Environmental Education, SF U _ Campus, Burnaby Mountain. Summer
Semester (May-August). (Education 452 RS)
Dear Summer Institute in Environmental Education 2000 Participant:

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Education 452 20ourse Schedule (Minor Fisions May Occur)

RMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

Summer Semester 2(11)1

EDUC 452 - 8

Dr.

David

Liavia

Brown

Lanavllet

Environmental Education

Office: EDB 8501

Phone: 291-5680

Mondays & Fridays 8:30-16:20 in EDB 7500F

D01.00 ?

E-mail: dbz@sfu.ca

(plus various locations)

dbrown@sfu.ca

PREREQUISITE

Educ 401/402 (or permission from the instructor)

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course will examine the educational problems entailed in developing human awareness and

understanding of the environment. The course will explore environmental issues through a

multidisciplinary approach and will relate historical and contemporary issues in human-environment

interactions to school curricula from the elementary to the secondary level.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

In this course students will:

• develop appropriate models and methods for the learning and teaching of Environmental

Education (EE) in both formal and informal educational settings.

• critically evaluate available Environmental Education (EE) instructional materials and resources

from a variety of sources including web, video and print based materials.

• compare and contrast the Integrated Resource Packages (IIRPs) and Resource guidelines published

by the Ministry of Education with other published EE guidelines.

• consider a variety of perspectives in the interpretation of Environmental Education (EE)

including regulatory, socio-economic, legalistic, aesthetic and scientific frameworks.

REQUIREMENTS

Students will complete the following course assignments and will be graded on a Pass/Fail basis:

• Develop and present lesson plans for the educational use of EE resources.

• Prepare a written evaluation of an EL educational resource available in print or on the WWW.

• Develop a strategy for Environmental education at the classroom, school or district level.

• Compose a learning log of individual learning experiences/resources/contacts for the course.

COURSE READINGS

Readings will be provided from a variety government, on-line sources and current education journals.

There will be no textbook though students should budget a small amount for copying.

ENVIRONN?ENTAL EDUtATION

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

SUMMER 2000

The 29th Annual Summer Institute in Environmental Education. July 3-

2Z 2000. (Education 452-8 55)

In the summer session of 2000 Simon Fraser University will offer its Summer Institute in Environmental

Education in Kelowna, on the South Campus of Okanagan University College. The Institute, now in its 29th

year of offering, is intended to provide teachers and other educators with an opportunity to consider the

educational opportunities and implications of human-environment interactions.

The program is interdisciplinary in nature and considers the environment through the perspectives of the

Natural and Social Sciences, Humanities, Economics, and the Arts. It also addresses educational

programming from K-Adult levels. The programme provides a wide range of field experiences, seminars,

lectures, and hands-on activities in settings ranging from wilderness to the inner city. Students live in

residence at the South Campus of Okanagan University College in Kelowna and spend time at the McQueen

Lake Environmental Study Centre in Kamloops during the course of this month-long intensive program.

Environmental Education, SF U

_ Campus, Burnaby Mountain. Summer

Semester (May-August). (Education 452 RS)

In addition to the residential format Summer Institute in Environmental Education Education 452 will also

be offered in a Summer Semester format. This program will be based from the Burnaby Campus of SFU and

will be scheduled on a hill day Friday basis with field excursions on selected weekends during the semester.

The approach to content and environmental education will be similar to that of the residential field school

in Kelowna and will feature environmental field work in both natural and constructed environments. Course

activities will include laboratory and research sessions, seminars on global environmental issues, and

independent opportunities for student lead research and guided inquiry. Students will be introduced to

selection of lower mainland environments through a series of structured field trips where they will explore

relationships within and among urban and sub-wilderness systems.

Environmental Education in Marine Environments. (Education 393,

Special Topics) Summer Session, July 3-21 (Bamfield Marine Station,

Vancouver Island July 24-28. SFU Burnaby Campus.)

This course will be of particular interest to teachers interested in environmental education in general or to

those with a desire to learn more about the seashore, intertidal and marine environments. The course will

be mutidisciplinary in approach and will explore a variety of coastal environments from environmental

science and environmental education perspectives. The course will begin at the Bamfield Marine Station

where students will live in residence and will be followed by a closing week at the Burnaby Campus of SFU

where participants will engage in final project work entailing the development of curriculum materials for

use in a variety of classroom or educational field work settings.

Information about application, admission, and registration to these courses can be

obtained from the office of Undergraduate Programs in the Faculty of Education at SFU,

at (604) 291 3614.

