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Environmental Education During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Margaret Janz
Environmental Education During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Margaret Janz
School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Theses and Dissertations
The COVID-19 pandemic that hit the United States in March 2020 quickly caused the entire nation to rethink how we work and how we approach education. Informal environmental education in particular faced unique challenges during this time yet found ways to adapt their educational programming. This thesis will explore the questions: How did organizations alter and adapt their programming to meet public health guidelines during the pandemic? and What successes and challenges did organizations face in offering these programs? To answer these questions, a survey was distributed to organizations that offer environmental education programs. Results echo and expand on the …
Common Worlds: Multi-Species Interactions At A Nature Based Preschool, Patty Born
Common Worlds: Multi-Species Interactions At A Nature Based Preschool, Patty Born
School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Theses and Dissertations
This dissertation examines interspecies relations between preschool-aged children at a suburban nature-based preschool and the animals who reside on a “working farm” located on its grounds. Typical early childhood environmental education lenses regard children as a)separate from nature, in need of returning; and b) the sole subjects of interest, whose re/actions are the ones most worthy of attention. This work attempts to challenge the discourse of a child/nature/animal split by acknowledging the ways in which children are already engaged with nature and animals in their own ways. It acknowledges the animals present in a nature-based preschool setting, asserting their agency …
An Environmental Education, Science Based, Curriculum On Raptors, To Help Bring A Focus And Awareness To The Raptors Found In Minnesota, Kayla Damiano
An Environmental Education, Science Based, Curriculum On Raptors, To Help Bring A Focus And Awareness To The Raptors Found In Minnesota, Kayla Damiano
School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects
The area of focus addressed in this capstone project was a curriculum on raptors, specifically raptors found in Minnesota. It documents one naturalist’s creation of a science-based unit that implements different aspects of students’ learning styles. Pedagogical concepts used in the development of this curriculum included the North American Association of Environmental Education’s (NAAEE) guidelines (NAAEE, 1996) as well as Understanding by Design – the second part of the framework: “backwards design” (Wiggins & McTighe, 2011). The author uses related literature to construct meaning and justification to the study to help support the details of the unit. She focused on …