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AN INFORMATION BRIEF OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR SUPERVISION AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
   Environmental
           Education
Moving into the

Educational Mainstream

Grassroots support has traditionally
been the lifeblood of environmental
education in the United States, and
such local involvement has brought
a diversity of approaches and pro-
grams. Unfortunately, these differing
approaches, along with the lack of
a unified presence and inconsistent
support at the national, state, and
local levels, have hindered efforts
to incorporate environmental educa-
tion as an integral part of the K-12
curriculum.

For decades, many educators have
recognized the potential for this
field to contribute to top-quality
education, but the larger community
is only now recognizing its promise.
Among the factors propelling envi-
ronmental education out of the
fringes and into the educational
mainstream are links between envi-
ronmental education and current
directions in education reform, and
a growing infrastructure to support
environmental education programs
at the state and local levels.

Although diverse in approach and
application, the practice of environ-
mental education is characterized by
some essential elements and per-
spectives. Environmental education
• Is based on knowledge about
  ecological and social systems,
  drawing on disciplines in the
  natural sciences, social sciences,
  and humanities.    \
• Reaches beyond biological and
  physical phenomena to consider
  social, economic, political, tech-
  nological, cultural, historical,
  moral, and aesthetic .aspects of
  environmental issues.
• Acknowledges that understanding
  the feelings, values, attitudes, and
  perceptions at the heart of envi-
  ronmental issues is essential to
  exploring, analyzing, and resolv-
  ing these issues.
• Emphasizes critical thinking and
  problem-solving skills needed
  for informed, well-reasoned per-
  sonal decisions and public action
  (Disinger & Monroe, 1994).

As  this approach to education gains
recognition and legitimacy among
educators and policymakers, some
questions about its role in formal
education emerge:    }

• How can environmental educa-
   tion help achieve  educational
   goals?
• How can comprehensive environ-
   mental education programs that
   advance student achievement be
   initiated and maintained?
• Who needs to be  involved and hi
   what ways to ensure top-quality
   environmental education?

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 Environmental Education and Current Movements
 in Education
 Proponents of environmental education believe it supports
 current directions in education reform that emphasize high-
 er-order thinking skills, links to the real world, and integra-
 tion of knowledge and action skills across disciplines (lozzi
 & Marcinkowski, 1990; Champeau, 1992).

 "Environmental education promotes good science, serious
 debate, and thoughtful action," says Deborah Simmons,
 director of the National Project for Excellence in Environ-
 mental Education, an initiative of the North American
 Association for Environmental Education. "Largely because
 of its focus on citizenship, environmental education is com-
 patible with other educational approaches that are now com-
 ing into their own, such as service learning, character educa-
 tion, and education for democratic participation." These edu-
 cational approaches also share a common commitment to
 making education relevant to students' lives outside class-
 room walls. They extend their reach beyond the traditional
 "knowledge and skills" approach to education, with lessons
 that encompass feelings, beliefs, and actions. This compre-
 hensive approach is a powerful tool for the social, emotion-
 al, and intellectual growth of students.

 Environmental education, and service learning in particular,
 empower students to take responsibility for the environment
 and quality of life in the communities around them. In the
 Rio  Grande watershed along the U.S.-Mexico border, a
 binational, bicultural, bilingual program called Project del
 Rio pairs service learning and environmental education.
 Teams of students select environmental problems in the
 watershed to investigate and act on. For instance, high
 school students from Gadsden, N.M., studied the health
 effects associated with shallow wells and inadequate septic
 systems.  Supervised by the New Mexico Border Health
 Office, students ran water quality tests on wellheads in colo-
 nias (shantytowns) and conducted epidemiological surveys.
 Findings were used in the Border Health Advisory Board's
 annual assessment of health in the colonias, which guides
 efforts to protect and improve health in these poor border
 communities (Archie, 2001).

