Loads of information on books, magazines, and websites that may be of use to educators looking for resources they can use in the classroom.
Links to teacher education resources, classroom resources, professional resources and international environmental education programs.
A quarterly magazine for educators that is full of ideas and activities that can be used to teach youth about environmental issues.
This site contains lots of information, ideas, and projects that schools and classes can get involved in. Plant a butterfly garden, take care of a stream, learn about conserving energy, and more.
This diagram would be suitable for high school teachers preparing lessons on watersheds and on protection of source water.
This online video would be a good resource for high school teachers and students working on source water protection issues.
This link is to a page that provides a map and inventory of environmental education facilities in Ontario. It might be useful for teachers planning field trips.
The Children’s Water Education Council is an organization dedicated to educating students about water conservation, protection, and ecology. This page on their site contains PDF files of activities that teachers can do with their classes.
Ontario EcoSchools is an environmental education program for grades 1-12 that helps students develop ecological literacy while engaged in practices to become environmentally responsible citizens. Developed and run by school boards, Ontario EcoSchools also helps improve school building operations to reduce environmental impacts.
TRCA School Programs
Toronto and Region Conservation (TRCA) is a leader in environmental education and has been delivering innovative learning programs since 1954. Take your class to one of their unique facilities located in and around the Greater Toronto Area.
The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority also offers Professional Development workshops for teachers. These sessions can be held at TRCA Educational facilities, allowing deeper exploration of certain topics than might be possible in a school setting.
Trees for Life Canada Inc. (TFL CANADA) is a provincially and federally registered non-profit, charitable organization dedicated to promoting and providing resources for early age environmental education. TFL Canada prepared the "Grow-A-Tree" project which includes: educational materials, tree seeds and biodegradable growing cartons as well as care instructions for the developing trees. The kits are offered to schools for use with Kindergarten to Grade Six students.
