| Objective: Identify model environmental education library materials and tools and develop bibliographies to promote their use in schools, libraries and environmental education centers. Provide additional support through grants, resource information and technical assistance.
Explanation: The availability of environmental education resource materials and tools in a variety of settings --- including school media centers, public libraries, DPI's Media Evaluation Center and environmental education centers --- will reinforce teacher training programs available throughout the state. Bibliographies should be selected by a variety of professional educators who can identify resources that will reinforce training experiences and enhance inquiry-based learning experiences for students.
Actions:
Offer grants to support environmental education library collections.
Place additional emphasis on providing adult education materials and resources.
Support environmental education library collection development and expansion through cooperative efforts among government agencies, industry and other organizations. Include appropriate materials developed by these collaborators in recommended bibliographies and collections.
Expand awareness of environmental education resources through telecommunications, clearinghouses, newsletters and conferences.
Investigate mobile environmental education library collections and interlibrary loan options.
Promote and demonstrate new information technologies that expand the capabilities of teachers and students to search for and acquire environmental education resources. |
