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Swimming Upstream Against the Current: Changing the School Improvement Paradigm
By DAVID SOBEL David Sobel is a regular essayist and contributing editor of Community Works Journal and is a Senior Faculty in the Education Department at Antioch University New England. A Different Approach to School Improvement Crellin Elementary School in … Continue reading
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An Artist Says NOW is the Time to Involve Our Students in their Community
A very powerful interview with artist and CWI alum Margo Mullen, a passionate believer in bringing people and communities together through Place Based Service-Learning (and Art of course!) As Margo says, “Now is the time”. — Thanks to Nathalie Sanchez and … Continue reading
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Taking the Classroom to the Forest: A School’s Forest Fridays Program
By RILEY HOPEMAN and DAVID SOBEL Into The Woods Boot clad and bundled, seventeen kindergartners shuffle out of the heavy school doors. As they emerge, each breath suddenly becomes visible mixing with the cold, penetrating air. Standing poised at the … Continue reading
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The Complete Resource Guide for Service-Learning and Sustainability
It’s Our Annual Spring Book Sale! The perfect chance to get a copy of The Complete Resource Guide for Service-Learning and Sustainability. learn more: https://bit.ly/2inJGuc
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Tagged bullying, community engagement, community works institute, curriculum, curriculum development, empathy, environmental education, higher education, history education, hunger, international education, John Dewey, mentoring, mindfulness, place based education, project based learning, school gardens, social justice, studentvoice, sustainability, teaching
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“Obvious” Questions & Thinking Like a Child
By DONNA MARIA ROMEO, PhD. Have you ever found yourself talking to someone about a seemingly mundane subject, such as “your morning cup of coffee routine,” only to discover to your surprise that he or she doesn’t have a morning … Continue reading
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Posted in Ethnography, Social Justice, Teaching
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Elder Documentaries: Student Initiative Means Community Connection at a Visceral and Emotional Level
By TERRY LEE Terry Lee is an Associate Professor of English, with a specialization in journalism, at Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Virginia. With a background in journalism, as well as a Ph.D. in British literature, Terry developed a … Continue reading
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An A for Effort? Grading Grades in the 21st Century
By MARK JACOBS Mark is the director of the Longview School in upstate New York. Grading and evaluation is a hot topic in education. There are many theories about what approach is best, but in order to be able to evaluate … Continue reading
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Where Have All The Sharks Gone? A Teen Led Ecological Literacy Project
By JOE HARBER Joe Harber is the education programs director at the National Aquarium, Baltimore, MD and oversees programing and staff working with schools, teachers, and kids. Joe has been at the Aquarium for 13 years, and before that was … Continue reading
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Teaching for Sustainability on the Bayou
By Dr. CATHLEEN BECNEL RICHARD, Ed.D. Dr. Cathleen Becnel Richard is an Assistant Professor at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana. She earned her doctorate in 2010 from Northcentral University in E-Learning and Teaching Online. Her research interests include academic … Continue reading
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BIG IDEAS for K-16 Education
BIG IDEAS for K-16 Education —Jehan Morsi, Egyptian educator and CWI Institute alum, shares some very big ideas for creating a real community focused purpose and benefit to K-16 education. learn more: http://bit.ly/1PCRv6u
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