Environmental education engages students' minds and
hands, often in real-world investigations that are inquiry-
based, interdisciplinary, and supportive of a standards-based
curriculum. In the wake of a devastating hurricane that
destroyed most of the landscaping work at "Village Pines
 School in south Florida, a class of 5th and 6th grade stu-
 dents undertook an interdisciplinary project that helped
 restore the school environment. Students created a butterfly
 garden, and in the process, honed mathematics, language,
 communication, artistic, research, and observation skills
 (Archie, 2000).

 Environmental education also helps familiarize students
 with careers in environmental fields. Career opportunities
 related to environmental protection range from manual labor
 to high-tech jobs. According to the congressionally mandat-
 ed Task Force on Women, Minorities, and the Handicapped
 in Science and Technology, environment-related fields repre-
 sent a significant source of skilled jobs with good pay for
 low-income persons (1989). Advocates also believe that
 environmental education can help redress the significant
 underrepresentation of minorities in careers related to the
 environment by  increasing their access to role models,
 opportunities, and career information (McCrea, McGlauflin,
 & Simmons, 1996).

 Advancing Student Achievement
 For more than a decade, the educational reform movement
 in the United States has focused  on setting standards for
 learner achievement. In the early 1990s, mandated by the
 Goals 2000 federal education reform act, professional
 associations in the traditional disciplines began to establish
 voluntary standards. As standards were being set in sci-
 ence, social studies, history, language arts, and other fields,
 environmental educators also began developing a compre-
 hensive set of guidelines for learner outcomes in K-12
 classrooms. These guidelines, published in 1999 by the
 North American Association for Environmental Education,
 can aid state and local efforts to provide quality education.

 Excellence in Environmental Education—Guidelines for
 Learning (K-12) outlines core concepts and skills that
 environmentally literate citizens  possess and suggests
 guidelines and performance measures. Each guideline is
 linked to relevant national standards in disciplines such as
 mathematics, language arts, science, and social studies.
 These links allow environmental education to meet the
 standards set by  traditional disciplines while synthesizing
 knowledge and experience across disciplines.

Based on a compilation of case studies of schools that use
 environmental education as the focus for their curriculum,
Marcia P. Sward of the National Environmental Education
and Training Foundation found "current evidence support-

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                        ENVIRONMENT  AS   AN   INTEGRATING
                CONTEXT   (EIC)   AND   STUDENT  IIW P R 0 V E Bll E N T
     REPORT OF FINDINGS  FROM A STUDY OF 40 SCHOOLS DSING EIC-RASED INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES.
    General Educational Parameters
% of Educators Reporting Student
   Improvement in This Area
# of Educators Responding
   to This Survey Item
    Standardized test scores
                                                     77%
                                             60
    Grade point averages
                                                     73%
                                             101
    Improved behavior
             70%
                                                                                      162
    Student engagement and enthusiasm
                                                     98%
                                             173
    Ability and willingness to stay on task
             89%
                                                                                      171
    Adaptability to various learning styles
             94%
                                                                                      161
    Practicing civility toward others
                                                      93%
                                             157
     Source: Adapted from Closing the Achievement Gap: Using the Environment as an Integrating Context for Learning,
     by G. A. Lieberman & L. L, Hoody, 1998. San Diego, CA: State Education and Environment Roundtable.
ing the premise that, compared to traditional educational
approaches, environmental-based education improves aca-
demic performance across the curriculum" (Glenn, 2000,
p. 5). Likewise, a report developed by the North American
Association for Environmental Education demonstrated
that environmental education can help improve the overall
quality of education. In the schools and collaborative pro-
grams highlighted in the report,

• Reading scores improved, sometimes spectacularly.
• Math scores improved.
• Students performed better in science and social studies.
• Students developed the ability to make connections and
   transfer their knowledge from familiar to unfamiliar
   contexts.  ;
• Students learned to "do science" rather than just "learn
   about science."
• Classroom discipline problems declined.
• Every child had the opportunity to learn at a high level
   (Glenn, 2000, pp. 3-4).

