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EE210
Foundations in Teaching Environmental Education
This course is designed to provide educators with the background knowledge and skills necessary to develop and implement learning experiences in the best practices of environmental education.
Modules and Objectives
Module 1
Foundations of EE
Module 2
The EE Learning Environment
Module 3
EE Audiences
Module 4
Select, Adapt, or Develop Effective Educational Materials
Module 5
Using EE Strategies
OBJECTIVES:
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
Explain what environmental education is and delineate the five objectives of environmental education.
List and describe five important factors in creating an appropriate, safe EE learning environment.
Create recommendations for EE programming that facilitate broad accessibility and are designed to be developmentally appropriate, inclusive, and culturally appropriate for diverse audiences.
Select, adapt, and/or develop effective educational materials based on established principles for EE materials.
Select and implement appropriate environmental education instructional strategies.
Design and implement an effective environmental education lesson using the 5E learning cycle.
