Project Learning Tree (PLT) in the City
PLT in the City - Houston, a program of Project Learning Tree (PLT), is an urban program developed by the American Forest Foundation. This program is designed to advance environmental education and environmental stewardship among urban youth. Young people are becoming disconnected from outdoor activities and, particularly, environmental issues. With each passing school year, urban educators are confronted with how to effectively educate their students about the natural world in an often restricted, urban setting.
The PLT in the City program uses the Project Learning Tree environmental education supplemental curriculum and materials to reach students. Designed for grades pre-K through 12, the curriculum focuses on such topics as environmental issues, conservation, point and non-point pollution, forestry, watersheds, natural resource management, and energy. All of these topics are of major concern, especially for city dwellers. In order to receive the activity guide, educators must attend a six-hour, hands-on workshop.
The Environmental Institute of Houston, part of the University of Houston System is the local coordinating agency of the PLT in the City - Houston program working with the state and national PLT programs.
Schools participating in the PLT in the City program will receive recognition for their efforts in environmental education for urban teachers. In addition, schools will receive materials to support their environmental education efforts once 75% of the school's educators have attended a PLT in the City workshop.
PLT PreK-8 Resources by Activity on the PLT Web site
PLT has recently created individual pages for each activity within the PreK-8 Guide. These pages can be found by going to http://www.plt.org/, clicking on Curriculum, then PreK-8, then scrolling down to "Resources for 2006 PreK-8 Guide By Activity." You can also get there by going to http://www.plt.org/cms/pages/21_21_64.html.
What activity enhancing resources can you find at these pages?
And it's not just the PreK- 8 that has support resources listed on the website, but also the secondary modules and Energy & Society kit.
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