The State Education and Environment Roundtable's study
of environmental education strategies at 40 schools "indi-
cates that students learn more effectively within an envi-
ronment-based context than within a traditional educa-
tional framework," according to Gerald Lieberman and
              Linda Hoody. The 12 state education agencies in the
              roundtable designed the 1998 study, titled Closing
              the Achievement Gap: Using the Environment as an
              Integrating Context for Learning. Lieberman and Hoody
              conclude from the study that the comprehensive educa-
              tional framework used with environment-based curricula
              appears to have benefits over "traditional compartmental-
              ized approaches." They also find that performance on tra-
              ditional measures of competence as well as student enthu-
              siasm and motivation tend to increase. The improvement
              in student performance is often dramatic (1998, p. 2).

              One approach that uses environmental education to
              improve student achievement is Environment as an
              Integrating Context  (EIC). ElC-based instruction uses a
              school's surroundings and community as a framework
              and context for learning. EIC strategies use proven con-
              structivist and learner-centered education practices.

              Student performance at Hawley Environmental
              Elementary School in Milwaukee, Wise., is one illustra-
              tion of the effectiveness of a rigorous environment-based
              curriculum. In 1989, this K-5 school suffered from
              discipline problems and poor academic achievement. The
              process of creating an integrated environment-based cur-
              riculum heightened the professional team spirit of the

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school's teachers, according to school staff. The results of
implementing and fine-tuning this curriculum are visible
in the superior performance of Hawley students on state
tests and nationally normed assessments. In 1998, profi-
ciency levels in reading exceeded all other Wisconsin
schools located in areas with similar income levels, and
also exceeded the statewide average. Proficiency levels in
mathematics also dramatically exceeded those of other
low-income schools, and hovered near the statewide aver-
age (Glenn, 2000).

Challenges lo Implementing Environmental
Education hi Our Schools
Environmental education has long been seen by many
teachers as an add-on that is difficult to fit into a crowded
schedule. A nationwide Roper-Starch poll, however,
showed that 95 percent of parents support teaching environ-
mental education in the schools (2000). According to Kevin
Coyle, president of the National Environmental Education
and Training Foundation, "It is dramatically clear that near-
ly every parent supports the idea that our children should be
learning about the environment as part of a basic  course of
study. But it surprised us to learn there are so many other
reasons why adults approve of environmental education,"
including community service experience, improved science
learning, and greater respect for the people and places
around them (National Environmental Education and
Training Foundation, 2001a, p. 1).

Despite its perceived importance, not enough teachers con-
sistently include environmental education in the curricula
they teach. According to a nationwide survey of public
school teachers, 61 percent say they include environmental
topics in their curricula, but the percentage varies dramati-
cally across the grade levels. While 83 percent of K-4
teachers incorporate environmental topics, the percentage
drops to 58 percent for 5-8 grade teachers and to only 44
percent for high school teachers. The report also found that
only a few environmental topics, such as recycling and
solid waste management, are being taught on a regular
basis (Survey Research Center, 2000).

To be truly effective, a comprehensive, cohesive environ-
mental education program must be implemented across all
grade levels. One reason this is not happening consistently
is such programs' lack of inclusion in state-level education-
al priorities. Although the number of states that committed
funding to environmental education increased during the
              PROGRESS  TOWARD   COMPREHENSIVE   PROGRAMS
                    AN   OVERVIEW  OF   STATE  INFRASTRUCTURE
   Many states are advocating or supporting comprehensive environmental education (EE) programs that are integrated into the
   formal K-12 curriculum. Here is an overview of how widespread several critical components of this support structure are:
           Comprehensive Program Component
                  Number of States*
           Requirements for including EE in curriculum
                         18
           EE learning objectives incorporated into curriculum guidelines
                        30
           Inclusion of EE in statewide assessment strategies
                        34
           EE preservice training requirement for teacher certification
           Coordinated system of inservice EE training programs
                        34
           State EE funding sources
                        32
           Computerized EE resource network
                        40
          * Refers to number of states in which this program component existed or was being developed in 1998.   -  ,--'-.

