Tracking and Stalking the Wild: A Course
Description... pp. 7-14
by David Kowalewski
More than a description of his unique undergraduate course, David
Kawalewski offers readers an introduction to the art of tracking
and stalking wildlife, as well as useful guidelines and
strategies for teaching about this indispensible means of
understanding animal behaviour. Includes resources listings and
contact information for the two most important tracking schools
in North America.
Getting Youth Started Tracking and
Stalking: Sample activities for ages 6-11... pp. 15-17
by Dan Rain
Dan Rain, a former student of David Kawalewski’s,
presents several tracking and stalking educational activities
that can be used with young people in both urban and rural
settings.
Voices of the Land: A Course in
Environmental Literature... pp. 18-21
by Emma Wood Rous
Whether the topic is simplicity in Thoreau’s Walden
or water pollution in Kingsolver’s Animal Dreams,
literature helps students explore their place in the world and
their responsibility for the world’s well-being. Literature
and the Land: Reading and Writing for Environmental Literacy
(Heinnemann, 2000) author Emma Wood Rous discusses the high
school environmental literature course that she has taught for
the last 20 years.
Creative by Nature: Integrating the arts
into environmental science education... pp. 23-28
by Susan A. Holmes
A primary strength of the arts is their power to move students,
and this emotional connection, paired with ecological knowledge,
is a powerful combination that can enhance environmental
education. The author offers lesson plans and advice on
integrating the the arts and environmental science.
Danger in the Earth: Teaching about
landmines...pp.29-33
by Elisabeth King
This article provides educators with cross-curriculum ideas about
how to introduce their students from all grade levels to the
difficult subject of landmines in the developing world, and their
severe economic, social, medical and environmental consequences.
The Creative Journal: A Power Tool for
Learning...pp. 34-38
by Willam F. Hammond
More than a place for recording observations and data, an
environmental education journal can be a springboard to fresh
insights and new discoveries about the natural world.
Evaluating Nature Journals…pp.
39-40
by Mike Moutoux
Evaluating your students’ nature journals isn’t easy,
and requires “an unusual yardstick, a device that gives
credit for all kinds of seeing and thinking”. Mike Moutoux
offers advice on how to approach this challenging task.
Rebuilding After War: Environmental
Education in Sierra Leone…pp. 41-43
by Nikki Skuce
After a decade-long civil war ended, Sierra Leone is beginning to
grapple with its environmental challenges. Nikki Skuce’s
article looks at the important work of the Friends of the Earth
Sierra Leone and One Sky - The Canadian Institute of Sustainable
Living, who are working with Sierra Leone teachers to develop a
series of eco-curriculum modules and teachers’ workshops.
Inside the Internet: Matters of Debate...
p. 44
A column by Katharine Isbell.
And as always, over 20 innovative, new educational resources are profiled and evaluated in this issue of Green Teacher.
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