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Nevada Environmental Literacy Guideline
NNREC has developed the Nevada Environmental Literacy Guideline with the help of a number of individuals serving on the EE Training Plan. The document will be revised in the first quarter of 2007. You may submit suggestions for revision through the NNREC Wiki for the guide, or by email to Dan Allison.
The need for environmental education in Nevada has never been greater. In addition to the benefits that EE can bring to overall academic performance through subject integration and student motivation, there is a critical need for a environmentally literate citizenry to become involved in and make responsible decisions on issues of environmental quality, economic sustainability, and social justice.
The Guideline provides an initial framework for defining the knowledge, skills and attitudes that an environmentally literate citizen and student would possess.
The Guideline is an element of the future Nevada Master Plan for Environmental Literacy, along with the Nevada Environmental Education Training Plan and Environmental Educator Certification Program. The Guide is aligned with the NAAEE Excellence in Environmental Education: Guidelines for Learning (PreK-12) - list.
Background Information
See also the Nevada Environmental Education Training Plan.
Background on environmental literacy guidelines:
- Correlation of Guidelines for Learning to Nevada Science and Social Studies Standards (Excel spreadsheet, Dan Allison 2006-06-26)
- Literacy Guidelines Plan (Dan Allison 2006-06-20)
- Excellence in Environmental Education - Guidelines for Learning (K-12) list
- Summary of Environment as an Integrating Context for Learning
- Principles of Earth Education
- Propositions from Restoring the Balance Between Civic Engagement and Academic Achievement in Public Schools
- EE Definition and Objectives
- Benchmarks for Science Literacy Online (AAAS)
- Environmental Literacy - What does it really mean? (EETAP)
other states
- CA California EEI Environmental Principles and Concepts
- CO Guidelines for Environmental Educators in Colorado
- UT Utah Guidelines for EE Providers
- MN Environmental Literacy Scope and Sequence
- NE Nebraska Environmental Education Master Plan - objective 8
- IL Environmental Literacy for Illionois
- WA E3 Washington (Education-Environment-Economy)
- MA Benchmarks on the Way to Environmental Literacy
