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ERIC Number: EJ626992
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2000
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The Adventure of the Round Barn: How a Teacher Changed His Practice and Learners' Study Spiraled into Student, Community Learning Adventure. Core Practices in Action.
Active Learner: A Foxfire Journal for Teachers, v5 n3 p8-11 Fall 2000
A Nebraska high school art teacher who wanted to change from dictator to facilitator suggested that his class study local barns. Students found an old round barn, involved other classes, and helped found a nonprofit organization that coordinated a successful community-wide restoration effort. (TD)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Architecture, Community Involvement, High School Students, High Schools, Learner Controlled Instruction, Local History, Place Based Education, Rural Schools, School Community Relationship, Student Projects, Teacher Student Relationship, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Nebraska
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