ERIC Number: ED568770
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Apr
Pages: 168
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: 978-1-6125-0772-9
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Ripe for Change: Garden-Based Learning in Schools. Harvard Education Letter Impact Series
Hirschi, Jane S.
Harvard Education Press
"Ripe for Change: Garden-Based Learning in Schools" takes a big-picture view of the school garden movement and the state of garden-based learning in public K--8 education. The book frames the garden movement for educators and shows how school gardens have the potential to be a significant resource for teaching and learning. In this inviting and accessible book, the author: summarizes the current school gardening movement and the emerging field of garden-based learning; provides an overview of the origins, benefits, and barriers to school gardening; explores sustainable models for garden-based learning; includes five case studies of successful partnerships between urban districts and nonprofit school gardening organizations around the country; illustrates how gardens can be used for integrating academic lessons aligned with the Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards; includes examples of important tools available for assessing the impact of school gardens. "Ripe for Change" reveals a wealth of resources to show how garden-based learning is being implemented in a systematic way in public education, and offers next steps to widen and deepen the practice to reach children in all schools. Three appendices are included: Appendix A: Sample Teacher Usage Surveys; Appendix B: Cambridge Public Schools Curriculum Connections; and Appendix C: Sample Garden Assessment. Resources, notes, and an index are also included. [Foreword by David Sobel.]
Descriptors: Integrated Activities, Learning Activities, Gardening, Case Studies, Partnerships in Education, Public Education, Program Implementation, Sustainability, Barriers, Urban Schools, School Districts, Nonprofit Organizations, Common Core State Standards, Academic Standards, Alignment (Education), Educational Policy, Elementary Education
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Publication Type: Books; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Harvard University, Graduate School of Education
Identifiers - Location: California (San Francisco); District of Columbia; Massachusetts (Boston); Massachusetts (Cambridge); Texas
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