Environmental Education through PBL in TEI A J Amarakoon- Srilanka Vaibhav Jadhav- India Deepak Tatpuje- India Madhusudhan Reddy- India Raju Babu Pudasaini- Nepal

Learning Goal To minimize the affect damages to the environment using plastic and polythene.

Learning Objectives Students-teachers will understand the damages to environment from plastic and polythene. Students-teachers will be able to transfer environmental attitude to the school- students regarding with environmental protection from plastic and polythene.

Description of the PBL The student-teachers find the ways and means to avoiding environment pollution by doing projects. After successfully projects completed, students-teachers will use such practices in the school while internship program and there schools, also. By this action, they will improve usage of social media,(IT skills) ESD knowledge, languages skills (Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing)etc. Student-teachers (INDIAN and SRILANKAN) will exchanges their practices through social media i.e. EC, FB

Activity Design collect data find gaps design project finalize the product

Key Steps of PBL Time Frame Students’ Activities & Tasks, Collaboration Teachers’ Facilitation / Roles Resources/ Materials Needed Students’ Outputs Form of Evaluatio n Criteria Find the stakeholders (Students- teachers) and brief about the project 1 Jan Jan 2013 Get them together as a group according to their knowledge and skills on the content, IT skills, Language ability. Facilitate to all group, what, where, why, how? Sheet, Label to the group name or number Toole development and Data Collection 15 Jan Feb 2013 Framing, Distribution, Collecting, questionnaire, Orientation about questionnaire developing process. Worksheet, Involvement in data collection process Analysis and Interpretation Of Data 1 March Mach 2013 Gap Analysis the previous and present situation affected by plastic and polythene Facilitate to analysis data, then group discussion, data coding Guiding to report writing Analyzing data, Understanding findings and concern on report writing Prepare Action plan 15 March March 2013 Action plan according to gap Guiding to all group, Conduct workshop, provide design guidance Paper work, Clear perception of project, move to product Action steps for Product 21 March 2013 End of March Cary out action plan/steps In-house presentation within groups Guiding/facilitate to all group, Facilitate overcome barriers Computers with internet connectivity, web tool, art material, Making product Preparing the Exhibition End of April 2013 Through social media they arrange presentation/showcase their output Evaluate the product and process web tool, social media i.e. FB, evaluation sheet, Behavioral changes, Familiar with social media, knowledge of web tool, ESD principles Exchange the Practices have developed through TE May – June 2013 Shang their projects with each other through web tool Guiding, facilitating, Internet connectivity with computers Getting new from other country students.

Assessment By Expert, peer group, self With following tool Worksheet Schedule Rubric Port folio Reflective Journal

Your Reflection Challenges- Match Time of both country Technological Ability Benefits of improving the awareness, knowledge, Attitude, skill through PBL with the support of social media.

A J Amarakoon Male Mahaweli National College of Education, Polgolla, Srilanka amarako ail.com Tweeter, facebook Vaibhav Jadhav Male Department of Education & Extension, University of Pune, India unipune.a c.in Facebook Dipak TatpujeMale Vidyadeep Foundation, Satara, India, Raju Babu Pudasaini Male Nepal National Commission for UNESCO Ministry of Education, Nepal rbpudasai ail.com Facebook Madhusudhan Reddy MaleSiddipet College of Education, Siddipet, AP India drbmsre ail.com Facebook

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