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EE Resources By PLT Staff
Two EE Online Courses Offered through EETAP Applied Environmental Education Program Evaluation – NEW online course The course is designed to assist environmental educators and natural resource professionals in evaluating their education programs. Participants have the opportunity to develop and apply skills in designing evaluation tools such as surveys, observation forms, and interview and focus group guides. This course was developed as a cooperative effort between the Environmental Education and Training Partnership (EETAP) at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) National Conservation Training Center. Participants may obtain three undergraduate or graduate credits from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. All participants, regardless of location, are eligible for the in-state tuition rate. The course is also offered as a non-credit workshop for those who are not seeking college credit.
NAAEE 2005 Environmental Education Conference Teens for Planet Earth Website The Teens for Planet Earth website was developed by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) based at the Bronx Zoo. The website helps teens learn more about the environment and conservation, and then apply this knowledge in a service-learning project that will have a real impact on their own corner of the globe. NSTA Press Titles Win Awards…and Can Support PLT Educators Electricity & Magnetism, fifth in the best-selling Stop Faking It! Finally Understanding Science So You Can Teach It series (http://store.nsta.org/showItem.asp?product=PB169X5) by Bill Robertson won in the category of Reference Books/Supplemental (good support resource for Energy & Society Kit). Picture-Perfect Science Lessons: Using Children’s Books to Guide Inquiry (http://store.nsta.org/showItem.asp?product=PB186X), authored by Karen Rohrich Ansberry and Emily Morgan, won in the category of Teacher Resource Books (good resource for upcoming literature connected to PLT activities in revised PreK-8 Guide- available September 2005). According to AEP, books are judged primarily on their educational value, with high-quality writing, design, and editorial/design integration contributing to that value. EcoLibrary EcoLibrary is being built in partnership with Discover Life and currently contains a database of several hundred images with associated text. In the near future EcoLibrary plans to add case studies, maps, curriculum ideas, lesson plans, and interactive teaching materials.
Essentials of the Environment Environmental issues such as climate change, pollution, nuclear waste, water resources, food and famine have a high public as well as political profile. The role that humans may have played in causing some of these problems, as well as some of the things we could do to reduce their impact, are also topics of major interest. The Essentials of the Environment presents a fascinating insight into these subjects and many more, providing general information and informed discussion enhanced by international case studies. The book is illustrated throughout with photographs and figures and comprehensive cross-references guide the reader to related issues. Important technical details are presented in stand-alone boxes and guides to further resources are included for the reader wishing to delve further into particular issues. Anyone concerned about their environment will find this an essential reference addressing all the key issues from oil spills to global warming to genetic engineering. It will also be an excellent course companion for students for physical geography and the environment. More information on:
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