Keep Iowa Beautiful
I’m working with Keep Iowa Beautiful and the Waste Commission of Scott County to provide educators with a program guide and resources for teaching…
- Service learning
- Litter free schools
- Character
- Environmental education
…all organized around the Iowa Core and the Common Core State Standards. I’m using this post to run things by the Steering Committee, get reactions and involve them in pulling it together. I’ll make changes to the resources and continually update the committee as the program comes together. Download the Clean and Green k-2 Timeline; help us stay on task by posting comments to this page.
On March 31, the Steering Committee met for the first time and requested that the guide include a separate matrix for each grade level. The committee met again July 7; download the Clean and Green Committee notes. I’m working with the Mississippi Bend AEA 9 to connect with Gifted and Talented teachers (February 3, 2011) and develop a professional development offering.
I’ve now written a post for each grade level. All of the lesson plans are there, including time estimates, resources and materials lists. Check them out here–
Here are some of the resources we used to develop the program guide–
- Environmental books and DVDs from University of Northern Iowa
- Celebrate Urban Birds Kit from Cornell University
- Download the KIB Matrix by clicking here.