Ripe for Change (eBook)

Garden-Based Learning in Schools

Jane S. Hirschi (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
168 Seiten
Harvard Education Press (Verlag)
978-1-61250-773-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Ripe for Change provides a wealth of resources to show how garden-based learning is being implemented in a systematic way in public education and how it can integrate lessons aligned with Common Core State Standards.

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Ripe for Change: Garden-Based Learning in Schoolstakes a big-picture view of the school garden movement and the state of garden-based learning in public K8 education. The book frames the garden movement for educators and shows how school gardens have the potential to be a significant resource for teaching and learning. In this inviting and accessible book, the author:Summarizes the current school gardening movement and the emerging field of garden-based learningProvides an overview of the origins, benefits, and barriers to school gardeningExplores sustainable models for garden-based learningIncludes five case studies of successful partnerships between urban districts and nonprofit school gardening organizations around the countryIllustrates how gardens can be used for integrating academic lessons aligned with the Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science StandardsIncludes examples of important tools available for assessing the impact of school gardensRipe for Changereveals a wealth of resources to show how garden-based learning is being implemented in a systematic way in public education, and offers next steps to widen and deepen the practice to reach children in all schools.

Autor

Jane S. Hirschi is the founding director of CitySprouts in Cambridge and Boston.  David Sobel is the director of the Teacher Certification Programs and the Center for Place-Based Education at Antioch University New England.

Inhalt

CONTENTS Foreward by David Sobel vii INTRODUCTION Garden-Based Learning for a Changing World 1 CHAPTER 1 The Origins and Benefits of School Gardening 13 CHAPTER 2 What Learning Looks Like in the Garden: Making Connections Across Subjects and Grade Levels 25 CHAPTER 3 Barriers to Integrating Gardens in Schools 39 CHAPTER 4 Five Models for Garden-Based Learning 47Boston Schoolyard Initiative, Boston, Massachusetts 48REAL School Gardens, North Texas 56CitySprouts, Cambridge, Massachusetts 63Education Outside, San Francisco, California 70OSSE School Garden Program, Washington, DC 75CHAPTER 5 Lessons for Districtwide Garden Programs 81 CHAPTER 6 Policy and the Future of Garden-Based Learning 93 Chapter 7 Ripe for Change: Three Things Educators Can Do and Three Lessons They Can Apply 107 APPENDIX A Sample Teacher Usage Surveys 123 APPENDIX B Cambridge Public Schools Curriculum Connections 131 APPENDIX C OSSE School Garden Assessment Template 133 Resources 139 Notes 141 Acknowledgments 147 About the Author 149 Index 151

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 14.11.2017
• Reihe/Serie: HEL Impact Series
• Reihe/Serie: HEL Impact Series
• Vorwort: David Sobel
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Schulbuch / Allgemeinbildende Schulen
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Unterrichtsvorbereitung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Berufspädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Schulpädagogik / Grundschule
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Vorschulpädagogik
• Schlagworte: Academic achievement • CitySprouts • Education in Environment Initiative • local food movement • National Farm-to-School Network • OSSE School Garden Program • outdoor classrooms • REAL School Gardens
• ISBN-10: 1-61250-773-5 / 1612507735
• ISBN-13: 978-1-61250-773-6 / 9781612507736