Place-based Science for Educators: Module 1
Welcome to Module 1!
Module 1 Theme: Introductions and Getting Started with Science Investigations
Central Questions:
- What is place-based education (and what is it not)?
- What roles do attention and curiosity play in place-based science?
- How might we begin place-based science investigations?
In this first module, you will learn about the fundamental tenets of place-based education, identify a site to practice place-based activities you might use with your students, and begin learning some strategies you might employ in your classroom. Details are in the table below.
But first, let me re-introduce myself and our course! Check out this introductory video:
Module Overview:
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Components |
Modality |
Activities and Assignments |
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Part #1: Introduction to Place-based Education |
Asynchronous |
Watch: Introduction to course and place-based education Read: Reading the World, Not Just the Words (Amy Demarest) |
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Part #2: Attention and the Wonder Journal |
Asynchronous |
Watch: Attention, the Wonder Journal, and the Question Marathon Read: Excerpt from The Forest Unseen (David George Haskell) |
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Part #3: Assignments |
Asynchronous |
Submit: create intro slides Visit: Choose and visit your wonder journal site, complete question marathon assignment |
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Part 4: Live Session |
Tues, July 11 3:00 – 4:30PM Zoom |
Meet and begin building connections among cohort Learn more about goals, structures, deliverables for the course Debrief question marathon: piece, pattern, and process questions; application to the classroom |