This guide attempts to provide an overview of environmentally-related art experiences already in various curriculum guides, to introduce new experiences, and generally to emphasize the vital interrelationship that exists between environmental concern and the art process. There is a division into three main areas: our natural environment, our…

Nineteen environmental education objectives are listed to be incorporated into the junior and senior high school Language Arts Program. Under each objective there are suggested activities that integrate environmental concepts into appropriate language arts activities. This document is a product of the Milwaukee Public Schools' Master Plan for…

Project ICE is a regional, multidisciplinary, k-12 environmental education program that stresses student involvement. Four major project objectives and twelve unifying concepts for the curriculum are listed. The role of the teacher, project services, and available resources are discussed. Several specific examples illustrate student involvement…

This guide is designed to promote environmental awareness by incorporating environmental activities into existing social studies and science curricula. The introduction states the goals, rationale and environmental objectives of the program. The main text is organized into units containing specific environmental concepts accompanied by behavioral…

Since 1976, the Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) of Nassau County, New York, has utilized a 1600 acre site at Caumsett State Park for its Outdoor and Environmental Education Program. Once the estate of Marshall Field III, the center retains many historic buildings and provides a unique combination of natural habitats: fields,…

This workshop guidebook introduces teaching methods that allow students with different skills, aspirations, and interests to succeed in meeting the same standards. It is designed to facilitate workshops by the Secondary School Redesign team of The Education Alliance at Brown University but can be used easily by any educator or group of educators…

The USMES Guide is a resource book containing information about the USMES project's background, goals and hypotheses, and methods of operation. Papers on real problem solving, USMES classroom strategy, and the Design Lab manual are included; the development, implementation, and evaluation programs are described. Also included are descriptions of…

The urban environment itself can be a laboratory for learning, and the learning activities in this workbook utilize the shopping center as a study site. General objectives of this unit of study are (1) to investigate how shopping centers serve the community; (2) to integrate a number of curriculum skills and concepts; and (3) to investigate the…

The Design Lab Manual provides a detailed description of various types of Design Labs used in the USMES program. Chapters cover the USMES Design Lab concept; tone of Design Lab activities; in-class Design Lab; portable Design Lab; the Design Lab room; cost/scrounging; staffing and scheduling a Design Lab; Design Lab training for teachers; Design…

Directed to the Multnomah County, Oregon, sixth grade students who participate in the Outdoor School program, the reusable handbook serves as an introduction to the week-long, resident outdoor education experience which focuses on four natural resources: soil, water, plants, and animal life. Each week, four sixth grade classes from different…