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Publication Date: 2011-Dec
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Greening the Curriculum
Kaye, Cathryn Berger
Principal Leadership, v12 n4 p20-25 Dec 2011
The green concept has tremendous value in schools, especially when it reflects the central purpose and mission of schools: educating young people to participate and civically engage in society. Service learning, a research-based teaching pedagogy, provides a flexible framework for integrating green concepts across interdisciplinary content areas. With service learning, students: (1) Investigate issues with authentic research methods; (2) Prepare themselves for the future with rigorous academics and leadership skills; (3) Take action that has meaning and purpose, applying new and prior knowledge and skills; (4) Reflect throughout the process; and (5) Demonstrate to tell the story of the learning (metacognition) and the service. This article presents school profiles that show how schools are applying these ideas, what they are accomplishing, and what key elements can guide schools toward success.
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Prior Learning, Service Learning, Metacognition, Leadership Responsibility, Conservation (Environment), Citizenship Responsibility, Reflection, Activism, Social Responsibility, Energy Conservation, Career Development
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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