Learn how to incorporate place-based learning within
your instruction to allow ALL students to apply their factual knowledge in
practical, meaningful ways within a relevant context.
TAKEAWAYS:
1. Construct a deeper understanding of the content presented in state curriculum standards; 2. View experiential learning events as a critical aspect of science education in their classrooms; and 3. Discover how investigations of local natural phenomena can serve as the foundation on which investigations of more distant or abstract phenomena can be constructed.
SPEAKERS:
Robbie Higdon (James Madison University: Harrisonburg, VA)