Earnings for environmental educators will vary by the sector of the economy in which they are employed. Read on to learn more about starting wages in education (middle and high school, higher education), nonprofit, and government (federal, state, and local) organizations.
Middle and High Schools
Information about middle and high school teacher salaries at public schools is […]

Traditional environmental educators teach at various levels, including middle school, high school, and colleges and universities. The level that you choose will dictate the amount of education required for you to secure the proper credentials. Teaching at the middle and high school level requires a bachelor’s degree in education while college and university educators must […]

Often in the traditional classroom setting the learner is there only because it is required. Educators working in nontraditional settings have the pleasure of working with learners who want to be there! Members of the general public who are interested in the mission of your organization, teachers who want to learn more, schoolchildren escaping their […]

The term traditional setting as used in this section refers to schools that offer formal classroom training via courses or programs of study. In this section we will address the three traditional settings where an educator can expect to teach courses in environmental studies. Those settings include middle schools, high schools, and colleges and universities.
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Before we begin defining teaching in both the traditional classroom setting and other nontraditional settings, let’s look at some recent job listings.
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Earth Science Teacher. Area senior high school full-time position available for the upcoming school year. School-based experience preferred and a degree in earth science a must. Send letter of interest, résumé, standard application, certificate, […]

If you’re interested in teaching, subject matter relating to the environment is taught at the middle school, high school, and college levels. Few middle and high school systems will offer an environmental studies course in their curriculum, but many will require that environmental issues be addressed in the curriculum as a part of another course. […]

Lots of rewards stem from a career in environmental education. First and perhaps foremost is the reward of working in an area of interest that has a wide appeal. Your own continuing education will keep you informed about newly identified environmental issues. You’ll work with people who hold interests similar to yours, and you’ll experience […]

The earth’s natural environment is a complex web that some nonscientists may find difficult to comprehend. The scenario described above demonstrates the relationships among the weather, hydrology, commerce, and land use of an area. For lay people to understand the workings of natural systems and their responses to human interaction, they must be educated. Environmental […]

A friend who lives in San Pedro, California, has invited you to spend some vacation time at her home. You arrive in the evening, and first thing the next morning you take your cup of coffee out onto the deck that overlooks the ocean. You had hoped to see a beautiful blue sky and sparkling […]

The now classic book, Silent Spring, by Rachel Carson, published in 1962, caught the attention of college students in the early 1960s. In it, she introduced the world to a pervasive and deadly environmental problem. Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, DDT, is an effective pesticide first isolated in 1873, but used extensively worldwide after World War II. It is […]