Policy-Makers’ and Practitioners’ Perspectives on Impact, Evidence, and Support for Teacher Educators Implementing Environmental Education for Sustainability in India

2017 ◽  
pp. 35-48
Author(s):  
Sylvia Almeida
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Education For Sustainability ◽  
Policy Makers

Nurturing Environmental Stewards through Preschool Physical Design

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 3
Author(s):  
Mariam Felani Shaari ◽  
Sabarinah Sh. Ahmad ◽  
Izaham Shah Ismail
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Effective Interaction ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Environmental Behaviour ◽  
Physical Environments ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
Open Access Article ◽  
Environmental Stewards

Environmental stewardship starts with education. This paper aims to discuss how preschools can be used to nurture environmental stewards among Malaysian children. In summary, elements of preschool physical environments can be manipulated to enhance environmental education while landscape elements such as vegetation and topography can be manipulated to maximize interaction with nature. Effective interaction with nature is the most important factor to ensure environmental awareness. Findings are useful for Malaysian designers and policy makers to ensure that preschool’s physical settings support environmental education to respond to climate change and preserve the planet for future generations.© 2016. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creative commons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/).Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.Keywords: Malaysian preschool ; Green preschool design ; Children environmental behaviour ; Environmental education

Enhancing Environmental Experiences through Effective Partnerships among Teacher Educators, Field Study Centers, and Schools

1995 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 133-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Ferry
Keyword(s):  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
Field Study ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
New South ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Education For All ◽  
Natural Environments ◽  
Tertiary Institutions ◽  
South Wales

Few teacher educators would dispute that preservice teachers benefit from active participation in planning, implementing, and evaluating experiential learning activities in natural environments. Such experiences help them to understand how environmental education can be successfully woven into a teaching program rather than just an added “frill” presented in isolation. However, it is difficult to find efficient ways of organising these experiences in tertiary institutions. This paper discusses a partnership formed among teacher educators, schools, and field study centers in New South Wales, Australia. It was devised to enhance the experiences in environmental education for all participants, and at the same time make efficient use of human resources.

scholarly journals Una evaluación crítica de una experiencia de Educación Ambiental para la Sustentabilidad en el nivel educativo básico en Nuevo León, México

2014 ◽  
pp. 184-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mtra. Astrid Patricia De León Rodríguez ◽  
Dr. José María Infante Bonfiglio
Keyword(s):  
Elementary Education ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Education For Sustainability ◽  
Elementary Level ◽  
Education Policies ◽  
Nuevo Leon ◽  
Nuevo León ◽  
Educación Primaria

Este trabajo es el resultado de una investigación sobre los mecanismos que pueden ayudar a comprender el uso y la incorporación de los conceptos y las acciones correspondientes a la introducción de la sustentabilidad y educación ambiental dentro de la educación formal en el nivel básico en Nuevo León. El estudio de caso abarca tres instituciones educativas de nivel básico: el Instituto Nezaldi, la Escuela primaria Vicente Guerrero y el Colegio San Patricio. Se toman en cuenta dos corrientes de la sustentabilidad, la naturalsita y la conservacionista, que determinan el enfoque de la Educación Ambiental para la Sustentabilidad en nuestro estado, tanto en teoría como en práctica. También una descripción de políticas públicas educativas, programas y  planes relacionados a la sustentabilidad que existen en la actualidad para la educación primaria en Nuevo León, así como las acciones que se ligan para construir una sociedad sustentable a través de la educación. AbstractThis research is a summary of the implementation of concepts and activities that are related to sustainability and environmental education inside the formal education of Nuevo León. It is a case study, that include three institutions of elementary education level; Instituto Nezaldi, Escuela Vicente Guerrero and Colegio San Patricio. There are also consider two main sustainability theories, naturalist and conservationist that determine the main focus of the Environmental Education for Sustainability in Nuevo León according to theoretical and practice aspects. It is also consider a description of public policies, education policies, sustainable programs that nowadays are available for elementary level students in Nuevo León, as well as all kind of actions that are involved for a sustainable society through education.Recibido: 25 de agosto de 2013Aceptado: 14 de mayo de 2014 

