Waters, J,K. (2011). Teaching green. The Jounral, 38(4), Retrieved from http://thejournal.com/Articles/2011/04/06/Teaching-Green.aspx?sc_lang=en&Page=1
John Waters' article “Teaching Green” is a great article to refer to for tools and online resources to teach environmental issues within your classroom. With Earth Day here, it is a great time to remind our educators that everyday should be Earth Day in our classrooms, and that there are great resources to help make that happen. These tools range from student aimed resources and games to teacher resources filled with lesson plans, assessments, and ideas.
Classroom Earth is a great site to use as a starting point. This site is a straight forward resource for teachers and students. Its has a great tab: “How to get started teaching about the environment,” which gives you a step -by-step action plan, with examples, on how to incorporate such issues within your classroom! You can search resources by exploring topics or subjects.
This article gives you resources to take ecological footprint quizzes, in addition to educational games!
What is your reaction to this article?
I was very happy to read this article. For so long I have separated the technology era from the environmental conscious era. I was pleased to see how I can incorporate them together to benefit my students. I think it is when educators find ways to combine interdisciplinary subjects students are able to find a deeper more meaningful understanding of the subject matter.
How can you use these resources in your classroom?
I am excited to use these resources with students in the classroom. I am especially excited to use the ecological footprint quiz. This quiz will make students think about their own consumption in addition to be able to compare it to others who live in the US, their classmates, and possibly other countries. This is a great tool to make the students analytically think about their ecological footprint.
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