Archive for April, 2011

Collaboration Increases Conservation Ethic among Urban Students

Thursday, April 7th, 2011

Appeared Winter 2011
Published in the Environmental Education Council of Ohio’s EECONEWS

Recently the Toledo Zoological Society and Toledo Public Schools (TPS) investigated techniques to increase student learning through unique experiences in an urban environment.

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E-RICA is a Eureka Moment for Urban Science Teacher: Incorporating Environmental Ed into a Non-Fiction Reading Class

Thursday, April 7th, 2011

Appeared Winter 2011
Published in the Environmental Education Council of Ohio’s EECONEWS

With state guidelines and strict standards to follow in school systems, do you ever wish there was a chance to teach something of value that you feel your students should be aware of?

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