When Asked, Teachers Said…

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-29
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
United States ◽  
Teacher Education ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
The United States ◽  
Teacher Education Programs ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Racial Hierarchies ◽  
The U.S

The authors perceive that institutionalized racial hierarchies are the greatest barrier to educational equity in the United States. While P-12 teachers may express the desire to make their classrooms spaces of joy, creativity, and intellectual brilliance, it is primarily through intentional skills development that teachers succeed. The authors assert the need for greater investments by school districts and teacher education programs in professional development for in-service P-12 teachers that further empower them and, in turn, their students, to contribute to the dismantling of racism in the U.S. Teacher educators, administrators and policy makers need to position themselves as cultivators and supporters of P-12 teachers in ways that encourage and sustain their antiracist advocacy and equity work in their teaching.

A Study of the Implementation of Formative Assessment in Three Large Urban Districts

2019 ◽  
Vol 56 (6) ◽  
pp. 2408-2438 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla C. Johnson ◽  
Toni A. Sondergeld ◽  
Janet B. Walton
Keyword(s):  
Formative Assessment ◽  
Effective Teachers ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public School Districts ◽  
Master Teachers ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Frequency Of Use ◽  
Urban Public School ◽  
Assessment Strategies

In this study, we examined the enactment of formative assessment by administrator-selected master teachers in large, urban, public school districts in three regions of the United States. Furthermore, this study also included an investigation of the perceptions and frequency of use for all teachers within the same districts to gather a snapshot of the state of use of formative assessment within those settings overall. Currently, the research base is limited regarding how effective teachers implement formative assessment strategies in their classrooms and how teachers in general perceive formative assessment. Thus, the purpose of this study was to gain a broader understanding of how teachers conceptualize and enact formative assessment strategies in their classrooms with the aim of providing guidance to teacher educators, professional development providers, and policy makers about gaps in teachers’ understanding of and use of formative assessment. Findings from classroom observations revealed that master teachers implemented some aspects of formative assessment effectively and other areas were used much less frequently and/or effectively. Teachers within the participating districts reported similar use frequencies. Implications for research and practice in the area of formative assessment are discussed.

Achieving the Transformational Vision for Universal Design for Learning: Guest Associate Editor Introduction

2020 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 177-178
Author(s):  
Dave Edyburn
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Universal Design ◽  
Universal Design For Learning ◽  
Associate Editor ◽  
Instructional Materials ◽  
Instructional Designers ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Past ◽  
Design For Learning ◽  
The Relationship

The potential of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) has captured the imagination of policy makers, educators, administrators, teacher educators, as well as educational researchers. Over the past 20 years, there has been increasing interest in how the vision of UDL could be translated into practice. And yet, there is little agreement about whether or not UDL is a design intervention and therefore the responsibility of publishers and instructional designers as they create curricula and instructional materials. I am pleased to introduce this guest column that profiles the work of Drs. Matthew Marino and Eleazar Vasquez as they describe the relationship between executive functioning and learner variability in inclusive classrooms.

scholarly journals Integrating Education for Sustainability in Preservice Teacher Education: A Case Study From a Regional Australian University

2013 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 152-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reece Mills ◽  
Louisa Tomas
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Preservice Teacher ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Preservice Teacher Education ◽  
School Level ◽  
Education For Sustainability ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Enabling Factors ◽  
Bachelor Of Education

AbstractEducation for Sustainability (EfS) has been prioritised in the School of Education at James Cook University (JCU), Townsville, Australia. This article presents a case study that explores the ways in which teacher educators integrate EfS in their teaching in the Bachelor of Education (BEd) (Primary) at JCU, and their perceptions of enablers and constraints. Two key findings arose from the analysis of semi-structured interviews conducted with four subject coordinators, and their subject outlines: (1) teacher educators at JCU integrate EfS in different ways through their choice of assessment, content and/or pedagogy; and (2) constraints operating at the school level, namely teacher educators’ perceptions and understanding of EfS, were perceived to be salient challenges to the integration of EfS in the program. Vision, leadership and funding at the university level were also identified as enabling factors that warrant further investigation. Findings contribute to existing literature regarding the integration of EfS in preservice teacher education, and serve to inform practice at JCU and universities more broadly.

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