Evaluate and increase the infusion of Environmental Education in Campbellsport High School Classes

Abstract

The duration of this project was one year. At the beginning of the 2006 school year an initial survey was sent to the Campbellsport School District staff to see who was teaching EE, what EE standards were being taught, and how many teachers had resources to teach EE. Throughout the year, individual teachers were contacted and given hand picked lessons that fit with that teacher's particular class. The chosen teachers showed some initial interest in wanting and using EE resources. The high school Principal and Associate Principal were consulted and a Project WET and Project WILD workshop was offered at no cost to the teachers in March 2007 thanks to professional development funds. The workshop was advertised in the workrooms, on the Internet, and via e-mail to the entire Campbellsport School District. In addition, the staff was invited to participate in an Earth Week theme of Global Warming. Since not much interest was shown, the theme was broadened to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle which could be tied into Global Warming. Lastly, a resource binder was compiled throughout the year that contained EE resources available to the staff in a useable system organized with tables of contents for ease of access. This binder includes a list of activity guides, games, books, videos, information packets, and field guides available at Campbellsport and Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education via UWSP. Two identical binders were assembled. One binder was placed in the professional section of the high school library, and the other was placed in the high school workroom. The post survey showed there to be a minimal increase in the number of teachers teaching EE, but a significant increase in the number of teachers who have EE resources and an increase in the amount of EE being infused by those who do incorporate EE in their curriculum.