Educating for a Sustainable Future - Pre-Service Teacher Education Program - Environment Assignment

Internal Code : MAS5201

Environment Assignment :

1. Critically consider concepts and them es related to environmental education and describe how they can be integrated into learning experiences for children and young people.
2. Analyse the concept of ecological literacy and articulate the benefits and limitations of becoming ecoliterate.
3. Construct a wide range of interactive and learner-centred teaching and learning strategies that underpin sustainable perspectives, critical thinking, values and citizenship objectives implicit in reorienting education towards sustainable futures.
4. Describe and critically consider the concept of ecological perspectives and articulate the benefits of children and young people becoming ecoliterate.
5. Describe and critically consider the concept of ethical perspectives and articulate the benefits of children and young people learning about environmental justice and becoming active citizens for change.
6. Describe and discuss the four pillars of education for sustainability and consider concepts and themes that relate to your school vision for environmental education and how they can be integrated into opportunities for children and young people to learn about sustainable futures.
7. Provide examples of what your environmental sustainability vision looks like now in 2020 and the future. Make sure you include examples from points 1-3 and for children aged 3-7 years and 8-12 Be bold and creative in your imaginings, as this will demonstrate how you have taken ideas from the unit learning objectives, materials and classes.