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Contact us
eecsd.info@gmail.com
EECSD President
c/o SD Discovery Center
805 W Sioux Ave.
Pierre, SD 57501
EECSD Treasurer
PO Box 68
Mission Hill, SD 57046 |
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EE Practices
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Environmental Literacy |
| Environmental literacy is the
knowledge and skills necessary to make wise decisions. Environmentally literate persons: - Can question,
analyze and interpret situations, data and information.
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Understand environmental processes and systems.
- Understand
environmental issues and know how to address them.
- Act upon their understanding individually and in their communities to work
for environmental health.
The goal of environmental education is to create environmentally
literate citizens. |
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Environmental Literacy Publications | |
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What is Environmental
Education?
(The Short Answer) |
Environmental education (EE) teaches
children and adults how to learn about and investigate their
environment, and to make intelligent, informed decisions about how
they can take care of it. Environmental education is more concerned
with teaching how to think, not what to
think.
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What is Environmental
Education
(The Long Answer) |
| Guidelines
for Excellence in EE
What does "good" EE look like? What content should be covered?
What skills are taught? Which methods are best used to teach
EE?
The Guidelines for Excellence in
EE were developed by the National Project for Excellence in EE
to answer those questions and more. The Guidelines,
published by the North American Association for Environmental
Education (NAAEE), provide a framework for quality, effective EE to
those interested in designing, conducting and evaluating EE.
More about the Guidelines
NEW! Proposed Guidelines for
teaching about climate change from NAAEE and National Wildlife
Federation.
Draft Guidelines |
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Definitions of EE
"Jargon" |
| Environmental Education, like most
fields, has its own jargon. To get up to speed, see the
glossary compiled by the
Definitions Project. |
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Recommended Reading &
Resources |
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Two Hats - A short essay
on the importance of distinguishing between environmental education
and environmentalism.
Guidelines for Excellence in Environmental Education set the
standard for high quality environmental education. Educators
and EE providers will find the Guidelines useful for
designing their instruction, selecting resources and evaluating
their programs. |
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