Kristin Kim

Andrew Oh
Amanda Weller
The No Child Left Inside Presentation
Annotated Bibliography

Coyle, K. 1. (2010, Sep.). In Back to School: Back Outside, Creating High Performing
Students. Retrieved Nov. Day, 2010, from
http://www.peecworks.org/PEEC/PEEC_Research/S05BBE1FD-05BBE62D
%his source is a report about studies perIormed to show students` test scores and their overall
education when outdoor learning is present. %his source notiIies what parents should be doing
and how educators need to incorporate environmental education into their daily lesson plans and
that environmental education is not a separate topic but can be part oI another core subject. %his
source is useIul because it`s up to date, September 2010, and provides charts and data to show
the results and eIIects oI environmental education.

Curious Kids Aature Club. Retrieved Nov. 23, 2010, from
http://www.wgcu.org/curiouskids/index.html
%he Curious Kids Nature Club website provides students to learn about diIIerent environments
(ocean, swamp, prairie, estuary, mangrove, and Iorest) through Iacts, videos, images,
brainteasers, games, and activities that students can do on their own outside. %his website is a
useIul and reliable source because it was created by an organization Ior students and teachers all
over the country to learn about Florida`s environmental Ieatures and the goal oI this website is to
encourage environmental education Ior students. %his source is useIul because it provides videos
and images about environments that are not easily accessible to students and helps students Ieel
like they are in that environment by having interactive activities.

et :em Outside. (2007). The NCLI Coalition Video Clip]. Retrieved December 5, 2010,
from http://www.youtube.com/watch?vwRR1feHqZPY
%his video is a summary and the applications in the classroom oI the No Child LeIt Inside
movement. %he NCLI Coalition put this video to raise the public`s awareness oI the movement
and to show how successIul environmental education can be iI used in a school`s curriculum.
%his is a good resource to use to support a presentation on the No Child LeIt Inside Act. It is
eIIective as support because it actually shows how successIul environmental education can be in
the classroom by Iilming teachers and students participating in outside based education.

Levy, E. (2010, March 30). %he Push to Leave Ao Child Inside. Retrieved December 5, 2010,
from http://kalwnews.org/audio/2010/03/30/push-leave-no-child-inside_266843.html
NCLI is a new amendment to NCLB that is going through heavy consideration. It states that
children today are spending too much time indoors. People are hoping that NCLI will bring
money, around $500 million, over the next Iive years to promote environmental education in
schools. NCLI seems to have good intentions, but it does not have Iull support. Some oppose
Iederal spending toward NCLI. %hey believe that it has little or no positive impact toward
education. Even with some opposition, support Ior NCLI is growing. %his a good source to use
in this presentation because it contains up to date inIormation on the current status oI the No
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Ao Child Left Inside. (n.d.). The No Child Left Inside Coalition. Retrieved December 5,
2010, from http://www.cbf.org
%his website oIIers a comprehensive overview oI the No Child LeIt Inside Act and the Coalition
that supports it. %his is a useIul and reliable resource to use Ior this presentation because it is
sponsored by the coalition that has created and supports the NCLI Act. %he website cites reasons
to support NCLI, oIIers an overview oI environmental education, and describes ways to get
involved in the No Child LeIt Inside Coalition. One oI the most useIul aspects oI this website is
that it oIIers multiple links to NCLI research, to government inIormation on the NCLI Act, and
to the websites oI supporters oI the coalition. %his is a great resource Ior anyone seeking any
inIormation about anything relating to No Child LeIt Inside, and the NCLI coalition.

Robele, Erik W. (2010, 1uly 16). Maryland Eyes Environmental Education Graduation
Mandate. ducation Week, 29(37). Retrieved December 5, 2010, from
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2010/07/16/37environment.h29.html&levelId21
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#obele discusses Maryland`s considerations to include some Iorm oI environmental education
course or activity as a requirement Ior public high school graduation. %his article summarizes the
mandate, as well as providing pros, cons, and implications that would come oI enacting this
mandate in Maryland. Maryland also hopes to be a model Ior environmental education plans to
other states around the country. Finally, this article gives a brieI summary oI the No Child LeIt
Inside Act and its actions in Congress thus Iar. %his article is a useIul resource Ior this
presentation because it explains what some states are already doing to develop environmental
literacy plans. It demonstrates that states do have the ability to create successIul programs Ior its
students. %his is a reliable resource because it is Irom a weekly journal that specializes in
educational inIormation and contains quite recent inIormation regarding the No Child LeIt Inside
Act.

Starr, Penny. (2009, May 14). :Ao Child Left Inside Act' Would Spend $5 %eaching
:nvironmental Literacy' Starting in Kindergarten. CNSNews.com. Retrieved Nov.
30, 2010, from http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/48164
%his article discusses some oI the implications oI the No Child LeIt Inside Act oI 2009. More
importantly, this act would cost $500 million over Iive years Irom the Iederal budget. %o some,
this cost does not outweigh the beneIits oI environmental literacy plans and programs. Also, it
brieIly mentions Obama`s potential goal oI a national school board. %his is a reliable and useIul
source because it gives multiple perspectives oI the NCLI Act. Quotes Irom Linda #hodes, the
co-coordinator oI the NCLI Coalition are expressed, as well as a Iew quotes Irom #epublican
#epresentative McKeon, who is opposed to the NCLI Act. It is important to view the positives
and negatives oI this act to be considered inIormed on the NCLI act. Finally, this is a reliable
source Ior this presentation because it was not printed in 2009; still Iairly recently.

&nited States Environmental Protection Agency. (2009). nvironmental ducation
Highlights. Retrieved December 6, 2010 from
http://www.epa.gov/enviroed/pdf/2009_EEHighlights.pdf
%his a booklet put together by the EPA about the latest environmental education research and
inIormation. It gives an overview oI multiple environmental problems that should be covered
when teaching environmental education. Some oI these issues covered are air quality, green
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communities and appropriate Iishing practices. It gives teachers tools, such as websites and tool
kits to teach these issues. %his is a useIul and reliable source Ior this presentation because it was
distributed by the EPA, who would be well-inIormed on environmental issues. Also, this report
is quite recent with up-to-date inIormation on environmental education.

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. (2009). Aews Release: Ao Child Left Inside
Coalition to Develop nvironmental Literacy Plan for Wisconsin (DPI-NR 2009-44).
Madison, WI: Education Information Services
%his is a news release Irom the state oI Wisconsin declaring that they have developing an
Environmental Literacy Plan to 'address the environmental education needs.oI |pre-K| through
12
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grade schools. Wisconsin is doing this by using Iunds Irom their public lands budget. %his
news release is a useIul source in researching the No Child LeIt Inside Act because it shows that
states have the resources to develop and can create an environmental literacy plan Ior its
students. It also gives examples oI diIIerent organizations that could be used to gain support Ior
such legislations in another state. Some organizations in Wisconsin that are behind this literacy
plan is the WI Dept. oI Natural #esources, the Milwaukee Public Schools, and the WI Center Ior
Environmental Education.