Assessment & Evaluation for Outdoor/Enviro-Education
Strategies for assessing changes in the environmental knowledge, skills and attitudes of students aged 6-14
Posts from the ‘Middle School (ages 11-14)’ Category
Nov 25
New Webinar Announced: “Animal Tales: Creating Critical Thinking Through Literature”
Stories have been used since ancient times to entertain, awaken the imagination, and impart moral and community virtue. Learn more in our webinar on December 3rd, 2013.
New Webinar Announced: “Young Adults as Change Agents”
Our first webinar of 2014 will be "Young Adults as Change Agents" presented by Dave Bauer, organizer of the Young Adults Environmental Leadership Program (YAELP).
Yoga in the Classroom Webinar Postponed
With almost 400 people now registered for Lisa’s upcoming presentation, this is destined to be one of our most popular sessions ever. We hope to see you in our online classroom on October 23rd, 2013 at 7:30pm EST.
The Nature-Study Movement
Revisiting this historic movement reinforces the need to encourage all young children integrate art and science when engaging with the natural world
AN EXCERPT FROM GREEN TEACHER'S SPRING 2013 ISSUE.
Butterflies and Biomimicry
How 10-15 year olds can put to work the unique properties of Morpho Butterfly wings to help solve human problems.
AN EXCERPT FROM GREEN TEACHER'S SPRING 2013 ISSUE.
Making global connections
Teaching and learning about interconnectedness through highly participatory activities
From Green Teacher 54, Winter 1997-1998.
Activity: Where Do You Stand?
An activity that encourages open-mindedness and demonstrates the wide range of views on any controversial topic.
From Green Teacher 54, Winter 1997-1998
Game: Tools of Hope
In the Tools of Hope Game, students explore challenges in the lives of farmers in developing countries in order to learn about the causes of hunger and the relationship between hunger and sustainable development.
FROM TEACHING GREEN: THE MIDDLE YEARS
Game: Migration mishaps
Migration Mishaps is a game that helps to demonstrate why animals that migrate, such as hummingbirds, are threatened by habitat destruction.
READ THE FULL ARTICLE FROM GREEN TEACHER'S SPRING 2002 ISSUE
