7 STEPS METHODOLOGY
STEP 1: Establishment of an Eco-Committee
- Teacher trainees are the main component in the committee and should be clear of their roles in the committee.
- The committee should also consist of a member of the institute management team, a director, lecturer/s, a nonteaching staff member, a parent, a representative of the local council
- Local community engagement is encouraged.
STEP 2: Environmental Review
- An opportunity to address environmental issues that are relevant to the campus community
- Performed by the Eco Committee
- Based on a checklist
- Data needs to be analysed after the review
- Assist in facilitating the development of an action plan
STEP 3: Action Plan
STEP 4: Monitoring and Evaluation
- Ensure targets in the action plan are met
- Encourages the sense of ownership among teacher trainees
- Different methods of monitoring depending on the information needed
- The data gathered will be used to evaluate the status of the aims of the action plan (i.e.. successes, alternative actions or new actions)
- Results needs to be communicated whole institute as Eco Institute programme takes on the WHOLE institute approach
STEP 5: Curriculum linking
- Concept of linking to highlight the relevance of the TEI curriculum and it is PART of the subjects
- Linking is based on the lecturers willingness and the curriculum structure
- Subjects that could be linked are languages, religion, mathematics, natural science, music etc.
STEP 6: Informing and Involving
- One of the key component of Eco Institute programme dissemination of activities throughout the campus and the community at large
- The idea is to spread the word on the programme and actively involve them in the process
- It can proof to be beneficial in the aspect of publicity and even financially
- Whole campus involvement e.g. campus election, campus assemblies for information sharing, campus survey, publish information
- Involving the community, community survey, letters to seek support, publish community newsletter
STEP 7: Eco code
- Campus mission statement
- Clear and imaginative
- Displayed in prominent place
- Teacher trainees should be actively involved in the development
- Presentation of the eco code is unique to each campus
- Must be updated annually as new environmental issues arises
tahniah IPGKTI
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