Environmental Education Teacher Resource Handbook: A Practical Guide for K-12 Environmental Education

Synopsis

From The Preface: -- The Environmental Education Teacher Resource Handbook Is One Of A Series Of Practical References For Curriculum Developers, Education Faculty, Veteran Teachers, And Student Teachers. The Handbook Is Designed To Provide Information On The Background Of Environmental Education (ee) Curriculum, As Well As Current, Comprehensive Information On Publications, Standards, And Special Materials For K-12 Ee. Think Of This Handbook As The First Place To Look When You Are Revising Or Developing Your Ee Curriculum-or If You Need Resource Information On Ee Any Time Of The Year. This Handbook Does Not Seek To Prescribe Any Particular Form Of Curriculum, Nor Does It Follow Any Set Of Standards Or Guidelines. Instead, The Book Provides A General Grounding In The Ee Curriculum, So That You Can Use This Information And Then Proceed In The Direction Best Suited For Your Budget, Your School, And Your District. What This Handbook Gives You Is A Sense Of The Numerous Options That Are Available-it Is Up To You To Use The Information To Develop The Appropriate Curriculum Or Program For Your Situation. Foreword / John Padalino -- Preface: How To Use This Handbook -- What's In This Handbook -- Acknowledgments -- Series Introduction / P Bruce Uhrmacher: -- What Should Schools Teach? -- Who Should Decide What Schools Teach? -- Framework For Thinking About Curriculum -- Applying Curriculum Ideologies -- Recommended Reading -- Glossary Of Common Usages -- Environment In The K-12 Curriculum: Overview / John F Disinger -- Historical Backgrounds Of Environmental Education -- In, About, And For -- Stakeholders In Environmental Education -- Supplementary Curriculum Materials -- Professional Organizations -- Enhancement Of Educational Quality -- Pedagogical Approaches To Responsible Environmental Behavior -- Finding A Place In The Curriculum -- Integration And Curriculum Design / Trudi L Volk -- Education For Responsible Environmental Behavior -- Planning Your Environmental Education Curriculum -- Where's The Money? Funding Curriculum Projects / Anne L Green -- Identifying Your Needs --^ Categories Of Givers -- Researching Of Potential Funders -- Communicating With Potential Funders -- Examples Of Funding Organizations -- State-level Curriculum Guidelines: An Analysis / Karen Marshall -- Environmental Education Content/goals -- Process -- Criteria For Analysis Of State Guidelines -- State-by-state Analysis -- State-level Curriculum Guidelines: A Listing: -- State Curriculum Documents With Full Citations And Contact Information, Address, And Phone Number For Each State's Department Of Education -- Assessment In Environmental Education / Tom Marcinkowski: -- Assessment In The Context Of Ee -- Decision Guidelines For M/t/a/e -- Alternative Assessment -- M/t/a/e Of Outcomes In Ee -- Curriculum Materials For Environmental Education / David Haury, Joe E Heimlich, Mary Norton: -- Ee Curriculum Guides And Supplementary Materials -- Program Frameworks And Resource Materials -- Samples Of Issue-specific Curriculum Guides -- Teacher Journal For Activities --^ Samples Of Media-based Instructional Materials -- Sources And Ideas For Special Projects / Jennie F Lane And Cathrine E Rossow: -- Characteristics Of Special Projects -- Special Projects-sources, Ideas, And Examples -- Conducting Special Projects -- Planning Forms Of Special Projects -- Resources For Special Projects --- Children's Trade Books In Environmental Education / Lynne Krueger -- Natural Resources -- Ecological Concepts -- World Biomes -- Human Impact -- Environmental Ethics And Biographies -- Trade Book Review Resources -- Curriculum Material Producers: -- Names, Addresses, And Phone Numbers Of Publishers And Associations That Produce Materials For Use In Environmental Education Curriculum; Titles And Brief Descriptions Of Materials Are Included -- Statewide Textbook Adoption: -- Textbook Advisory Committee -- Adoption Process -- Textbook And Instructional Materials -- List Of Textbooks -- Index To Reviews Of Educational Materials: --^ Index Arranged By Subject, Author, Grade Level, Medium, Publisher, And Title; Full References So Educators Can Easily Find Reviews Of Materials Cited -- Kraus Curriculum Development Library (kcdl) Locations: -- State-by-state Listing Of Libraries That Subscribe To Kcdl -- Appendix: Curriculum Guide Reprint -- Conserve & Renew / Energy Center / Sonoma State University -- About The Authors -- Index. Edited By Richard J. Wilke. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.