Place-Based Science Teaching - Kirstin Milks, Whitney Aragaki - diskuze

Jumpstart your imagination and transform your science classroom by centering place-based learningIdentity, community, and place are tightly connected and can be leveraged to deepen science learning for students. Place-Based Science Teaching offers K-12 science educators an innovative approach to building learning experiences that embrace the rich and varied knowledge held by people, both past and present, about the places we call home. This book helps teachers to foster greater personal investment of students in their learning, as well as develop NGSS-informed authentic problem-solving and critical reasoning skills. The book will also help teachers create and find joy in their classrooms by connecting lessons to local environments, cultural heritage, and global issues.Written by nationally recognized STEM educators Whitney Aragaki and Kirstin Milks, the book blends inspiring storytelling with practical frameworks and resources. Chapters will take you behind the scenes into innovative classrooms, detailing high-impact, standards-aligned activities and sharing educator stories from diverse settings.Grounded in cutting-edge research and real-world examples, Place-Based Science Teaching Introduces the Place Based Science Teaching Framework that asks "where are you," "when are you," "who are you," and "who are we together" as a way to connect learning to local and global contexts Provides classroom-ready lessons and case studies from many educational settings, aligned with N
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