Just Beyond The Classroom

Outdoor education, a general term describing the use of resources outside the classroom, has long been considered a method to improve student learning. This book aims to create a bridge between current school reform efforts and the field of outdoor education. Chapter 1 introduces the idea of outdoor education and relates several recent educational innovations to principles of outdoor education and experiential learning. These innovations include service learning, children's museums, constructivism, problem-based learning, technology-based authentic learning, concern for multiple intelligences, and interdisciplinary learning. Chapter 2 makes suggestions for planning outdoor learning, explains the role of the teacher in student-centered learning, and outlines a learning adventure model. Chapter 3 presents 12 outdoor adventures that move instruction into the community. Developed for grades 4-9, these adventures can be adapted to most ages or to nonschool situations or can be a model for teachers to develop their own thematic units. Each adventure contains an organizing problem, background, outcomes, activities, reflection questions, and performance assessments. Themes include observing people at the shopping center, community planning, local pollution problems, starting a democratic society, homesteading, seeing a city block, fast-food fact finding, scouting the school grounds, reading the cemetery "story," down the drain, nature in the city, and creating a nature trail. Appendices contain a brief history of outdoor education and experiential learning, an environmental inventory, bibliographies of related materials, guidelines for creating student-centered learning communities, related organizations, and 15 ways to study a place without a guide. Contains 44 references. (SV)

Duane the polar bear and the other animals of the very, very far north find their friendships deepening as they are challenged by the arrival of a contentious weasel and an unexpected departure.

Drawing on a nationwide survey encompassing all ethnic and socioeconomic groups, "Beyond the Classroom" identifies the real nature of the education crisis in America. "No one answer is going to reverse the dumbing down of American schools and American kids. But here, at last, is a fresh perspective".--"Chicago Tribune".

Creative ways to use the garden to inspire learning, for kids ages 4-8 Packed with garden-based activities that promote science, math, reading, writing, imaginative play, and arts and crafts, The Garden Classroom offers a whole year of outdoor play and learning ideas—however big or small your garden. Every garden offers children a rich, sensory playground, full of interesting things to discover and learn about. There's a whole lot of science happening right before their eyes. The garden can also be a place to develop math and literacy skills, as the outdoors offers up plenty of invitations to weave learning into everyday gardening. The garden classroom is a place where plants grow, and where children grow too.

Which Path Will You Choose? Go to school, get good grades, get a respectable degree, land a well-paying job with benefits, work hard for forty years, retire, and enjoy what's left? If that's the path you desire to take, this book is NOT for you. This book is for the dreamers. The C students whose teachers told them they would never succeed. The rebels who understand that we get one shot at life and refuse to waste it building another person's dream. The chained-up movers and shakers who know there is more-but aren't quite sure how to get there. It's your choice- Take the traditional path and follow society's standards, or come along with John Stankiewicz, beyond the classroom, and find out how to lead the life of your dreams. This is the story of how John broke free from society's conditioning and found success in the world of entrepreneurship through network marketing. John was- kicked out of high school, launched some successful (and some failed) dorm-room business ventures, lived and traveled overseas, and eventually became a top income earner for ages 25 and under in his Network Marketing company. John shares his experiences and all of the most crucial lessons he learned that were imperative for his success along the way. And guess what? Although he earned a degree in applied mathematics with a minor in economics from a prestigious university, none of his life lessons were learned through traditional schooling. Don't quit your day job-yet-until you read this book. This book will- entertain you, inspire you, and ultimately shift your perspective to what is possible in this world, show you where to place your focus to get the results you are looking for, show you the ups, downs, sacrifices, and process of what it takes to achieve your dreams, and ultimately, you will come to know that the possibilities are endless once you put yourself out there. John is on a mission to help empower his Generation Z'ers and millennials to accomplish their wildest dreams-beyond the classroom.

Best-selling author R.L. Stine (Goosebumps, Fear Street) comes to BOOM! Studios in this Dogman era with a new four-volume middle-grade supernatural horror series; Just Beyond! In this first volume R.L. Stine partners with artists Kelly & Nichole Matthews (Pandora’s Legacy) to bring his signature horror to an all-new generation! WELCOME TO THE SCARE SCHOOL. Middle school feels like the worst place imaginable, but for Jess, Josh, and Marco, their school may actually be the worst place in this world...or any other! After a chance encounter with a deadly creature stalking the school halls, these three unsuspecting students are whisked away to a horrifying realm beyond the school boiler room where they must unravel a terrifying mystery. Can they save the kids they find there and escape themselves, or will they be forever trapped Just Beyond?

Everything a teacher needs to survive?and thrive! The Educator's Field Guide helps teachers get off to a running start. The only book that covers all four key areas of effective teaching—organization, classroom management, instruction, and assessment—this handy reference offers a bridge from college to classroom. Helpful tools include: Step-by-step guidance on instructional organization, behavior management, lesson planning, and formative and summative assessment User-friendly taxonomic guides to help readers quickly locate topics The latest information on student diversity, special needs, and lesson differentiation Teacher testimonials and examples Explanations of education standards and initiatives