life support -No Child Left Inside

  6. Environmental Education • Helps address the causes of “nature deficit disorder” • Boosts math, science, reading, writing and social studies achievement - No Child Left Inside

  7. Getting Started Greenwood Campus Wetlands

  8. Use What’s Already Available • School location can enhance some unit studies • School library research resources • Science and performing arts teachers • Online educational applications • National Environmental Education Foundation • Webinar archive http://www.eeweek.org/webinars

  9. Outdoor Classroom Some Typical Activities • Collect water samples • Take temperature readings • Use microscopes • Hands-on owl pellet dissection • Document activities with video • Share knowledge on class WIKI

  10. Environmental Resources • Location Can Determine Course of Study • What’s in your backyard? • Wetlands proximity determines Greenwood’s curriculum • Online Resources • Wilson’s Encyclopedia of Life http://www.eol.org/index • Acorn Naturalist Catalog • Viewing scopes, guide books, standard science supplies

  11. Virtual Resources • Science Pro Ambassador Program • Bring a scientist into your classroom • http://www.scienceworx.org/science-pros.php • YouTube! Extracting DNA From a Strawberry • http://www.youtube.com/user/AstellasUS

  12. Integrating Technology • Student Created Film Clips • Greenwood enters Riverkeeper PSA contest and WINS!

  13. Integrating Technology • Class Wiki Enables Collaboration • Knowledge Share www.greenwoodeee.pbworks.com

  14. Integrating Technology • You Tube or Teacher Tube allows for video creation and sharing http://greenwoodeee.pbworks.com/w/page/32287746/native-species-videos

  15. Join With Others • Local, state, and national organizations make great PARTNERS • Nature Conservancy • St. Johns Riverkeeper • Florida Native Plant Society

  16. QUESTIONS? Greenwood Outdoor Classroom

  17. REFERENCES No Child Left Inside http://www.cbf.org/Page.aspx?pid=946 Science Works http://www.scienceworx.org/science-pros.php

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