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CATALOG INFORMATION
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Discipline and Nbr:
NRM 63 | Title:
ENV ED |
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Full Title:
Environmental Education |
Last Reviewed:2/22/2021 |
Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 2.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 35.00 |
Minimum | 3.00 | Lab Scheduled | 3.00 | 8 min. | Lab Scheduled | 52.50 |
| Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| Contact Total | 5.00 | | Contact Total | 87.50 |
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| Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| Total Out of Class Hours: 70.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade Only
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
FOR 63
Catalog Description:
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Introductory course designed to prepare students to implement environmental education curricula in formal and informal educational settings. Topics include history and principles of environmental education, guidelines for K-12 environmental education, curriculum development, and applied teaching techniques for both formal and informal settings. This course includes site visits to K-12 classrooms implementing environmental education curricula.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 OR EMLS 100 (formerly ESL 100) or appropriate placement based on AB705 mandates
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Introductory course designed to prepare students to implement environmental education curricula in formal and informal educational settings. Topics include history and principles of environmental education, guidelines for K-12 environmental education, curriculum development, and applied teaching techniques for both formal and informal settings. This course includes site visits to K-12 classrooms implementing environmental education curricula.
(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 OR EMLS 100 (formerly ESL 100) or appropriate placement based on AB705 mandates
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
Associate Degree: | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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UC Transfer: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Both Certificate and Major Applicable
COURSE CONTENT
Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Identify and discuss the foundations and goals of environmental education in both formal and informal education settings.
2. Explain environmental education guidelines and how they compare and contrast to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for K-12 students.
3. Evaluate current research related to achievement and environmental education.
4. Design and present a lesson that integrates environmental education guidelines with Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).
Objectives:
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At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
1. Develop a foundational knowledge of environmental education.
2. Identify and apply knowledge, skills, and concepts to show how the field of environmental
education has changed over time and continues to change.
3. Explain environmental literacy, its components, and why improving environmental literacy is
essential.
4. Identify and describe environmental education national and state guidelines and connections
to NGSS.
5. Identify and integrate current research related to achievement and environmental education in
designing a lesson plan for K-12 students.
6. Develop an environmental education lesson for both formal and informal settings.
7. Be able to locate and use environmental education teaching and learning materials.
8. Describe the components of exemplary environmental education programs and related
materials.
9. Understand environmental education career options.
Topics and Scope
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I. Definitions of Environmental Education
A. Key terms and concepts in environmental education
B. Principles of environmental education
C. Compare and contrast environmental education techniques for different age groups
II. History of the Conservation Movement
A. Overview of the history of the conservation movement
B. Evolution of environmental education
C. Descriptions of the significant people in environmental education in past and present
III. Relevant Legislations and Environmental Education Standards
A. Overview of relevant legislations and their impact on environmental education
B. Identification of organizations that support environmental education and their roles
C. National and state guidelines of environmental education for K-12
IV. Environmental Literacy
A. Components of environmental literacy
B. Principles and techniques for improving environmental literacy for both K-12 students and
broader age groups
V. Environmental Education Programs Formal and Informal Settings
A. Review of both benefits and criticisms of environmental education
B. Research supporting the use of environmental education
C. Avenues for infusing environmental education both formal and informal settings
D. Environmental education career opportunities
VI. Components of Environmental Education Curriculum
A. Theory and practice of environmental education
B. Components of formal environmental education curriculum
C. Components of informal environmental education curriculum
D. Evaluation and assessment of effective environmental education curriculum
E. Instructional technology in environmental education settings
All topics are covered in the lecture and lab portions of the course.
Assignments:
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1. Readings in assigned texts and handouts, averaging 15 - 20 pages per week
2. Two to three environmental education site visits
3. Two to three written evaluations of environmental education curricula and/ or programs
(2-3 pages each)
4. One midterm and one final exam
5. Final project: develop and present an environmental education lesson plan formal or informal
setting
All the assignments are both lecture- and lab-related.
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing 10 - 20% |
Written evaluations | |
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving 0 - 0% |
None | |
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations 40 - 60% |
Final project | |
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams 20 - 40% |
Midterm and final | |
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category 10 - 20% |
Site visits | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Instructor prepared materials.
NAAEE Guidelines for Excellence (multiple pamphlets), North American Association of Environmental Education. 2009 (classic)
Blueprint For Environmental Literacy California Department of Education Foundation. 2015 (classic)
California Science Framework and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), California Department of Education. 2016 (classic)
Education and the Environment: Creating Standards-Based Programs in Schools and Districts,
Gerald Lieberman Harvard Education Press. 2013 (classic)
Various curricula guides such as Project Learning Tree, Project WET, and Education and Environment Initiative (EEI) model curriculum grade level units (to be provided)
Various articles from Journal of Environmental Education, Green Teacher.
Other relevant California content standards as PDFs
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