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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 144 826 5E 023 119 AUTH McCabe, 'Robert H., Ed.; .And Others TITLE Ran and Environment Teaching Alternatives. INSTT ION Miami-Dade Community Coll., Fla.; Ohio State Univ., Columbus, Ohio. Information Reference Center for Science, Mathematics, and Enyironmental Education. SPONS AGENC Office of Education (DREW) ,Washington, D.C. PUB DATE Jun 77 NOTE 36p. AVAILABLE FROM information Reference Center (ERIC/IRC), The Ohio State University, 1200 Chambers Rd., 3rd Floor,. Columbus, Ohio 43212 ($6.00) EDRS PRICE MF-$0.83 HC- $18.07 Plus Postage. EdUcation; - DESCRIPTORS *Curriculum'Guides; Elementary Secondary Energy Conservation; *Environmental Education; *Instructional Materials; InterdisciplinarY Approach; *Learning Activities; *Science Education; Values IDENTIFIERS Man and Environment; iami Dadd Community College FL ABSTRACT The material contained in this document is the result of an Education PrOfessions Development Act Grantawarded' to Miami-Dade Junior. College for the fiscal year '1972. 'Much of the -material was deyeloped in a two -meek teacher training workshopheld in JulY, 1972, in Miami Beach, Florida. In this session,46 faculty. ,members from across- the country, Consultants, and workshop staff contributed initial input for this document, The material inthis book is intended to expand the format. of the "Man andEnvironment -Revised Curriculum.' by making this more useful for teachers to teach the various topics. Over 30 topics are covered in thepublication, including value systems,' ollution,,population dynamics, and economics. Every topic is then subdividedinto. alternatives. Each alternative is composeVof an oveTview containing background information on the topic, the batic concept 'to be learned,student learning objectives, and teaching/learning strategies.,Contained within this, book are a multitude of ideas about how elementaryand secondary grade teachers may Present the modular topics of Man and Environment in an interdisciplinary framework. The book isdesigned as a supplement to other Man andEnvironment and ecological materials. (Author/MA) ************************* ******************************************** * Documents acquiredby ERIC include many informal unpublished * aaterials not availabe.from other sources. ERIC makes every effort * * to.obtain the bett cpy available. Nevertheless, items of marginal * * reproducibility areften encountered And this affects the quality * * of the microfiche and hardcopyreproductions ERIC makes available * * via the ERIC Document 'Reproduction Service (EDRS)..EDRS is not * responsible for the quality of the originaldocument. Reproductions * * supplied by .EDRS are the best that can be madefrom the original. * **********,*********************************************************** / U.S.OEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, -PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS EOUCATION & WELFARE 'MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HAS SEON REPRO- Robert W. Howe. DUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVEDFROM THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGIN- .5 M EAC AMD IT POINTS OF VIEW OR OPINIGfIS STATED DO NOT NECESSARILYREPRE- TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES SENT OFFICIAL NATIONALINSTITUTE OF INFORMATION C1NTER (ERICI AND EDUCATION POSITION OR POLICY THE ERIC SYSTEM CONTRACTORS, MAN-AND ENVIRONMENT TEACHING ALTERNATIVES Produced by. MiaMi-Dade Community College Pursuant tb a Grant Underthe Education Professions Development Act .Editors:Robert H. McCabe, .I. Terence Kelly, N, and Doris Lyons Published by The Information Reference Center for Scienze, Mathematics, and Environmental Education The Ohio State University 1200 Chambers Rd.r 3rd Floor Collimbus, Ohio 43212 June 1977 9 ct) 0c6. w tn. 2 Miami-Dade Community College has folloWed the procedures established by the y. S. Office of Education 'for obtainingacommercial publishecit Following the procedures, the College Chas received permission to designate a publisher of choice. Miami-Datle Community College 'claims Common Law Copyright fof this material _and has granted publishing rights to The Information Reference Center for /Science, Mathematics, and Environ- mental Education. 1 /. