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Selmer, Sarah J.; Luna, Melissa J.; Rye, James A. – Teachers College Record, 2015
Background/Context: This study seeks insights into teachers' experiences implementing Garden-Based Learning (GBL) in an elementary school. The breadth of studies supporting the use of GBL in K-8 schools in the United States alongside the paucity of studies specific to teachers' experiences implementing GBL highlights the importance of this work.…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Gardening, Curriculum Implementation, Elementary School Teachers
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Selmer, Sarah J.; Rye, James A.; Malone, Elizabeth; Fernandez, Danielle; Trebino, Kathryn – Science Activities: Classroom Projects and Curriculum Ideas, 2014
Statistical literacy is essential to scientific literacy, and the quest for such is best initiated in the elementary grades. The "Next Generation Science Standards and the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics" set forth practices (e.g., asking questions, using tools strategically to analyze and interpret data) and content (e.g.,…
Descriptors: Scientific Literacy, Elementary School Students, Science Instruction, Mathematics Instruction
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Rye, James A.; Selmer, Sarah J.; Pennington, Sara; Vanhorn, Laura; Fox, Sarah; Kane, Sarah – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2012
A national movement is underway to establish elementary school gardens, which can serve both academic and social purposes. These gardens can positively impact students' science achievement and provide the thematic and hands-on approach especially conducive to learning for students with disabilities. Garden-based learning (GBL) broadens the scope…
Descriptors: Plants (Botany), Gardening, Community Resources, Grade 4