Guidelines & Standards
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There is no single set of national or state standards or guidelines that covers environmental education curriculum and program. The sources below are among the many that may be of use for organizations that are evaluating the performance of their curriculum and program.
International | National | California
International
- Earth Education... A New Beginning. Steve Van Matre. The Institute for Earth Education, Greenville WV. ISBN: 0917011023. Available from IEE ($21.95)
National
- Excellence in Environmental Education - Guidelines for Learning (K-12). North American Association for Environmental Education, Rock Springs GA, 1999. ISBN 1-884008-75-5. Available from NAAEE ($15) or EPA reference NSCEP #171-B-99-002 (free while supplies last).
- Excellence in Environmental Education - Guidelines for Learning (K-12), Executive Summary & Self Assessment Tool. North American Association for Environmental Education, Rock Springs GA, 1999. ISBN 1-884008-77-1. Available from NAAEE ($7) and as a Acrobat PDF here.
- Environmental Education Materials: Guidelines for Excellence. North American Association for Environmental Education, Rock Springs GA, 1999. Available online as html here.
- GreenPrint: Minnesota State Plan for Environmental Education. Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance. St. Paul MN, 2000. Available as Acrobat PDF here.
- Guide to Ecoliteracy. The Center for Ecoliteracy, Berkeley CA. Available from Acorn Naturalists ($14.95).
- Ecoliteracy: Mapping the Terrain, The Center for Ecoliteracy, Berkeley CA. Available from The Center for Ecoliteracy ($11.95).
- National Science Education Standards, National Research Council. Washington DC: National Academy Press, 1996. ISBN 0-309-05326-9. ($19.95)
- Inquiry and the National Science Education Standards, National Research Council. Washington DC: National Academy Press, 2000. ISBN 0-309-06476-7.($21.95)
- A Biodiversity Education Framework. World Wildlife Federation.
- Closing the Achievement Gap: Using the Environment as an Integrating Context for Learning, Gerald A Lieberman, Ph.D. and Linda L. Hoody, M.A. San Diego CA: State Education and Environment Rountable, 1998.
- Environmental Education: Moving into the Educational Mainstream. Alexandria VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2001. ISSN 1091-2549.
- Wisconsin EE Standards
California
- Science Framework for California Public Schools, K-12. California Department of Education, Sacramento CA, 1990. Available from CDE. This framework is being revised to match the standards (next entry) and is scheduled for publication in July 2001. An Acrobat PDF version may be available by April 2001. Several other frameworks are available online as Acrobat PDF documents here.
- Science Content Standards for California Public Schools, K-12. California Department of Education, Sacramento CA, 2000. Available from CDE and as an Acrobat PDF here.
- ROSS Guide. Orange County Department of Education. Information available here. Copies available from Dan Leinbach, Consultant, Orange County Dept. of Ed, 1833 Mentone Blvd, Mentone CA 92359, (909) 389-0820.