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION INFORMATION ItEP9ItTS ... , i . I , 1 . Environmental-Eclucation Information Reportsarere isSoed to analyze and summarize information re]ated to the teacOingland learning Of \ environmental education. It is hoped that theseireviews\will prOviae. information for personnel involved in developMent, ideas for teaches, and indications of trends in' environmental eduCahon. , 1 \ Your comments and suggestions for this series are invited. John F. Disinger /Associate Director Environmental Education, Publication is sponsored by the Information Reference Center for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education, in cooperation with the Educational Resources Information Clearinghouse for SCience, Mathematics and Environmental Education, the College of Education, and the School of Natural Resources of The Ohio State University. iii 4 FOREWORD The material contained in this book is the result of an Education Professions Development Act Grant awarded to Miami-Dade Junior College 'for the fiscal year 1972. The majority of the material was developed in a,, two -week teacher training workshop held in,July, 1972, in Miami Beach, Florida. In this session forty six faculty-members_from across the country, consultants and workshop staff contributed the initial input for this document. The starting point for this document was the Man and Environment Revised Curriculum which was developed in previous environmental education work- shops in Denver, Colorado (June, 1970), and Las Vegas, Nevada (November, 1970). The material in,this book is intended to expand the format of the Man and Environment Revised Curriculum in terms of making this more usable for teachers to teaall-the various_ topics. There is no one_author to this 'book. All of the various Teople who have contributed to the production of this,document are listed in the intro- ductory pages of this document. The process for deyeloping the bulk of the material took place in an intergroup process in which taculty membars,defined and offered suggestions regarding how the various modules could pest be taught. Consultants with specialized knowledge, and groUp facilitators, contributed to the develop- mental process: At the conclusion of the workshOp the materials: were typed in a preliminary form,0and sent,to all participants.After that occurred it became clear that some modules were not treated as thoroughly as others, and that some topics were notcoveredat all inthe workshop. In order to fill the void in these areas, specialized outside consultants with expertise in specific areas:were contracted With in order to supple- ment the materials developed in the two-week workshop session. After this was accomplished, another group with expertise in the area of environmental education were assembled to review and.c*tigue this document. After the critical analysis session, an editor was secured to put tpe book into its final form. The cumulative results of all of these efforts are contained in the Man and Environment Teaching Alternatives. 1 4 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Man and Environment Teaching Alternatives'has been ttle resultOfa vast number of individuals' concern toward developing meaningful environ- mental education teaching materials. The excellent coopeiation frclm the U.S. Office of Education in working on the implementation of the EcTlcation Professions Development Adt Grant that funded this projeci, and inipar- ticular the efforts of Dr. John Peo in the Division of College Support, and Dr. George Lowe in the Environmental Education Office, lust be cited. I wish to gratefUlly acknowledge the President of Miami-Dade Community College, Dr. Peter Masiko, Jr., who allowed the institution to commit its resources and its staff toward this important project. I wou1.4 also like to recognize all the members of Miami-Dade Community College who served as staff to the project, particularly Dr. Carol Zion and Mr. Howard Weaver. The work of Dr. J. Terence Kelly, as Assistant Project Directot, especially must not go without recognition, Also,-the efforts by Ms. Doris Lyons, an administrative intern from The University of TenneSsee, who servedLas Research Associate, and who did all of the preliminary editing, deserve to be highlighted. The-amount.of typing necessary to put this document in various stages of development, including a Oick turn-around preliminary product, a first draft, and then a final production, required the excellent work of a number of quality secretaries at Miami-Dade. These individuals, who worked both in typing and proofreading, and who did an excellent job, are Edith Heath, Grace Metz, Janet Evans, Virginia Tyler, Jackie Lyons and Joan 'Sarandon. Di. Robert H. McCabe Project Director DISCLAIMER The project presented or reported herein was performed pursuant to a grant from the U.S. Office of Education, Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Htuever, the opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the U.S. OffiCe of Education, and no official endorsement by the U.S.% Office of Education should be inferred. AO 4. MIAMI-DADE-COMMUNITY 'COLLEGE EPDA WORKSHOP SUBDIVISIONS. r MIAMI-DADE COMMUNITY COLLEGE STAFF '4 4 Robert H. McCabe; ProjeAt Director. J. Terence Kelly', Assisiant Project Director Doris Lyons, Research A nciate Howard Weaver, Coordinator of Television Instfuction Carol Zion, Coordinator'of Faculty Training Peter Diehl Virginia Gentle Sandra