ECO-

LITERACY
Presented by:Ms.Abega
ECO-LITERACY
-Eco literacy consider ecological
system and awareness of how society
operates within natural aspects as an
educational imperative. basic
principles of Eco literacy are good
starting points to explore fundamental
lessons that can be learned from
nature for the reform of society
 -Is the ability to understand
the organization of natural
systems and the processes
that maintain the healthy
functioning of living systems
and sustain life on Earth.
 ECO-LITERACY AND
SUSTAINABILITY
-Ecolitaracy considers ecological system and awareness of
how society operates within natural aspects as an educational
imperative.

The basic principles of ecoliteracy are good starting points to

explore fundamental lessons that can be learned from nature
for the reform of society (Wahl 2017)
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emphasis on need for
education to integrate understanding of the interdependence
between natural process and human ways of life
 Sustainability
-Is a qualitative and quantitative condition
that demonstrate the human capacity to
survive over time.
it's qualitative in a away that we want well-
being, it is biological and ecological
imperative for human society to exist
Two step that ecosystems have evolved
to sustain the way of life.
-First step on the road to sustainability,
-Second step is the move towards eco-
design of which there is need to apply
the ecological knowledge to the
fundamental redesign.
 Ecoliteracy literate person
and society
-An ecologically literate person can apply such
understanding to the design and organization of
communicaties and the creation of a regenerative
culture.

-An ecologically literate person understand the

essence of independence and interconnectedness.

-On the other hand,an ecologically literate society

would be a sustainable society, which does not
destroy the cultural environment on which they
depend.
 Identified practices that help
promote the cognitive and affective.

1.Develop empathy for all

forms of life. 4.Anticipate unintended
consequences.
2.Embrace sustainability as
a community practice 5.Understand how nature
sustains life.
3.Make the invisible visible.
 Basic environmental principles of
ecosystem.(adopted from Barry
Commoner, cited in Butter, 2012)

1.Nature 2.All forms of 3.Everything is 4.Everything

life are connected to
knows best- important- everyone else - is changes -
People need to Each organism plays a People must
understand nature fundamental role in All components rethink their
and have to abide nature therefore,all interact with each relationship with
living things must be other to ensure
by the rules it considered as an the environment.
imposes. individual instrumental that the ecosystem
in maintaining balance is sustainability.
in the ecosystem.
 Basic environmental principles of
ecosystem.(adopted from Barry
Commoner, cited in Butter, 2012)

5.Everything must 6.Ours is a 7.Nature is

go somewhere- finite earth beautiful and we
are stewards of
Since waste may
Awareness of the earth's God's Creation.
limited resources leads to
go back one's work conscious effort to change
backyard in some one's attitude and initiative to
other forms. recycle them
 Green school and education
for sustainable Development.

-The school The green school is

environment,Therefore Seeks to create
visualized as a
,should encourage, a conductive
school guided by the
support and nurture environment to
principles of
students capacities on fully utilize all
environmental
green environment. resources.
sustainability.
 .
1.Reduce CREATING A GREEN SCHOOL
environmental AND GREEN SCHOOL IS A
impacts and SCHOOL THAT CREATE A
cost HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT
CONDUCTIVE TO LEARNING :
b

2.Improves
occupants
health and 3.Increases
environmental
performance
and sustainability
literacy.
INTEGRATING ECOLOGICAL
LITERACY INTO CURRICULUM
1. Place- based Learning
- engages students in their community, including their
physical environment, local culture, history, or
people.

2.Project- Based Learning

-an instructional approach designed to give students
the opportunity to develop knowledge and skills
through engaging projects set around challenges and
problems they may face in the real world
3. Socratic Inquiry
- the kind of questioning in
which the original question
is responded to as though it
was an answer.
4. Experiential learning.
- the process of learning by
doing
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