NatureWatch, Schools and Environmental Education Practice

Maximizing student learning through the use of demonstrations

“…Well-known examples of citizen science initiatives include Galaxy Zoo, polymath, eBird, Earthwatch Institute, Evolution MegaLab (Silvertown, 2009;Rotman et al, 2012), and Citizen Science Central (Wiggins & Crowston, 2012). Canadian examples include IceWatch Canada (Hartwell & Shafer, 2011), WormWatch (Karrow & Fazio, 2010), Ontario Forest Bird Monitoring Program (Schalk et al, 2002), and Snowtweets (Bordogna et al, 2014). The concept of citizen science draws on the tradition of volunteer participation in scientific endeavours (Rotman et al, 2012), though in this manifestation technology has extended the possibility of participation to nearly anyone with access to the internet (Silvertown, 2009;Stodden, 2010;Fausto et al, 2012).…”

Complete Issue

“…Yet, arguably, the key to enacting any form of EE lies with the determination, knowledge, and agency of the educator tasked with its delivery, placing the onus of meaningful studies in EE directly on their shoulders. The personal conviction of the educator sustains and informs the environmental lessons that they teach (Hart, 2003;Karrow & Fazio, 2010). Therefore, "it is important for each educator to attempt to clarify how he or she views the juncture between education and the environment and coherently translate that into practice" (Sauvé, 2009, p. 325).…”

Shifting Currents: Science Technology Society and Environment in Northern Ontario Schools

“…The personal conviction of the educator sustains and informs the environmental lessons that they teach (Hart, 2003;Karrow & Fazio, 2010). Therefore, "it is important for each educator to attempt to clarify how he or she views the juncture between education and the environment and coherently translate that into practice" (Sauvé, 2009, p. 325).…”