Studying Environmental Education

By Craig Lewis, Minnesota Master Naturalist, Tamarac Naturalist Committee, USFWS Volunteer
 
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In recent years it seems more evident that the ability of teachers to get students interested in studying and learning has been a significant challenge.  However, Environmental Education programs afford a new way to enhance opportunities for students as well as teachers to make a connection between appreciating nature and linking it with their academic world.

Educators around the country in some innovative programs have helped to redesign curriculum in schools in order to meet their own state standards while at the same time organizing events and lesson plans around multi-disciplined themes based on the environment.  You might want to ask:  “Why themes or topics based on the environment?”   The basis for them is that children have a interest that is almost natural about the natural world that surrounds them daily.  Additionally, interested students become motivated students and this is a major step in fostering heightened academic performance in our young people. Full Story

 

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