The Environmental Toolkit for Teachers
First Steps to Sustainability
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Continuum Publishing Corporation
Published:27th Feb '14
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
The essential guide to reducing your school's ecological footprint including a step-by-step guide to implementing creative pupil-led environmental projects.
The Environmental Toolkit for Teachers is the essential guide to reducing your school's ecological footprint and creating and embedding a sustainability ethos. Whether you are a teacher eager to make your classroom a more eco-friendly environment or a head teacher who wants to set up a whole school project, there are practical strategies and activities in this book for you.
Written by an expert environmental education, this book includes 75 eco-projects and lessons that cover how to manage litter, waste and energy efficiently in a time saving, cost effective manner. Each project is tried and tested and includes a step-by-step guide, case studies and examples. There is also advice on how to monitor and evaluate your projects. A key part of the book is the focus on getting students involved in the projects in order to educate them on the ever-increasing importance of living in an environmentally friendly and sustainable community.
The Environmental Toolkit for Teachers is an invaluable resource for buy teachers eager to get their school sustainability up to scratch and become the best Eco-Teacher they can be.
For busy teachers, the idea of taking on responsibility for ‘greening’ their school can be daunting. Neil Fraser’s excellent ‘how to’ guide covers all the bases from footprinting and engaging with both staff and pupils, through to easy hits and big impacts, with an invaluable section on accessing information and resources. * Jonathon Porritt Founder Director, Forum for the Future *
Neil Fraser has written a compelling book that takes the reader on a structured journey through the complexity of making a school truly sustainable - a journey that will cut energy costs, create valuable educational experiences and improve the learning environment. * Joseph Williams, Schools Programme Manager, The Carbon Trust *
makes the whole process sound not only achievable, but potentially tremendously enjoyable and rewarding , too. * Teach Secondary *
ISBN: 9781441153012
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 295g
192 pages