Title III in Environmental Education.

Overview & Synopsis

Contributions derived from ESEA Title III funds to the new environmental thrusts in American education are portrayed in this quarterly journal. These funds have provided opportunities for development of innovative, model environmental education programs in many local school districts. Responding to new educational needs, the projects have sought to frame new objectives, cognitive goals, attitudinal change strategies, lesson plans, teaching materials, and/or evaluation instruments. Resumes of selected projects may serve as sources of information to school administrators who are thinking of adding environmental education programs and to teachers who are seeking ways to give their students environmental experiences. Model projects reviewed include: Project ECO, Ames, Iowa, a community program in environmental education; Project ICE, Green Bay, Wisconsin, a regional approach to environmental education; and the Maine Environmental Education Project, a statewide strategy for environmental education. Accomplishments of the New Jersey State Council for Environmental Education and its master plan for statewide environmental education are enumerated, together with brief descriptions of four projects citing ways and means of implementing environmental philosophies and objectives and 15 projects addressing problems common to many programs and states. Statements from four environmental leaders on "Why Environmental Education?" conclude the document. (BL)