EASY TO UNDERSTAND ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY AND EE DESCRIPTIONS POSTED
Environmental educators usually have a difficult time explaining environmental literacy and environmental education to the average person or decision maker. You will often see the glazed over and confused look appear on the person’s face after the first few words are spoken:
“EE is a learning process that increases people’s knowledge and awareness about the environment and 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.”
While this definition may be understandable to some, most people would not have a clue about what it means.
To make it easier for the field to explain what it does and why it’s important, EETAP worked with a writer and several EE leaders to develop easily understandable descriptions that connect directly with people’s lives. These descriptions are now posted on the EETAP web. The section, titled Education and Environmental Literacy is divided into 4 sections:
· What is Environmental Literacy?
· What is Environmental Education?
· How EE and Educational Achievement Are Linked, and
· FAQs about environmental literacy and education.
The first three sections feature easy to understand descriptions of the topics listed. Also included are descriptions of what environmental literacy looks like, EE “done right”, and resources for further reading.
To view the pages click on the link below and then pass your cursor over “Education and Environmental Literacy” on the navigation bar. When the drop down menu appears click on the topic of interest.
http://www.eetap.org/
We hope you will find the descriptions and resources useful. Please send your comments, suggestions, and additional resources to consider listing on the site to: gmedina@niagaradsl.com
