Curriculum+Review+1

Ryan Tozier 9/14

University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, B.C., Canada [] “To improve the quality of life in our region, province and world by attaining the highest standards of undergraduate and graduate teaching, learning, and research. To serve our vast region by nurturing relationships and being innovative, resourceful and responsive to student and community needs.” “The Mission of the School of Education at the University of Northern British Columbia is to educate teachers to the profession, and to further prepare professional educators at the Master’s level who may wish to pursue advanced study at the doctoral level and/or advanced professional employment. The School of Education is committed to achieving excellence through supporting faculty professional growth and development, building partnerships and by being innovative, resourceful, and responsive to student and community needs in Northern BC and beyond.” Causes and effects of air pollution, and how to reduce air pollution No I believe that this curriculum is meant to teach using plants as an explanation of air pollution, and as it is currently is does not properly show the effects of the air pollution on the plants. It would be better if after explaining the effects of air pollution and having the students make planters you exposed certain plants to different pollutants to show the effect. This would give students a better visual of the direct effects of concentrated pollution. It helps students identify both global and personal causes for air pollution as well as proposes modifiers to daily life to reduce their contributions to the problems. In addition helps students see how air pollution impacts their own health and safety Could teach about the history of air pollution and the different mistakes that we have made in the past.
 * What organization developed the curriculum module you are evaluating?
 * What is the mission of the organization?
 * What is the educational mission and philosophy of the organization?
 * What does the curriculum module aim to teach? In other words: what are the learning outcomes supposed to be?
 * Do you think the curriculum is appropriately designed to produce the intended learning outcomes?
 * Does this curriculum teach the kind of literacies the EcoEd Research Group advocates?
 * What could be layered into this curriculum so that it addresses more of the learning outcomes that the EcoEd Group advocates?