SUMMER INSTITUTE

ENVIRONMENTAL

EDUCATION

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY,

KELOWNA, JULY 2000

The 29th Annual Summer Institute in

Environmental Education.

In the summer of 2000 Simon Fraser University will offer its

Summer Institute in Environmental Education in Kelowna, on

the South Campus of Okanagan University College. The

Institute, now in its 29th year ofoffering, is intended to provide

teachers and other educators with an opportunity to consider

the educational opportunities and implications of human-

environment interactions.

The Institute is interdisciplinary in nature and considers the

environment through the perspectives of the Natural and

Social Sciences, Humanities, Economics, and the Arts. It also

addresses educational programming from K-Adult levels. The

programme provides a wide range of field experiences, semi-

nars, lectures, and hands-on activities in settings ranging from

wilderness to the inner city.

In 2000 the Institute will be offered by an Interdisciplinary

Team coordinated by:

Dr. Milton McClaren, Emeritus Professor

Education,

Simon Fraser University;

Dr. Bill Hammond, Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort

Myers, Florida;

Mr. Kim Fulton, Vice Principal, Armstrong Elementary

School, Armstrong, B.C.

Milton McClaren is the founding faculty member of the

Summer Institute in EE and has coordinated the Minor

Program in EE at SFU since its inception. He is a recipient of

the Minister's Award for Environmental Education in B.C.,

and has received the Taft Campus Award in Environmental

Education for his contributions to international EE. Bill

Hammond was honored as US Conservation Teacher of the

Year and has been recognized internationally for his work in the

field of environmental and conservation education. He is

currently a member of the South Florida Water Commission,

the public agency having responsibility for the management

and protection of the Florida Everglades. Kim Fulton has also

received the Minister's Environment Award in B.C. and was

awarded the Newman Award for his contributions to Aquatic

Education and Fisheries Enhancement. This team will be

joined during the institute by a number of other outstanding

resource persons and teachers who add to richness of the

experience for participants.

2000 Theme:

Connecting Environmental Education Across the

Curriculum.

In the summer of 2000 the Institute will address Environmen-

tal Education as a means of energizing and integrating the

school curriculum while preparing students to take appropriate

actions in environmental stewardship. The Institute will

explore the EE connections to be found in the new IRP's for the

sciences, social studies, language arts, mathematics, and other

subjects. Particular attention will be paid to the integration of

different subjects through environmental education themes

and topics. For example, the new provincial social studies

curriculum for K-i i has the environment as a major theme

while emphasizing the use of Case Study and critical thinking

approaches to issues and problems. The Institute will provide

practical, hands on demonstrations of these approaches. Since

1994 Institute students and staff have been involved in local

action projects on Brandt Creek and at the Rotary Marsh in

Kelowna. In 1999 Institute students worked on the reintroduc-

tion of the Peregrine Falcon to the Okanagan Valley. If

appropriate opportunities are found, similar projects will also

form part of the 2000 Institute.

To Apply

and Register....

The Summer Institute in Environmental Education is a credit

programme of the Faculty of Education at S.F.U. Students

taking the Institute enrol for Education 452-8, and receive 8

semester hours of credit on successful completion. Regular

course tuition fees apply, and there is an additional field activity

fee of

$35.00.

Students who have not previously attended SFU

must apply for admission before registering. Former SFU

students should apply to register as soon as possible, because

enrolment will be limited. Information about application,

admission, and registration can be obtained from the office of

Undergraduate Programs in the Faculty of Education at SFU,

at (604) 291 3614.

- - - Interested persons may

also send email to Dr Milton McClaren (mcclaren@sfu.ca

) or

to Mr. Kim Fulton (kfulton@sd83.bc.ca)

or Phone 546 8778

(FAX 546 8457).

Accommodation.

Students who do not live in the South Okanagan Region can

arrange to live in Skaha Court residence on the KLO Road

Campus of Okanagan University College. Skaha Court is

within easy walking distance of the Institute's teaching facilities

located on the KLO Road Campus. Room rates vary depend-

ing on the type of accommodation chosen and range from

approximately $275.00/month to 410.00/month, although

these may be subject to some adjustment in 1999. Further

information can be obtained from KLO Student Housing,

FAX 250 861 7018 or from Undergraduate Programs at SFU.

