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Kentucky’s Environmental Kentucky’s Environmental Literacy PlanLiteracy Plan
WHAT?WHAT?
Environmental LiteracyEnvironmental LiteracyAn individual’s understanding, skills and ability to make An individual’s understanding, skills and ability to make responsible decisions that consider his or her relationships responsible decisions that consider his or her relationships to natural systems, communities and future generations. to natural systems, communities and future generations.
The Benefits of Environmental The Benefits of Environmental EducationEducation
AcademicAcademic HealthHealth DevelopmentalDevelopmental
CognitiveCognitive SocialSocial EmotionalEmotional
Work Force DevelopmentWork Force Development EnvironmentEnvironment
AcademicAcademic Research across the country shows that when Research across the country shows that when
environment-based education is incorporated environment-based education is incorporated into schools, student achievement, attendance, into schools, student achievement, attendance, behaviors and attitudes improve.behaviors and attitudes improve.
LegislationLegislation
Presidents’ proposed FY 2012 Budget Presidents’ proposed FY 2012 Budget
Blueprint for Reform – Blueprint for Reform – Well Rounded Education--$246.1 Well Rounded Education--$246.1
Million (Competitive Grants)Million (Competitive Grants) Must have ELPMust have ELP
Elementary and Secondary Education Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Reauthorization--pendingAct (ESEA) Reauthorization--pending
No Child Left Inside Act—will be No Child Left Inside Act—will be
reintroduced this sessionreintroduced this session
Elements of Kentucky’s State Environmental Elements of Kentucky’s State Environmental Literacy PlanLiteracy Plan
1. Specific content standards, content areas, and courses or 1. Specific content standards, content areas, and courses or subjects where instruction takes place.subjects where instruction takes place.
2. A description of how state high school graduation 2. A description of how state high school graduation requirements will ensure that graduates are environmentally requirements will ensure that graduates are environmentally literate.literate.
33. A description of programs for professional development of . A description of programs for professional development of teachers to improve their environmental content knowledge, teachers to improve their environmental content knowledge, skill in teaching about environmental issues, and field-based skill in teaching about environmental issues, and field-based pedagogical skills.pedagogical skills.
4. A description of how the state education agency will measure 4. A description of how the state education agency will measure the environmental literacy of students.the environmental literacy of students.
Elements of Kentucky’s State Environmental Elements of Kentucky’s State Environmental Literacy PlanLiteracy Plan
5. A description of how the state education agency will 5. A description of how the state education agency will implement the plan, including securing funding and other implement the plan, including securing funding and other necessary support. necessary support.
6. A description of how the state education agency will 6. A description of how the state education agency will encourage school districts to “green” the buildings and encourage school districts to “green” the buildings and groundsgrounds
7. A description of how the state education agency will 7. A description of how the state education agency will encourage teachers and administrators to provide significant encourage teachers and administrators to provide significant outdoor experiences for their studentsoutdoor experiences for their students
We Need Your InputWe Need Your Input1. Surveys: http://kaee.org/announcements/Kentucky1. Surveys: http://kaee.org/announcements/Kentucky
2. Suggestion on the 7 Elements: 2. Suggestion on the 7 Elements: http://kaee.org/announcements/Kentuckyhttp://kaee.org/announcements/Kentucky
3. Kentucky Alliance for Environmental Literacy 3. Kentucky Alliance for Environmental Literacy http://keec.ky.gov/KELA/
4. Environmental Literacy Plan Task Force Co chairs4. Environmental Literacy Plan Task Force Co chairs Billy Bennett, Billy Bennett, [email protected]@eku.edu Felicia Cummins-Smith, Felicia Cummins-Smith, [email protected]@education.ky.gov Melinda Wilder, Melinda Wilder, [email protected]@eku.edu