    Source: Adapted from "A Survey of the Status of State-Level Environmental Education in the United States—1998 Update"
    by A. Ruskey.R. Wilke, &T. Beasley, Spring 2001. Journal of Environmental Education, 32(3).    '           :  r  ^'

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AN INFOR^ATlQMmiEF PJvTHE ASg^CIATK?^^	DEVELOPMENT
 1990s, nationwide the level of direct funding for in-school
 offerings is minimal. In 1998, the total amount committed
 to environmental education programs in 32 states was less
 than $7.3 million, according to "A Survey of the Status
 of State-Level Environmental Education in the United
 States—1998 Update" (Ruskey, Wilke, & Beasley, 2001).
 Abby Ruskey and her colleagues at the National Environ-
 mental Education Advancement Project recognize that
 committing funds to environmental education is an impor-
 tant step, but they say the current annual investment is
 "grossly inadequate."

 Many educators see teacher training as a missing piece of
 the puzzle for top-quality, comprehensive environmental
 education programs. The 1998 state survey revealed that
 although 15 states required an environmental education
 component in K-12 curricula and some 30 states offered a
 coordinated system of environmental education inservice
 programs, only 4 states included preservice environmental
 education training as a criteria for teacher certification
 (Ruskey et al., 2001). In a couple of other states, educa-
 tion leaders  are coordinating a more informal, institution-
 by-institution approach to preservice environmental
 education training.

 A lack of teacher preparation in environmental education
 was confirmed by the Survey Research Center in its 2000
 nationwide survey of teachers. Prior to becoming teachers,
 only about 10 percent of the respondents had taken cours-
 es in environmental teaching methods, and less than a
 third (26 percent) had prior course work in environmental
 science, ecology, or environmental studies. Including both
 preservice and inservice training, 39 percent of teachers
 had been educated in environmental teaching methods,
 while 62 percent had received some training in environ-
 ment-related subject areas (Survey Research Center,
 2000).

 According to Rick Wilke, University of Wisconsin
 Distinguished Professor of Environmental Education,
 "Preservice training helps teachers provide more and
 higher quality instruction, and capitalize on the use of
 environmental education to enhance student learning in
 other disciplines and contribute to education reform."
 Wilke's research involving Wisconsin teachers demon-
 strated that "the majority of preservice teachers indicated
 they would not have taken a course in environmental edu-
 cation if it were not required. After completing the course,
 nearly 80 percent said the preservice environmental edu-
cation course had contributed as much or more to their
teacher training than any other course they took."

Linking  Environmental Education and Forma! Education
Educators and researchers have worked hard to demon-
strate the relevance of environmental education to the
larger field of K-12 formal education. Strengthening this
connection is one of the goals of the Environmental
Education and Training Partnership (EETAP). EETAP is
funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's
(EPA) Office of Environmental Education as authorized
under the National Environmental Education Act. Since
1995, this collaboration of some 20 partner organizations
across the country has promoted the link between environ-
mental education and traditional subject areas and provid-
ed tools to help educators realize the potential of environ-
mental education to further the cause  of education reform
(Archie, 2001). To this end,

• The three largest national environmental education
   projects (Project WET, Project Learning Tree, and
   Project WILD) have correlated their curriculum materi-
   als to national and state standards,  and have incorporat-
   ed these links into educator workshops (Archie, 2001).
   These correlations save educators time when they
   develop classroom activities and plan curricula.
• Twenty-one states, as of 1998, had model environmen-
   tal education programs in place to test and demonstrate
   environmental education as a vehicle for achieving
   school improvement goals (Ruskey et al., 2001).
• Nineteen states, as of 1998, had correlated their state
   content standards with the goals and objectives of envi-
   ronmental education, identifying learner outcomes,
   objectives, benchmarks, and essential skills that also fit
   within a model environmental education curriculum.
   Fourteen additional states were developing these  corre-
   lations (Ruskey et al., 2001).
• Professional associations have made the link between
   environmental education and education reform a  focal
   point for state and national gatherings such as the 1999
   conference of the North American  Association for
   Environmental Education.

