Talleres de educación ambiental para el subnivel elemental de educación general básica. Guía docente

Abstract

The content of the methodological proposal entitled Environmental Education Workshops for the Elementary Level of Basic General Education: Teacher’s Guide has the specific objective of providing teachers with didactic tools to work on Environmental Education with children aged 6 to 8. This work aims to strengthen environmental skills, fostering active, constructivist, and experiential learning in topics such as recycling, school gardens, water conservation, food waste reduction, and the protection of endangered species. The problem that gave rise to this proposal lies in the deficiencies observed during pre-professional teaching practices, where a lack of environmental activities in the classroom was evident. This limits the comprehensive development of students in relation to the environment. For this reason, the proposal includes workshops organized according to a methodological structure that incorporates learning objectives, skills, materials, activities, and recommendations, with the purpose of ensuring alignment with the national curriculum and applicability in other educational contexts. This work was developed as follows: identification of the problem, theoretical foundation, methodology, workshop design, and validation of the workshops by experts in the educational field. The results of this research demonstrate the effectiveness of the workshops in promoting environmental awareness, encouraging critical thinking, and enhancing children's ability to act in favor of environmental protection. Furthermore, this teacher’s guide not only seeks to enrich pedagogical practice but also aims to promote education by and for sustainability, benefiting the school community by raising student awareness of their role as agents of change