Ripe for Change : Garden-Based Learning in Schools

Name: Ripe for Change
Brand: Harvard Educational Publishing Group
SKU: 9781612507712
Price: 4700 KES
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ISBN: 9781612507712

by Jane S. Hirschi

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Format Paperback / softback

Book Series Harvard Education Letter Impact Series

ISBN-10 1612507719

ISBN-13 9781612507712

Publisher Harvard Educational Publishing Group

Imprint Harvard Educational Publishing Group

Country of Manufacture US

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Apr 30th, 2015

Print length 176 Pages

Weight 238 grams

Dimensions 22.80 x 14.90 x 1.00 cms

Product Classification: Education Education / Educational sciences / Pedagogy Primary & middle schools Primary and middle schools Teaching skills & techniques Teaching skills and techniques

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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.

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 to integrate academic lessons aligned with the Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards
Includes examples of important tools available forassessing 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.

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