Go Green @ School: 20 Great Ways Teachers and Student Can Help Save the Planet
ISBN: 9781607023616
Educators and students are in a unique position to help repair the damage human activity is doing to our planet. However, teachers', administrators', and students' days are busy and the school year goes by quickly. Meeting challenging academic goals take priority. To be useful and practical, educational materials related to positive environmental interventions in school must be easy to understand and flexible, while providing choices for teachers and students. Go Green @ School is just such a tool.
As a user-friendly spiral bound book and CD, Go Green @ School provides 20 planet saving ideas organized into four commonly recognized areas of environmental concern:
- Air
- Energy
- The Earth
- Water
All ideas in Go Green @ School are ready to implement immediately and are supplemented with tools such as forms, visuals, reminder cards, contracts, and instructional plans. The authors have also included a list of websites and other online resources with information for educators.
Each Go Green @ School idea presents several steps that teachers and students can take, whether they are just beginning environmental action at school or are eco-experts who already have a foundation of environmental action. The levels in each idea include:
- Basic Green ideas that anyone can use to get started quickly and easily.
- Greener ideas requiring a higher level of planning or a long-term commitment.
- Greenest ideas that could have a major environmental impact over time.
The ideas are motivating and engaging, with a range of suggestions for all grade levels.
Go Green @ School gives educators the help they need as they focus on excellence in instruction for academics, social responsibility, and good citizenship for all students. The topic is timely, the information is timeless, and the ideas are timesaving.