Full information about clothing and equipment will be sent to

students who are accepted into the programme. Students

sometimes wish to know if it is possible to camp in campsites

in the Kelowna area. In general camping spaces are at a

premium and the amount of time which a person can stay at

provincial campsites is limited. There are some commercially

operated camp grounds near the KLO Road campus, but they

tend to be very crowded in the summer. Inquiries are best made

directly to commercial campsite operators.

Format of the Institute.

The Institute is offered as an intensive, total immersion Sum-

mer programme lasting four weeks. The session will com-

mence in Kelowna on the South Campus (KLO Road Campus)

of Okanagan University College on Monday, July 3

and will

conclude Thursday,

July 27. In a typical week students should

expect to be involved in program activities from Monday-

Friday, although some Monday's and Friday's are designated

for optional activities. It is not normally possible to work part

time or to take other courses during the Institute. Participants

will spend four days in residence in the field at the McQueen

Lake Environmental Study Centre (near Kamloops) during

Week Two of the course (July 10-13). McQueen Lake provides

basic residence and cooking facilities in a camp-type setting.

Students will need basic cooking and eating utensils, sleeping

bags and mattresses, and outdoor clothing and footgear. More

details will be sent to successful applicants.

Recommended Pre-Reading.

Because the Summer Institute is a very intensive, total

immersion experience. We recommend that registrants do

some prior reading before coming to the Institute. Of

particular use will be:

• Ecological Literacy, by David Orr. (Albany, NY: State

University of N.Y. Press.) 1992.

• The Sacred Balance, by David Suzuki and Amanda

McConnell. Greystone Books/Douglas and McIntyre,

Vancouver. 1997.

• Ishmael, by Daniel Quinn. NY/Toronto: Bantam

(Turner). 1992.

• The Diversity of Life, by Edward 0. Wilson, N.Y. : W.W.

Norton, 1992.

Teachers may wish to bring along to the Institute copies of the

provincial IRP's for Science and Social Studies, in particular.

They can be useful to have on hand during class sessions and

discussions. Participants are also invited to bring along favour-

ite books which address environmental topics so that these can

be shared with others. Participants in the program will be given

copies of the Project WILD teachers manual and also the

provincial Water Stewardship Handbook in conjunction with

training sessions on those programs offered as part of the

Institute.

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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF EDUCATION

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BURNABY, BRITISH COLUMBIA V5A 1S6

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Telephone: (604) 291-3395

Dear Summer Institute in Environmental Education 2000 Participant:

This letter is intended to provide you with some added information regarding the Summer Institute in

Environmental Education

for

this year. You should be registered in Education 452-8, to be offered in

Kelowna on the South Campus of Okanagan University College on K.L.O. Road. (There is a North Cam-

pus which is off Highway 97 near the Kelowna Airport, but we are working from the South Campus which

is more central to amenities and the city itself.) As usual, the demand for the Summer Institute has been

great this year. So, if for some reason your plans have changed and you aren't going to attend, please let

Sally Lee in Undergraduate Programs at SFU (604 291 3614) know so she can consider people who are on

the waiting list.

People who need residence accommodation should apply directly to Okanagan University College to stay

in Skaha Court, the residence at the South Campus of the College. This residence is located close to the

classrooms we will be using and is convenient to shops, local parks, and the beach. The college housing

offers different sorts of living arrangements, ranging from private apartments to units with shared kitchens,

at different price levels. In previous years they have been most helpful and the students at the institute have

generally found the living situation to be acceptable. You should contact the OUC housing people directly

in order to make arrangements. They may be reached at

(250)

862 5422 or via the general college informa-

tion number, (250) 762

5445.

Some people have asked about the possibility of camping in the Kelowna

area. I have checked into this in past summers and have found that camp sites are very limited in the area,

and those which are available are in high demand. Additionally, the provincial park campsites, which are

very limited in the Kelowna area, have restrictions on the number of days which you may stay. Thus, we

advise against the camping option for this programme.

The Summer Institute in Environmental Education is based at the South Campus of Okanagan Regional

College. We will be using classrooms in their main buildings, specifically lecture theatre B 112 in the B

(Business) building and several seminar rooms. Please see the attached map for directions to the south

campus. In previous summers we used our own SFU trailers, but all the college portables are being demol-

ished to make way for a new secondary school which will be located on the college grounds so we will be

in the main college facilities this summer. Because of this we will not have a separate phone line of our

own. You may however advise people that they can leave messages for you at

(250)

764 8781 or FAX at

(250) 764 8720. There are also several "Internet Cafe's" in Kelowna where you can check email, etc.

without having a computer of your own, if you do have a laptop you may find it convenient to bring it with

you, especially if you have a portable printer. At the time of this letter we are checking with the college

library re the use of their computers for Internet access. However, we do expect our computer access to be

more limited than it was in the past when we had our own computer lab.

