21st Century: Environmental Literacy

It’s not a news anymore that our planet earth is in a very bad condition because of what human do on a daily basis.  It's never too late to save our environment. 

Environmental literacy involves human discourse about inter-relationships with the environment. It is essentially the degree of our capacity to perceive and interpret the relative health of environmental systems and to take appropriate action to maintain, restore, or improve the health of those systems. ” (Shume, 2016).

Environmental literacy is an essential skill for students to obtain under 21^st century education.Teacher can use a various way to educate students on environmental literacy.

KIDS for the BAY: Environmental Education through Action

Taking Class Outdoors with Environmental Education

References:

Chambers, J. M. & Radbourne, C. (2014). “Teaching critical literacy skills through the natural environment as text”. Applied Environmental Education & Communication, 13. 120-127.

Shume, T. (2016). “Teachers’ perspectives on contributions of a prairie restoration project to elementary students’ environmental literacy”. International Journal of Environmental & Science Education, 11(12). 5331-5348.