Description
Environmental studies provide an ideal opportunity for children of any age to build critical and creative thinking skills while also building skills in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Exploring issues related to sustainability and environmental concerns permits learners to identify problems, develop research questions, gather and analyze data, develop possible solutions, and disseminate this information to others. Despite the advantages of green education and its ability to improve student achievement, there is a gap in understanding the interplay between curriculum and instruction and how this affects teaching and learning.
Building STEM Skills Through Environmental Education is an essential publication that addresses gaps in the understanding of green education and offers educators meaningful and comprehensive examples of environmental and sustainability education in the Pre-K through secondary grade levels. The book offers a unique combination of foundational understanding of green education and chapters that illustrate the principles and impact of green education across grade levels, content areas, assessment systems, instructional strategies, technology, and other related topics. It is ideally designed for educators, curriculum developers, instructional designers, advocates, policymakers, researchers, academicians, and students.
Author's/Editor's Biography
Stephen Schroth (Ed.)
Stephen T. Schroth
holds a PhD in Educational Psychology/Gifted Education from the University of Virginia, where he studied with Carolyn M. Callahan and Carol Ann Tomlinson. Past-Chair of the NAGC Arts Network, Dr. Schroth is an associate professor of Early Childhood Education at Towson University. The author of over 175 publications, including books, monographs, chapters, articles, and other reports, he served as a classroom teacher, gifted coordinator, and arts prototype school coordinator for a decade in the Los Angeles Unified School District. For seven years he served as director of the award-winning Knox College 4 Kids and has written curricular units for the Lyric Opera of Chicago (with J. Helfer).
Janese Daniels (Ed.)
Janese Daniels’ research interests include family literacy practices, Head Start programs, at-risk families, and technology use in the early childhood classroom. She’s also an active campus citizen, serving on the University Senate Student Appeals and the University International Initiatives Committees. Dr. Daniels has also written book chapters on literacy and presented work on the integration of technology in education at national conferences.