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Workshop 4: Professional Environmental Education Certification
Learners Set Their Own Expectations
▪ Based on the pre-test and review of the agenda, set 3 goals for yourself.
▪ Write them in the following format:▪ By the end of workshop 4, I will be able to . . . .
Readings: Knowledge Cafe
▪ Your group will be assigned one of the following articles.
▪ Discuss your answers to each as a group.
▪ On chart paper, list the article your group discussed and the answer to the appropriate following questions.
▪ What did you find most valuable and least valuable about this reading?
Contributions to the Field of Environmental Education
Based on all of your readings to this point, choose 3 individuals who have made a significant contribution to the field of environmental education, and describe the significance of their contribution.
The National Environmental Literacy Project: A Baseline Study of Middle Grade Students in the United States
What is the value of the National Environmental Literacy Project and how might it impact your work?
Land, Legacy and Learning IV: A Master Plan for Environmental Education in Kentucky AND Kentucky Environmental Literacy Plan
Which goal or set of goals are most relevant to your work? What suggestions do you have that could help Kentucky meet these goals? What are the possible impacts of these policies on Kentucky’s environment?
Appropriate Use of Technology
▪ Types of technology and their uses
▪ Bridging the Gap: Integrating Technology and Environmental Education, http://naturalstart.org/feature-stories/bridging-gap-integrating-technology-and-environmental-education▪ activities that encourage children to explore, create, problem solve,
communicate, collaborate, document, investigate, and demonstrate their learning about the world outside of their classroom
▪ is based on research and theory,▪ integrates authentic experiences▪ is child-directed and inquiry-based, and ▪ relates to the whole child.
Why use technology for environmental education?
▪ Increased expectation for use of technology
▪ Technology that enhances environmental/outdoor science education
▪ Technology that is “Easy to Learn, Easy to Teach” (familiar to students and teachers)
▪ Appropriate for descriptive research
▪ Non intrusive method of data collection
Other LabQuest Applications
Water quality
Soil sampling
Acid rain
Noise Pollution
Light Pollution
Digital Cameras
Field use of digital cameras Biodiversity Investigations Windows on the WILD Creature
Connection OBIS Attract a Fish Environmental Scavenger Hunts
Geometry Elements of Art Natural Resources
Digital Leaf Collection
Other Technologies
Digital microscopes Air We breathe, PLT
Hand held GPS The Closer You Look, PLTScavenger hunts
GPS Language Arts Activity
Mobile Technology
▪ Apps▪ Leaf Snap/Bug Snap▪ Identification Guides
▪ Audubon Field Guides
▪ Water Quality▪ iNaturalist
▪ QR Codes (Quick Response)
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/21445/amphibian http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti0HDtRY8u4
Kentucky Core Academic Standards
(KCAS)
Standards and Politics
▪ Adoption of mathematics and English/Language Arts (ELA) Common Core Standards linked to Federal Funding.
▪ Mathematics and English/Language Arts assessments are federally mandated through the ESEA Act (formerly known as No Child Left Behind)
Standards and Politics
▪ The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are not tied to federal funding.
▪ Science is not a federally mandated tested area.
▪ 11 states that have adopted NGSS: California, Delaware, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Rhode Island, Vermont, Oregon, Nevada, and Washington, along with the District of Columbia (D.C.).
Kentucky and National Standards
▪ Kentucky has adopted with slight modifications▪ Mathematics Common Core Standards▪ ELA Common Core Standards▪ NGSS
▪ These plus former state standards in the areas of Social Studies, Arts and Humanities, Practical Living, Technology and Vocational Studies comprise Kentucky’s Core Academic Standards.
▪ Know as KCAS
▪ http://education.ky.gov/curriculum/docs/Documents/KCAS%20-%20June%202013.pdf
KeyK-PREP: State assessments are collectively named the Kentucky Performance Rating for Educational Progress (K-PREP) tests. They are a blended model built with norm-referenced test (NRT) and criterion-referenced test (CRT ) items which consist of multiple-choice , extended-response and short answer items. The NRT is a purchased test with national norms and the CRT portion is customized for Kentucky.
EOC: End of Course Exam
Explore the Standards
▪ How many different Core Academic areas does Kentucky recognize?
▪ What are the different Core Academic areas?
▪ Which Core Academic areas do you think are most compatible with environmental education?
▪ How are the standards for each of the following Core Academic areas structured?▪ English Language Arts▪ Mathematics▪ Science▪ Social Studies
How are standards in each content area grouped?
ELA Mathematics Science Social Studies
Reading: LiteratureReading: Informational TextReading: Foundational SkillsWritingSpeaking & ListeningLanguage
Mathematics PracticesStandards by DomainCounting & CardinalityOperations & Algebraic ThinkingNumber & Operations in Base TenNumber & Operations—FractionsMeasurement & DataGeometryRatios & Proportional RelationshipsThe Number SystemExpressions & EquationsFunctionsStatistics & Probability
Performance ExpectationsMade up of 3 components1. Science &
Engineering Practices (SEP)
2. Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCI)
3. Crosscutting Concepts (CCC)
Big Ideas1. Government and
Civics2. Cultures and
Societies3. Economics4. Geography5. Historical
Perspective
Standard: What we want students to be able to know and do at the end of any given time. Standards are provided by the state and derived from the national standards (Common Core and NGSS). Learning Targets: These are statements of intended learning based on the standards. Learning targets are in kid friendly language and are specific to the lesson for the day and directly connected to assessment.
Standards to Learning Targets
Standards to Learning Targets
▪ Since standards are broad student outcomes, they have to be broken down into smaller component parts—the learning targets. This process is commonly referred to as deconstruction.
▪ Deconstructed Mathematics KCAS, http://education.ky.gov/curriculum/docs/Pages/Mathematics-Deconstructed-Standards.aspx
▪ Deconstructed English Language Arts KCAS, http://education.ky.gov/curriculum/docs/Pages/ELA-Deconstructed-Standards.aspx▪ P. 6, Fourth grade
▪ Science in process
Daily Reflection
▪Sounding Board
