Ripe for Change
Harvard Educational Publishing Group (Verlag)
978-1-61250-771-2 (ISBN)
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Ripe for Change: Garden-Based Learning in Schools takes a big-picture view of the school garden movement and the state of garden-based learning in public K–8 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 learning
Provides an overview of the origins, benefits, and barriers to school gardening
Explores sustainable models for garden-based learning
Includes five case studies of successful partnerships between urban districts and nonprofit school gardening organizations around the country
Illustrates how gardens can be used to integrate academic lessons aligned with the Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards
Includes examples of important tools available forassessing the impact of school gardens
Ripe for Change reveals 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.
Jane S. Hirschi is the founding director of CitySprouts in Cambridge and Boston, USA.
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 47
Boston Schoolyard Initiative, Boston, Massachusetts 48
REAL School Gardens, North Texas 56
CitySprouts, Cambridge, Massachusetts 63
Education Outside, San Francisco, California 70
OSSE School Garden Program, Washington, DC 75
CHAPTER 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
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.4.2015 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Harvard Education Letter Impact Series |
| Vorwort | David Sobel |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 149 x 228 mm |
| Gewicht | 238 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Schulpädagogik / Grundschule |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Vorschulpädagogik | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-61250-771-9 / 1612507719 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-61250-771-2 / 9781612507712 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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