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Ripe for change : garden-based learning in schools / Jane S. Hirschi.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Impact series (Cambridge, Mass.)Publisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard Education Press, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Description: xi, 155 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1612507719
  • 1612507727
  • 9781612507712
  • 9781612507729
Subject(s):
Contents:
Foreword / by David Sobel -- Introduction : garden-based learning for a changing world -- The origins and benefits of school gardening -- What learning looks like in the garden : making connections across subjects and grade levels -- Barriers to integrating gardens in schools -- Five models for garden-based learning -- Lessons for districtwide garden programs -- Policy and the future of garden-based learning -- Ripe for change : three things educators can do and three lessons they can apply -- Appendix A. Sample teacher usage surveys -- Appendix B. Cambridge Public Schools curriculum connections -- Appendix C. OSSE school garden assessment template.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 372.357 H669 Available 33111008057024
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword / by David Sobel -- Introduction : garden-based learning for a changing world -- The origins and benefits of school gardening -- What learning looks like in the garden : making connections across subjects and grade levels -- Barriers to integrating gardens in schools -- Five models for garden-based learning -- Lessons for districtwide garden programs -- Policy and the future of garden-based learning -- Ripe for change : three things educators can do and three lessons they can apply -- Appendix A. Sample teacher usage surveys -- Appendix B. Cambridge Public Schools curriculum connections -- Appendix C. OSSE school garden assessment template.

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