The EE Sampler - Jefferson County Public Schools

Introduction
This environmental sampler was developed by the JCPS Center for
Environmental Education and the UL Center for Environmental Education to serve two
purposes. First, to provide UL Honors Colleges students with a creative way to think
about their course content relating to environmental issues, and the opportunity to express
their knowledge in forms (genres) that were new to them. Second, to use the work of the
UL Honors College students to provide information to middle school students about their
local environment in forms (genres) that they would be learning to use as a part of their
middle school writing curriculum, as well as providing reading material that supports the
middle school reading core content.
This sampler contains representative writing pieces selected from the entire
document, Louisville’s Environmental Reader: Exploring Local Issues, Events, and
Experiences. It can be found at www.jefferson.kyschools.us/ee and
www.louisville.edu/education/research/centers/environmental-ed The website not only
contains many additional pieces of writing about our local environment, but a section of
teacher resources. Community members will also find this reading informative and
thought provoking.
This project is an example of how members of the Partnership for a Green City
work together to promote environmental literacy both for schools and community. The
Partnership is made up of Jefferson County Public Schools, the University of Louisville,
and Louisville Metro Government. These institutions together have a tremendous impact
on our community, and strive to make Louisville Metro a “greener” city through the
partnership. To find out more about the Partnership for a Green City go to
www.partnershipforagreencity.org.
Donna Griffin
Editor
Louisville’s Environmental Reader: Exploring
Local Issues, Events, and Experiences
and
The EE Sampler
To see
Louisville’s Environmental Reader: Exploring Local
Issues, Events, and Experiences
go to
www.jefferson.kyschool.us/ee or
www.louisville.edu/education/research/centers/environmental-ed