Ongoing EETAP goals include forging partnerships
among environmental education organizations and formal
education professional associations such as ASCD. These
partnerships will further strengthen the links between
environmental education and education reform, and create

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 opportunities for learning, discussion, and advancement of
 mutual goals (Archie, 2001).
 Sustaining Programs
 Environmental education practitioners point to waxing and
 waning support from the federal government as an ongo-
 ing challenge to sustaining meaningful environmental
 education programs at state and local levels. The first
 National Environmental Education Act was passed hi
 1970, when public support for environmental protection
 was at a high point. This act was limited in scope, partial-
 ly funded from  1971 to 1975, and not reauthorized in
 1981. In 1990, Congress passed and President George
 H.W. Bush signed into law the 1990 National Environ-
 mental Education Act, marking renewed federal support
 for environmental education (Braus & Disinger, 1998).

 State environmental education associations, centers, and
 coalitions often spearhead efforts to develop and sustain
 comprehensive environmental education programs and
 provide professional development services. Professional
 associations dedicated to environmental education are
 established in 47 states, and statewide environmental edu-
 cation centers are active hi 18 states. The original push to
 build support for environmental education programs was
 focused on the state level, because educational policy and
 direction is largely set there. Now that a good number of
 states have developed significant infrastructure and sup-
 port, many environmental  education supporters believe it
 is time to give more attention to the local level, where
 the "educational rubber" hits the road. Ruskey writes,
 "Without question, the extent to which we will achieve
 environmental literacy and environmental sustainabiliry
 will be the extent to which local level [environmental
 education] programs are developed and institutionalized"
 (2000).

 An Agenda for  Increased Focus
 In the past year, a number of organizations have issued
 recommendations for creating and sustaining strong envi-
 ronmental education programs nationwide. Among these
 are the National Council for Science, Policy and the
 Environment (2000), the National Environmental Educa-
 tion and Training Foundation (200 Ib), and the National
 Environmental Education Advisory Council (2000).
Although each report offers varied advice, common rec-
ommendations have emerged, such as the following:
• Congress should reauthorize the National Environ-
   mental Education Act and increase funding and other
   resources for EPA to administer this program.
• Congress and EPA should strengthen EPA's Office of
   Environmental Education by consolidating all agency
   education programs and projects into this office, and
   mandate a senior-level federal task force that sets envi-
   ronmental education policy and strategy for the federal
   government.
• Congress and the U.S. Department of Education
   should establish an Office of Environmental Education
   within the department to serve as a link with EPA.
• EPA and the U.S. Department of Education, along with
   major national education organizations and institutions,
   should support the establishment of an education and
   environment partnership to demonstrate the effectiveness
   of using the environment as an integrating context for
   improving student learning. This partnership would be
   modeled after the Arts Education Partnership supported
   by the Education Department, the National Endowment
   for the Arts, and other educational institutions.

Simmons of the National Project for Excellence in
Environmental Education notes, "Although there is
certainly room for improvement, many elements of the
infrastructure to support top-quality environmental educa-
tion programs have been put in place. Within this context,
superintendents, principals, curriculum directors, and
teachers are critical players in incorporating environmen-
tal education as a comprehensive, cohesive part of the
K-12 curriculum. The extent to which environmental
        THE   ASCD   POSITION
    ENVIRONMENTAL   EDUCATION
  Because people in developed nations are rapidly
  consuming Earth's natural resources and because
  the world population is increasing rapidly, human
  beings must take individual and social responsibility
  for the environment. Schools should provide envi-
  ronmental education.

  What We Believe: Positions of the Association for
 Supervision and^ Curriculum Development. Revised
  2001. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision
 "and Curriculum Development.

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 as in preservice teacher training, will be strongly influenced
 by the demand generated school by school, district by dis-
 trict." Environmental education proponents believe that stu-
 dents, schools, and the community all win when the engag-
 ing and effective approaches of environment-based learning
 are brought into the education mainstream.
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410 Tarvin Road
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  Michele Archie, author of this Infobrief, is an ASCD con-
  sultant and freelance writer. She has a background in envi-
  ronmental education and is involved with promoting civic
  engagement around environmental issues.

  This publication was funded by the United States
  Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental
  Education under agreement number NE-82865901-0
  between the  U.S. EPA and the University of Wisconsin—
  Stevens Point.

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