Discoveries in Nature Boxes
A place-based education program that could bring hands-on discovery into K-5 classrooms in your community
Posts tagged ‘place-based education’
Apr 28
Living Deep & Sucking Out the Marrow
Transforming the mindsets of teens through a wildcrafting course
Call for Proposals – Place-based Education issue
Contribute to a special issue of Green Teacher on Place-based Education! What inspires teachers to take students out of the classroom to learn? What are the challenges? What are the rewards?
Taking Kids to the Community
Lead rewarding outdoor lessons by following these proven patterns of success
Jun 16
Reading the World, Not Just the Words
Why it’s crucial to take students of all ages out of the classroom and into the community
Remystifying the city
Reawakening the sense of wonder in our own backyards
FROM GREEN TEACHER'S SUMMER 1997 ISSUE
Defending Place-based Education
Studies that demonstrate that outdoor place-based education improves student achievement.
Apr 5
Reflective Sit Spots
Give students the time and space to get in touch with their inner thoughts, and connect to the natural world.
Field Trips: The Good, Bad and the Ugly
One of the most common mistakes made by a classroom teacher when teaching outdoors is to forget to adapt the teaching techniques and structures used successfully in the classroom. This article recounts the story of a disastrous field trip, the lessons learned, and the steps taken to turn things around.
Mar 31
Georgia’s Outdoor Classroom Symposium
How Georgia educators have developed the most successful outdoor classroom movement on the continent.
