Aldo Leopold Education Project Lessons in a Land Ethic
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The LEP curriculum, Lessons in a Land Ethic, is an innovative, interdisciplinary conservation ethics curriculum targeted for grades 6 - 12. The LEP increases students awareness of the land and informs them of how to make responsible choices for our planet, while simultaneously teaching important social, collaborative and critical thinking skills.
Lessons in a Land Ethic is unique in that it uses a classic environmental literary work, Aldo Leopold´s A Sand County Almanac to reach students with a conservation ethics message that strives to instill an appreciation for the land community.
Based on State Board of Education requirements, there exists a need for educators to be trained in the knowledge and skills for instructing and implementing environmental education. The course is designed to familiarize teachers with various teaching tools used to encourage students in developing a land and environmental stewardship ethic.
Objectives include:
- expanding experience levels of "reading the landscape"
- learnng how to create a personal land ethic in young people
- exposing participants to environmental literature and related activities
- developing an action plan for classroom implementation
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