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    1. The document discusses environmental awareness and education in schools. It explores aligning teachers' perceptions of conservation education with students' attitudes. 2. Several methods are proposed for teaching environmental awareness in schools, including organizing tree planting days, encouraging energy conservation, and leading by example in picking up litter. 3. The abstract discusses a case study that explored how local environmental knowledge was integrated into the curriculum of a secondary school in Botswana. The study found that local people have extensive knowledge of crop and livestock farming, and that teachers integrated this local knowledge into lessons using guided discovery learning strategies. However, more partnership with local people could help improve environmental education.

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    1. The document discusses environmental awareness and education in schools. It explores aligning teachers' perceptions of conservation education with students' attitudes. 2. Several methods are proposed for teaching environmental awareness in schools, including organizing tree planting days, encouraging energy conservation, and leading by example in picking up litter. 3. The abstract discusses a case study that explored how local environmental knowledge was integrated into the curriculum of a secondary school in Botswana. The study found that local people have extensive knowledge of crop and livestock farming, and that teachers integrated this local knowledge into lessons using guided discovery learning strategies. However, more partnership with local people could help improve environmental education.

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    Republic of the Philippines

    State Universities and Colleges


    GUIMARAS STATE COLLEGE
    Buenavista, Guimaras

    GRADUATE SCHOOL

    Green Education
    RITA MAE E. ECULLA ELMA M. SANTACERA, Ph. D.
    Reporter Professor

    Environmental awareness
    &
    Environmental education in the school curriculum

    A.
    Conservation education

    -Environmental awareness is to understand the fragility of our environment and


    the importance of its protection. Promoting environmental awareness is an easy
    way to become an environmental steward and participate in creating a brighter
    future for our children.
    B.
    Communicating with schools

    -Conservation education in schools: Aligning teachers’ perceptions with students’


    attitudes

    Comparing Teachers’ and Students’ perspectives on Conservation Education

    • Applied environmental education & communication


    As the pace of global environmental change quickens, conservation leaders place
    increasing emphasis on educating young people about environmental education to
    include decision-making, critical thinking and citizenship skills, along with an
    understanding of human-nature relationships. To impart all these skills, education must
    engage children at the appropriate ages and with the appropriate teaching methods.
    This article sought to discover whether teachers and student’s perspectives align when
    it comes to which ages and teaching methods are best suited to environmental and
    conservation education.
    Although some researchers distinguish between environmental education(ee) and
    conservation education, this article’s authors use the term somewhat interchangeably.

     How can school teach environmental awareness?


    Schools must lead the conservation. introduce the 3r’s: reduce waste, reuse
    resources and recycle materials
    • Organise tree planting days at school and tell them why trees are important to the
    environment.
    • Encourage children to switch off all appliances and lights when not in use.
    • Ensure taps are closed properly after you have used them and use water sparingly.

    c.
    Academic standards & Environmental education
    -Most people remember things that people did more than they said. Teaching
    children what it means to be environmentally aware is important but it will have a
    more lasting impact if teachers can lead by example.
    • For teachers, when you see litter, pick it up even if it’s not yours. Those little
    eyes might be watching you.
    • Start a recycling system in your classroom and show the children how to use it
    and recycle their things.
    D.
    Integrating environmental education into school curriculum

    -How can schools help spread the word?

    Schools should encourage parents to share their environmental knowledge to their kids
    at home. It would be a good idea to let the children practice at home doing small tasks
    like picking up their trash and throwing the garbage, or teaching them to turn off the
    faucet when they’re brushing their teeth or washing their hands with soap and not let
    water run down, or shut off the lights when they’re done using them. This will help
    them be more knowledgeable about environmental issues.

    Abstract

    VELEMPINI, KGOSIETSILE M. Ph.D., April 2016, Curriculum and Instruction


    The Integration of Environmental Education in the Secondary School
    Curriculum:
    A Case Study of a 10th grade Junior Secondary School Curriculum in the
    Okavango
    Delta, Botswana
    Director of Dissertation: Bruce C. Martin
    This study explored how local environmental knowledge was integrated into
    the
    curriculum of a secondary school in the Okavango Delta of Botswana.
    Environmental
    education is important in engaging the public on resource management and
    developing a
    sense of place. The 1994 Revised National Policy on Education recommended
    the
    integration of environmental education into the school curriculum in
    Botswana. However, studies suggested that the integration of environmental
    education faces challenges. The
    studies that were conducted on environmental education failed to engage
    community
    people, whose experiences can be valuable. This study, which draws on
    place-based
    education, is bounded by the Okavango Delta and the school second-term.
    The study
    addressed these questions: what are the key elements of local environmental
    knowledge
    in the study area; to what extent is the local environmental knowledge
    present in the
    curriculum; how do teachers implement environmental education; and how
    do
    educational authorities perceive environmental education? This study
    employed
    qualitative research techniques to address these questions including
    document analysis,
    observations and semi-structured interviews. This study’s findings revealed
    the
    following. Local people have a lived experience with nature. The elements of
    local environmental knowledge include crop and livestock farming, which are a
    cultural
    activity that is lived by community people. They cultivate a variety of crops,
    which
    continue to be destroyed by wild animals. The contents of environmental
    education that
    were integrated into the curriculum by teachers are based on the local
    environment. The
    implementation of environmental education was carried out using guided
    discovery
    learning strategies. Educational authorities believed local environmental
    knowledge
    could play an important role in environmental education. They advised
    teachers should
    invite local people who have historical experiences with environmental
    resources.
    Effective School-Community partnerships are pivotal to improve the
    integration of
    environmental education. The results of this study hold important
    implications for the
    Ministry of Education and Skills Development in Botswana, Teachers at the
    schools,
    Partnership initiatives for local schools and Non-Governmental Organizations
    and the
    village authorities where schools are situated.

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