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Socially Minded Gaming That Makes a Difference
FROM THE INSIDE — Thoughts on Place-Based Education at a Community College By DIANE SHINGLEDECKER Fall is the time of year that brings to mind brightly colored leaves, crisp apples, sweater-weather, and lots of computer gaming! Computer gaming? It does … Continue reading
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Teachers Using Passion Projects to Chase Student Dreams
By JOHN WIRSZYLA I’ve always thought I’ve had an interesting educational career that materialized out of a series of events. I was kicked out of typing class in 12th grade for calling the typing teacher something I shouldn’t have and … Continue reading
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A Teacher Connects The Brain and Service-Learning
By SUE BOS As the last weeks of summer slip away, I find myself thinking more and more about the upcoming school year. It happens every year at this time; physically I’m still on vacation but my mind is on … Continue reading
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Children of Shangri-Lost
By MAUREEN K. PORTER and SUSAN A. DAWKINS We are a group of youth in Pittsburgh who want to show the world that despite being displaced and sometimes forgotten, we have not forgotten who we are and what we have … Continue reading
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CommonLore—Building Empathy One Student at a Time
CommonLore—We’re Building Empathy One Student at a Time, by connecting students to the people of their communities. learn more: commonlore.org CommonLore is a powerful place based service-learning and ethnography focused training and support program for K-16 educators. We begin with … Continue reading
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Scholarships are Now: Place Based Service-Learning for K-16
Register NOW for CWI 2018 Institutes with SCHOLARSHIP Supported Rates. Place Based Service-Learning for K-16. learn more: cwinstitute.net
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Posted in Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Environmental Education, Ethnography, Higher Education, International Schools, LA River, Place Based Education, Professional Development, School/Community Gardens, Service-Learning, Social Justice, Sustainability, Teaching, Uncategorized
Tagged community engagement, community works institute, curriculum, curriculum development, environmental education, higher education, history education, international education, John Dewey, mentoring, place based education, professional development, project based learning, service learning, small schools, social justice, summer institute, sustainability, teaching
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The Stone Wall Project: A Reflection on Hands-On Learning and Immovable Objects
by MARTINA DANCING EDITORS NOTE: The Stone Wall Project at Guilford Central School in Vermont was part of a long term effort to create and demonstrate the effect and power of hands-on place basedservice-learning experiences — for both students and … Continue reading
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One-Room School Houses: A Living History Curriculum Unit
This article is from our Journal archives and is one of our top reads ever. Kathy and Dale designed and carried out this unit as members of the primary teaching team at The Guilford School in Vermont. Dale began planning … Continue reading
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A Student’s Conversation with a Ninth Generation Vermont Farmer
By ERIC HEIKKILA An interview by Eric Heikkila, 8th grade student. This was originally published in The Guilford Gazette, a long running student produced community newspaper in rural Vermont. We are republishing it now as an excellent example of an … Continue reading
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My Student Named “Sam,” and Differentiated Learning in Project Based Learning
By CHARLENE DOLAND In my Meliora social studies class last year, I had a student I’ll call “Sam.” A bright eighth-grader, some of his ability to learn is impeded by a variety of sensory issues, and by his tendency to … Continue reading