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Maria,
The new (Sept/Oct) issue of ASTC Dimensions has an article about how the
Liberty Science Center in NJ created a partnership with different school
districts (primarily urban, underserved districts). This partnership
included teacher development workshops, but goes much beyond that. It's
worth reading and probably worth contacting them.
Sari Boren
Wondercabinet Interpretive Design, Inc.
On 9/14/05 11:36 AM, "Maria Mingalone" <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
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> HI all,
>
> I am preparing a presentation to a brand new administration
> (superintendent and deputy superintendent) at our local school district
> as to why they need (want to develop partnerships with) the Museum's
> professional development program for teachers. The PD supports a new
> curriculum guide called Living Landscapes: Teaching in Nature, which we
> just revised that links core subjects in the elementary classroom (math,
> science, visual and language arts) through hands-on, out-door
> experiential learning of environmental education. The PD series, called
> the Living Classroom includes field specialists teaching content
> (outside of course!), as well as tips and trick taking kids out doors
> and actual lesson plans (outdoor) and for links to (indoor) classroom
> (either pre or post) activities. Support for teachers busy lives and the
> need to create fun, experiential ways in face of pressures to increase
> achievement on standardized test. [All linked to frameworks] (DEEP
> breath, right?)
>
> So I would like to substantiate, that is, use outside researcher-based
> evidence ( rather than my simply saying it is a really good idea) the
> value of:
>
> * hands-on, experiential learning
> * using real subject matter (concrete) vs.. abstract in classroom
> not connected to life
> * connecting kids to the out-of-doors (someone mentioned recently
> and NPR report on kids lives (in front of TV's vs.. being outside)
> * cross curriculum links, interdisciplinary (for example, article
> that Amy sent on study done last year on schools in Chicago that use
> arts integration to teach core subject and how standardized test scores
> increase more in these schools than in non-arts integrate schools)
> * getting teachers inspired and excited; the excitement of going
> outside for kids (good time = good results.)
>
> So without overburdening anyone, if you have at your finger tips, and/or
> remember, or use in your own work, grant proposals, etc. RESEARCH
> STUDIES - ARTICLES<-REPORTS - that substantiate methods that relate to
> any of the above bulleted items, I would love to learn about them!
>
> And thanks in advance.
>
> Maria Mingalone
> Director of Education and Public Programs
> Berkshire Museum
> 39 South Street
> Pittsfield, MA 01201
> (413)443-7171, ext 14
>
>
>
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