by editor | Jan 15, 2019 | Citizen scientists, Citizenship, Community partnerships, Community-based EE, Connecting to Place, Embedded Curriculum, Field-based Research, Learning Theory, Ocean Literacy, Place-based Education, Project-based Learning, Rivers and streams, Teaching science, Theory of learning, Watersheds
Not One More Cute Project for the Kids: Neal Maine’s Educational Vision by Gregory A. Smith Lewis & Clark College, Professor Emeritus PART TWO (see Part One here) Sustaining Neal’s Place-Based Vision of Education: Lessons Learned Despite the power...
by editor | Nov 18, 2018 | Connecting to Nature, Environmental Education, Field Investigations, Field-based Research, Forest Literacy, Rivers and streams, Student Investigation, Watersheds, Wilderness Education
NatureBridge Takes the Classroom Outdoors: Inspires Teachers and Students Through Discovery by Karen West for NatureBridge “The future will belong to the nature smart… the more high-tech we become, the more nature we need.” – Richard Louv, author of “Last Child...
by editor | Feb 21, 2018 | Art and EE, Connecting to Place, Creative Writing, Place-based Education, Restoration, Rivers and streams, Schoolyard Classroom, Student Film-making, Videos, Watersheds, Wetlands
By Shimshon Obadia hirty-one degrees Celsius and the air is dry to the touch in downtown Kelowna, BC. I whip my bicycle down the shoulder of Pandosy Street where the bike lane would be until I hit K.L.O. Road where I connect to the actual bike lane embedded in the...
by editor | Mar 25, 2015 | Connecting to Place, Environment as Context for Learning, Environmental Education, Estuaries, First Nations, Global Warming, Indigenous Peoples, Marine/Aquatic Education, Native American, Ocean Literacy, Rivers and streams, Salmon, Science, STEM, Technology, University EE Programs, Watersheds
CMOP: The Best Environmental Education Program You’ve (Probably) Never Heard About . . Coastal Margin Science and Education in the Era of Collaboratories by Vanessa L. Green, Nievita Bueno Watts, Karen Wegner, Michael Thompson, Amy F. Johnson, Tawnya D. Peterson...
by editor | Feb 23, 2015 | Citizen scientists, Community-based EE, Connecting to Nature, Connecting to Place, Critical Thinking, Data gathering, Environmental Education, Environmental Literacy, Estuaries, First Nations, Indigenous Peoples, Justice and Equity, Marine/Aquatic Education, Native American, Ocean Literacy, Place-based Education, Rivers and streams, Salmon, Science, STEM, Sustainability, Teaching science, Traditional Knowledge, Underserved communities, University EE Programs, Watersheds
It Takes a Community to Raise a Scientist: A Case for Community-Inspired Research and Science Education in an Alaskan Native Community By Nievita Bueno Watts and Wendy F. Smythe The quote, “lt takes a village to raise a child,” is attributed to African...
by editor | Jul 17, 2014 | Children and Nature, Citizen scientists, Community-based EE, Eco Literacy, Environment as Context for Learning, Golf and Environment, Recreation, Rivers and streams, STEM, Urban EE, Watersheds
2014 E3 Green Apple Award Winners Using Links as Labs: First Green Connects Kids, Classrooms and Golf Courses As the United States seeks to meet the rising need for graduates with STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) degrees, First Green is filling the...
