COURSE SYLLABUS Spring 2010 ES 367 10 TLT 367 10 Environmental Education Course Web site http coursesite lehigh edu Thursdays 1 21 3 4 and 3 25 7 10 pm Saturdays March 27 and April 10 9 00 am 4 00 pm and Online Dr Alec Bodzin E mail amb4 lehigh edu Homepage http www lehigh edu amb4 MG 103 and Offsite Office A113 Iacocca Hall Office hours Tuesdays 3 4 30 Voice 610 758 5095 Fax 610 758 3243 This is a Web based and field based course Course content is available online at the course Web site You are expected to complete the Web based Modules and other assignments between the face to face meetings Lehigh Course Catalog Description Introductory environmental education course designed to prepare students to implement environmental education opportunities in formal and non formal education settings Topics include history and philosophy of environmental education environmental laws and regulations GIS environmental issues and decision making curriculum integration and environmental education teaching methodologies This is a Web enhanced course containing both online and fieldwork components A 25 activity fee is required for field trip van transportation Course Objectives By the conclusion of the course students will 1 develop a foundational knowledge of environmental education 2 understand the importance of developing an environmentally literate populace 3 critically examine environmental issues in the Lehigh Valley area 4 understand how local regional state national and international laws and regulations influence environmental decisions 5 be able to locate and use environmental education teaching and learning materials 6 integrate instructional technology into environmental education settings Additional Objectives for Environmental Education certification students By the conclusion of the course students will demonstrate ability to 7 plan instructional activities linked to the North American Association for Environmental Education Standards or the Pennsylvania Department of Education Academic Standards for Environment and Ecology 8 analyze and evaluate appropriate theories of learning moral reasoning and valuing processes to select develop and implement curricula and teaching strategies to achieve environmental education goals with all learners 9 understand the importance of stewardship and a healthy environment 1 Required Textbooks Halma R Oplinger C S 2001 The Lehigh Valley A Natural and Environmental History Pennsylvania State Univ Press ISBN 0271020946 North American Association for Environmental Education 2000 Environmental education materials Guidelines for excellence workbook Bridging theory and Practice NAAEE Rock Springs GA ISBN3 1 8840088 80 1 Online available http www naaee org npeee workbook pdf North American Association for Environmental Education 2004 Excellence in environmental education Guidelines for learning K 12 NAAEE Rock Springs GA Online available http naaee org npeee learner guidelines php Optional Textbooks North American Association for Environmental Education 2004 Guidelines for the initial preparation of environmental educators NAAEE Rock Springs GA ISBN 1 884008 78 X Online available http naaee org npeee new ee php Chiras D 2006 Environmental science Seventh edition Jones and Bartlett ISBN 0 7637 0860 7 Course Website Web based Environmental Education modules learning activities course readings forums handouts and other resources for this course are available online at http coursesite lehigh edu Each student is assigned an e mail address at registration Students are expected to use e mail as one form of communication with the instructor during this semester Course Readings Course Website and online denotes optional text readings Archie M McCrea E 1996 Environmental education in the United States Definition and Direction In M Archie Ed Environmental education in the United States Past present and future Collected papers of the 1996 National Environmental Education Summit pp 1 8 Burlingame CA Audet Richard and Ludwig Gail 2000 GIS in Schools Redlands CA ESRI Press pp 5 12 55 61 Bodzin A 2008 Integrating instructional technologies in a local watershed investigation with urban elementary learners The Journal of Environmental Education 39 2 47 58 Bodzin A 2002 LEO EnviroSci Inquiry Using the Web to learn environmental sciences Learning and Leading with Technology 29 5 32 37 Braus J 1999 Powerful Pedagogy Using EE to achieve your education goals In L Mabb Ed EEducator Special Issue Advancing Education Reform pp 17 24 NAAEE Rock Springs GA Braus J Disinger J 1996 Educational roots of environmental education in the United States and their relationship to its current status In M Archie Ed Environmental education in the United States Past present and future Collected papers of the 1996 National Environmental Education Summit pp 9 19 Burlingame CA 2 Carter R L and Simmons B in press The history and philosophy of environmental education In Bodzin Klein Weaver Eds The Inclusion of Environmental Education in Science Teacher Education Dordrecht Netherlands Springer Chiras D 2001 Environmental science Creating a sustainable future sixth edition Jones and Bartlett Chapter 3 p 28 45 Chapter 4 46 57 Chapter 28 p 656 683 Disinger J F Monroe M C 1994 Defining environmental education University of Michigan Ann Arbor MI pp 2 14 Environmental Literacy Council 2007 Resources for Environmental Literacy NSTA Press xvii xxiii Modules available online at http www enviroliteracy org subcategory php 316 html Hoopes R E 2003 Spring From Idea to Reality The Wildlife Center s 2002 Transition Lehigh Gap Restoration Project Wildlife Activist Available online http lgnc org publications wildlife activist Hoopes R E 2008 Spring Five years ago and back to the future How the Lehigh Gap restoration project turned around a stalled superfund initiative Wildlife Activist 58 3 6 Available online http lgnc org publications wildlife activist Kaspar M 1999 Achieving standards through environmental education In L Mabb Ed EEducator Special Issue Advancing Education Reform pp 48 51 NAAEE Rock Springs GA Kunkle D 2003 Summer Watching grass grow Update on the restoration process at Lehigh Gap Lehigh Gap Restoration Project Wildlife Activist Available online http lgnc org publications wildlife activist Kunkle D 2003 Fall Watching grass grow II Lehigh Gap Restoration Project Wildlife Activist Available online http lgnc org publications wildlife activist Kunkle D 2004 Fall Lehigh Gap Restoration Project Year 2