An environmental educator functions as an in-school resource linking teachers to outdoors curricula.
Evidence
The environmental educator doesn’t just take care of injured birds or take students on nature walks while the classroom teacher gets a coffee break. The environmental educator does some direct teaching and also serves as a kind of librarian of the out-of-doors, connecting teachers to curriculum materials and local resources. — David Sobel, Place-Based Education, 22
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Environmental educators succeed by supporting existing curricula rather than adding new content — David Sobel, Place-Based Education: Connecting…, 27; Effective place-based education runs on community partnerships and genuine student projects. — David Sobel, Place-Based Education: Connecting…, 13
Related
- Environmental educators succeed by supporting existing curricula rather than adding new content (similarity 0.87)
- Place-based education gains buy-in by helping teachers meet existing mandates, not adding curriculum. (similarity 0.83)
- Place-based educators succeed by augmenting existing curricula rather than adding new content. (similarity 0.83)
- Environmental content must be balanced with other subjects to be palatable in place-based education. (similarity 0.82)