Environmental Education Mid-term Review

Environmental education is the process that leads to _________________________.

• students that know how to advocate for the environment.

• a more environmentally literate citizenry.

• a citizenry that knows about local environmental issues.

• a citizenry who are more likely to spend time outdoors.

The ​ (a)   established the definition of environmental education.

• Tblisi Declaration
• Belgrade Charter

The definition of Environmental Education is: A learning ​ (a)   that increases people’s ​ ​ (b)   about the environment and its associated challenges, develops the necessary ​ (c)   and expertise to address the challenges, and fosters ​ (d)   motivations, and commitments to make informed decisions and take responsible (e)  

• process
• knowledge and awareness
• skills
• attitudes
• action

​ (a)   : A learning process that increases people’s knowledge and awareness about the environment and its associated challenges, develops the necessary skills and expertise to address the challenges, and fosters attitudes, motivations, and commitments to make informed decisions and take responsible action.

​ (b)     :EE increases knowledge about the environment and the social and economic issues that influence both the health of the environment and our quality of life.  It is everything from about natural resources like clear air and clean water to healthy food and healthy communities.

​ (c)   :Understanding about threats to the environment, the decisions we make that lead to environmental degradation, and global challenges such as climate change and overfishing.  But knowing about or being aware about environmental issues and their impact on our quality of life isn’t enough.  We need skills to solve problems! 

​ (d)   :EE empowers people by giving them the tools and practice to take informed action. 

​ (e)   : the values and assumptions underlying our behavior

• Process
• Knowledge
• Awareness
• Skills
• Attitudes

Environmental education motivates people to take ______ to protect our natural resources and create a more just and sustainable world for all.

Match the acronym with the correct organization.

• League of Environmental Educators in FL

• SEEA

• FL Marine Science Education Association

• LEEF

• North American Association for EE

• NAI

• Southeastern EE Alliance

• NAAEE

• National Association for Interpretation

• FMSEA

An environmentally _____ person is someone who both individually and together with others, makes informed decisions concerning the environment; is willing to act on these decisions to improve the well-being of other individuals, societies, and the global environment; and participate in civic life.

Match the following

• Expensive/easy to cut from school budget

• Conservation Education

• Emphasized the observation of nature

• Nature Study

• Long, dry chapters in textbooks

• Outdoor Education

Which is NOT a cognitive process involved in brain-based learning?

• Attention

• Encoding

• Storage

• Retrival

• Sleep

Just like the human body develops over time, ______ realized that humans go through different stages of cognitive development. This is important for educators to understand so that they create developmentally appropriate lessons.