Okanagan College does have a library at each campus. Students in the summer institute have used the

library at the college in past years and we expect this arrangement to continue this summer, but if you have

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books or other resources you wish to use or share with others, please bring them along. We will also

establish a resource room in our spaces during the Institute.

The Summer Institute is an intensive, total immersion experience. We will generally meet at the college at

0830 and break from our activities about 1530-1600 each regularly scheduled day. We will be in the field

during some days, but we often meet at the college first and then car pool to avoid having too many cars in

use. We let students establish their own car pool arrangements for field travel and generally drivers get

assistance with gas, etc. in exchange for sharing their cars. Typically people switch roles so that one

person doesn't always have to drive. There is a large parking lot directly beside our building, and a park-

ing lot at the residence as well. You may wish to bring a bike to the course, but you will want to store your

bike in the residence when you are not using it and be sure you have a good lock. There is a shopping

complex within easy walking or biking distance of the residence and our rooms in the college with a full

range of shops including two large grocery stores (Save-On Foods and Coopers). There is a second shop-

ping complex quite close to the campus with a produce market and a fish store. In the immediate area

there is a variety of speciality shops and restaurants as well as a local pub. There is a community park and

beach along Lakeshore Road, within biking or walking distance of the site as well.

During most weeks we will be involved in scheduled whole class activities Monday-Friday. Students in

the Institute often arrange special field trips, games, events, discussions, etc. during the programme. These

add greatly to overall experience and we certainly invite you to do likewise. If you have a skill, hobby,

experience, etc. that you like to share with people, please come prepared to offer it should the opportunity

present itself.

The program will begin this year at 0900 on Tuesday, July 4, in Room B112

and will

conclude around 1200 on Thursday, July 27. Please be on time on the opening day. If you are travelling to

Kelowna and plan to arrive on Monday, July 3 please check with the college residence people to make sure

they will be there to check you in (July 3 is a holiday for many people since July 1 falls on a Saturday.)

You don't want to arrive and find you can't get in to your room.

During one four day period of the programme (July 11-14) we will be at the McQueen Lake Environmen-

tal Study Centre, located NW of the city of Kamloops. This Centre offers accommodation in log cabins.

We take our own food, basic cooking and eating utensils, and a sleeping bag plus some sort of foam mat-

tress or ensolite. You can drive right to the Centre so you don't need back packing gear, but you will need

the sort of clothing, sleeping, cooking, and eating gear you'd take on a camping trip. We ask students to

organise themselves into groups in order to plan meals and share cooking tasks and cooking equipment,

coolers, etc. The McQueen Lake Centre has propane cooking ranges in a large mess hail, and there is well

water on the site. There is also a single propane fridge, but cold storage is VERY limited. While the

accommodation is rustic it is very adequate and the site itself is superb for field work in fresh water, forest,

and rangeland settings. So, you should plan to be away from Kelowna and the SFU site and residence for

those four days. We will conclude the McQueen Lake trip on Friday, July 14 by 1200. There will be no

scheduled activities for that weekend.

Regarding clothing and equipment, we recommend comfortable outdoor clothing, including a light rain

jacket and a hat, running shoes or light weight boots, and sunglasses. We walk a lot, so make sure you

have well-fitted comfortable shoes. A small day pack will be very useful. You will likely want a camera, a

flashlight, and a water bottle. A good sun screen is advised, as is insect repellent or some form of insect

protection. A clip board will be of value and a hard covered field note book may be good as well. We will

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all students with an artist's

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notebook to use as a personal journal

and we emphasise the use of

the journal as a reflective and experiential tool. You may wish to bring a small set of water colours, felt

markers, a ruler, coloured pencils, glue stick, and other art stuff according to your preference. While

binoculars aren't required they are handy. If you have access to field guides such as Petersen's Field

Guide to Western Birds, or any of the popular guides to plants of the Northwest, bring them along also.

You may want to bring several towels and a bathing suit. If you have particular interest in sports, you will

want to bring your gear. There are several tennis courts on and near the South campus, and Kelowna has

numerous Golf courses, ball fields, and volley ball courts as well.

