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Author
Publisher
Green Mountain College
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Outdoor education as a discipline has developed without an underlying curriculum due to its varied history. Becomes a multitude of people have applied it for a myriad of purposes, little structure exists to explain to teachers and parents how time spent outdoors can fit into a larger learning curriculum. The purposes of outdoor education programs have gradually shifted from adventure to personal development and now face yet another shift to focus...
Author
Publisher
Green Mountain College
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
This Applied Professional Project master's thesis will result in a community website for local environmental education programs. The website Plug-In To Nature Allen County http://plugintonature-allencounty.weebly.com (not currently searchable via search engines) is the primary outreach established to encourage children and adults to become more engaged with environmental education. I have assembled basic content, and a plan for completing the project....
Author
Publisher
Free Spirit Publishing
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"Fully revised and updated for a new generation of educators, this is the definitive guide to meeting the learning needs of gifted students in the mixed-abilities classroom--seamlessly and effectively with minimal preparation time. For years, teachers have turned to this book daily to ensure their gifted students are getting the opportunities they need and deserve. Included are proven, practical, classroom-tested strategies and step-by-step instructions...
Author
Publisher
Green Mountain College
Pub. Date
May 2010.
Language
English
Description
Global warming, childhood obesity and diabetes, a national life expectancy for the first time falls short of that of that generation that preceded it, degradation of rural communities, and destruction of our country's soil and water sources are all part and parcel of a broken food system. Our meals travel an average of 1,500 miles from farm to table and contain scarce nutritional value one they arrive. People don't know where there [sic] food comes...
Author
Publisher
Green Mountain College
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
The Art of Science thesis project is a compilation of an interdisciplinary curriculum for an elective science course incorporating the fundamentals of photography with biological and environmental science concepts. The use of digital photography will provide the opportunity for the incorporation of art within the science classroom; an approach based on the fundamental principles outlined in the transition from STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering,...
Author
Series
Publisher
12-Story Library
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
Description
Offers readers 12 healthy habits they can form for life, including finding fun ways to exercise and managing screen time. Full-color spreads give readers essential facts about each habit, its benefits, and how the reader can get started today.
Author
Publisher
Green Mountain College
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Educating people on environment has been an ongoing process for many years. However, now educators and science professionals are beginning to realize that, if Environmental Education (EE) is started earlier in a student's life, then students will have a better chance of grasping and implementing the knowledge into their everyday life. In this study, one section of second grade special education students, students with an Individualized Education Plan...
Author
Publisher
ProQuest LLC
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"While it is important to evaluate student-centered learning and outcomes, study abroad involves many more humans than just students. Many of the life-changing, perspective-broadening experiences marketed and delivered to study abroad participants depend on the participation of host families, community members, and local schools and educators. Living with someone from a different culture; exposure to other ways of knowing, being, experiencing, and...
Author
Publisher
Green Mountain College
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Amphibian education and community involvement is critical at this time. We face a global amphibian extinction crisis. Of the more than 6,000 recognized species of amphibians, over one third are suffering serious declines or have recently become extinct, despite having survived millions of years. The reasons for the decline vary, but without educating our youth to appreciate and understand amphibians and their environments, they are destined to go...
Author
Publisher
Green Mountain College
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The lack of access to environmental education and experiences for children today is a serious concern. The purpose of the capstone project was to produce instructional materials to support the environmental educational programs provided by the Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center. I used my experience from volunteering and working at the DPEEC for a year to develop a species guide of local mammals to go along with a lesson plan focusing on the...
Author
Publisher
Green Mountain College
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Becoming food literate and feeling comfortable with eating healthy foods are big steps toward reaching the goal of food security. A school farm program at Faith Baptist Christian Academy (FBCA) is the first step in connecting students with food and to support education in health, nutrition, agriculture, and local economy. Use of traditional, pallet and Hugelkulture raised beds, and ground rows and plots have created an outdoor education center that...
Author
Publisher
Green Mountain College
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A Sustainable Mind was born out of a desire to strengthen communication within the environmental movement. The project seeks to forge stronger relationships between experts -- highly skilled and dedicated individuals within the area of environmental sustainability -- and the podcast's target audience -- everyday people who desire positive environmental change but lack the resources to accomplish it. The goal is to increase support and spread awareness...