Engaging Elementary Students in Energy Sustainability: A Service-Learning Project by Preservice Elementary Teachers

Autor/inn/en	Lee, Carole K.; Williams, Patricia Hrusa
Titel	Engaging Elementary Students in Energy Sustainability: A Service-Learning Project by Preservice Elementary Teachers
Quelle	In: Journal of Service-Learning in Higher Education, 10 (2020), (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2162-6685
Schlagwörter	Learner Engagement; Elementary School Students; Children; Service Learning; Preservice Teachers; Teaching Methods; Sustainable Development; Energy Conservation; Program Effectiveness; Relevance (Education); Consciousness Raising; Informal Education; Habit Formation; College School Cooperation; Grade 4; Hands on Science; Field Trips; Student Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Child; Kind; Kinder; Service-Learning; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Energieerhaltung; Energiespeicherung; Relevance; Relevanz; Bewusstseinsbildung; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; Exkursion; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	Forty-one pre-service elementary teachers (PSETs) enrolled in a science methods course participated in a service-learning project on energy and sustainability. The goal was to help PSETs and elementary students to understand concepts regarding energy, energy saving, and sustainability through an oncampus Family Energy Day event for 65 elementary school students. PSETs participating in the service-learning project identified gains in science knowledge, an increased awareness of their own energy saving practices, the relevancy of the activities, and how the project helped shape their professional identity as strengths. Elementary students who participated also showed commitment to practicing a variety of energy saving habits which they were exposed to through the event. Strengths of the service-learning experience for both PSETs and elementary students included the opportunity to learn in an informal environment, the development and use of activities related to both groups' daily lives, and the opportunities the event presented for real-wold application and reciprocal learning. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01