You should be advised that because we are often working in Nature Centres or Conservancy areas that

dogs are not permitted. If you have a dog, please arrange to have him/her boarded or attended while you

are at the Institute. When you arrive at the Centre we will give you a fairly detailed timetable so you can

advise visitors or family members of your schedule and plan your/their time accordingly.

The Summer Institute in Environmental Education is an 8 semester hour, credit undergraduate course in

the Faculty of Education. Some students may be taking the course for graduate credit under separate

arrangements. If you are taking the course for undergraduate credit the course number is Education 452-8.

The Institute is graded on a Pass-Withdraw system, in the same fashion as Education 401/402/405 in the

Professional Programme at SFU. There will be a variety of individual and group assignments and tasks

during the course. Attendance and participation are required. We expect students to contribute to the

experience of the programme for other students and for the instructional team members.

As pre-reading before the course you might want to check out the following:

Orr, David W. 1992. Ecological Literacy. Buffalo (NY): State University of New York. ISBN: 0-7914-

0874-4

Quinn, Daniel. 1994. Ishmael. London: Penquin. (This book may have been published by another pub-

lisher as well; ask for it in Books in Print. You may find it filed as fiction, which it is, or as philosophy,

which it also is, or as Nature/Ecology—which it also is.)

Orr, David W. 1994. Earth in Mind. On Education and the Human Prospect. Washington (DC): Island

Press. 1-55963-294-I

Larson, Gary. (1998). There's A Hair In My Dirt! A Worm's Story. NY: Harper-Collins. (This one will

be in the Children's section of stores like Chapters or Duthies' but it is really written for people of almost

all ages. Its wonderful!)

Leopold, Aldo. (1949). A Sand County Almanac. London/NY: Oxford. (This is a classic and has been

reprinted numerous times in various editions. It is still in print.)

Benyus, Janine. (1997). Biomimicry. Innovation inspired by Nature. NY: Morrow. (A very interesting

book.)

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7. Suzuki, David. (1998). The Sacred Balance. Rediscovering our place in Nature. Vancouver/Toronto:

GreystonelDouglas & Mcintyre. This is a useful source of ideas concerning our species absolute depend-

ence on the biosphere.

Obviously, you won't have time to read all these books before you come to the course. We will touch upon

the themes and topics covered in all of them during the month, so if you can find a few of them, it will be

helpful to have done some pre-reading as an orientation to ideas and issues. If you have your own favourite

books/reprints/articles, please feel free to bring them to the course to share with others.

This summer the Institute will be taught by a teaching team comprised of:

Dr. Milton McClaren,

Emeritus Professor of Education, Simon Fraser University. Milton is a co-author

of the Ginn Connections series of Environmental Education texts, a co-author of the Global Change and

Canadians Teachers Guide for the Royal Society of Canada, senior author of the BC Water Stewardship

Handbook, a past member of the Steering Committee of Project WILD (U.S.). He received the B.C.

Minister's Environment Award in 1993 and the Taft Campus Award from Northern Illinois University in

1997.

Dr. Bill Hammond,

Professor, College of Arts and Sciences, Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers,

Florida. Bill has been a member of the South Florida Water Commission, a former member of the Steering

Committee, Project WILD, US, and of the Steering Committee, Project Learning Tree, US. He was Con-

servation Teacher of the Year and has been recognised widely for his work in environmental education.

For

years he taught in schools in New York and Florida and was Director of Environmental Education

and Curriculum Services for the Lee County Schools in Ft. Myers, Florida.

Mr. Kim Fulton,

Vice Principal and Teacher Librarian, Armstrong Elementary School. Kim was coordi-

nator of the BC Water Stewardship Programme, a co-author in the Royal Society of Canada's Global

Change Education project, and a Pro-D Associate for the BCTF. He is a past recipient of the BC Minister's

Environment Award and of the Newman Prize for his work in aquatic education. He is widely known on-

line as "Dr.Fish" and was the conference moderator for the Networking the Fraser project.

The team will be joined a number of resource persons during the course of the Institutes, including Mr.

Brian Hen-in, West Vancouver School District, author of numerous books and papers in Science and

Environmental Education and past president of the BC Science Teachers PSA as well as a recipient of the

Distinguished Teachers Award from the American Chemical Society.

We are looking forward to an educational and enjoyable month at the Summer Institute and to meeting

you. If you have particular questions you may address them via email to: mcclaren @ sfu.ca

(Milton

McClaren) or to kfu1ton@sd83.bc.ca

(Kim Fulton).

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