Outdoor Ed. Activity Assigment
OUTDOOR EDUCATION ACTIVITIES
FOR K-12 EDUCATORS By Gerald L. Piche, Jr Acknowledgements I would like to thank Dr. Randy Showerman for all of his help and friendship since I began my career as an Agriscience teacher. I would also like to thank all of the support staff in the ANRECS department for their help and advice throughout the years. A special thanks to my family and to the friends I have made while attending MSU. Finally, I would like to thank my fiancée Nicole who has supported me with this endeavor. Your cheerful attitude and understanding made all the difference. ABSTRACT Agriscience education has always tried to make connections between what is being taught in the classroom and what students will encounter when they leave the classroom setting. It has been argued that students who are able to put into practice the materials presented to them will have a better understanding of the subject, retain more of the information and will therefore get more out of the experience. Parents, administrators and the community on a whole who are aware of this idea have begun to expect this type of teaching method from all educators. This curriculum will serve as a guide to teachers of all subjects in grades K-12 to help them expand their classrooms beyond the four walls of the school and offer ideas to use the outdoors in teaching to their students.
Chapter IV: Project
PROJECT BACKGROUND The purpose of this project is give educators activities that they can use in the outdoors to supplement their classroom instruction. It will focus specifically on activities to be used by K-12 educators. These activities will use natural resources as a medium to teach a variety of subject matter. Educators can use the activities as they are or modify them as they see needed. The methodology used in this project will be to present
FOR K-12 EDUCATORS By Gerald L. Piche, Jr Acknowledgements I would like to thank Dr. Randy Showerman for all of his help and friendship since I began my career as an Agriscience teacher. I would also like to thank all of the support staff in the ANRECS department for their help and advice throughout the years. A special thanks to my family and to the friends I have made while attending MSU. Finally, I would like to thank my fiancée Nicole who has supported me with this endeavor. Your cheerful attitude and understanding made all the difference. ABSTRACT Agriscience education has always tried to make connections between what is being taught in the classroom and what students will encounter when they leave the classroom setting. It has been argued that students who are able to put into practice the materials presented to them will have a better understanding of the subject, retain more of the information and will therefore get more out of the experience. Parents, administrators and the community on a whole who are aware of this idea have begun to expect this type of teaching method from all educators. This curriculum will serve as a guide to teachers of all subjects in grades K-12 to help them expand their classrooms beyond the four walls of the school and offer ideas to use the outdoors in teaching to their students.
Chapter IV: Project
PROJECT BACKGROUND The purpose of this project is give educators activities that they can use in the outdoors to supplement their classroom instruction. It will focus specifically on activities to be used by K-12 educators. These activities will use natural resources as a medium to teach a variety of subject matter. Educators can use the activities as they are or modify them as they see needed. The methodology used in this project will be to present