Challenging the classroom standard through museum-based education : school in the park / edited by Ian Pumpian, Douglas Fisher, Susan Wachowiak.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pumpian, Ian.

Fisher, Douglas, 1965-

Wachowiak, Susan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Museums and schools--United States.

Museums and schools.

School field trips--United States.

School field trips.

Museums--Educational aspects--United States.

Museums.

Museums--Educational aspects.

United States.

Physical Description:

xviii, 160 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2006.

Summary:

School in the Park is an innovative museum-based educational effort to engage students in their community during the school day. Since 1999 several hundred students have been educated each year in museums and the San Diego Zoo. This is more than a field trip-it is changing the way that education is provided.

Challenging the Classroom Standard Through Museum-Based Education: School in the Park presents the experience of School in the Park from the perspective of different disciplines-oral language, reading, writing, social studies, math, science, and the arts-to determine how students are learning content within museums and the zoo. It provides a number of examples, case studies, references, scenarios, and recommendations for teaching and learning outside of the traditional classroom. The perspectives of teachers, museum educators, and students are represented. Importantly, this book offers ideas that readers can use in their own communities, ranging from long-term partnering with cultural institutions to one-day trips, to ensure that students have authentic experiences with the curriculum.

With the current increased focus on accountability and achievement, less attention and importance is given to community-based learning experiences. This book demonstrates the viability of merging formal and informal learning and of using community venues as an extension of the classroom. All those interested in and charged with educating children will find this book useful in exploring powerful learning experiences that occur outside traditional classroom settings.

Contents:

2004-2005 School in the Park Teachers and Museum Educators xvii

1 School in the Park-A Unique Learning Experience for Children and Teachers / Ian Pumpian, Susan Wachowiak, Douglas Fisher 1

2 Perspectives on Learning-Creating Optimal Conditions for Learning / Ian Pumpian, Maria Grant, Susan Wachowiak 15

3 Talking in Museums: When Vices Turn Into Virtues Exploring Oral Language Development / Diane Lapp, James Flood 29

4 Reading in the Park / Nancy Frey 43

5 An Authentic Context for Writing to Learn and Teaching Writing Intentionally / Leif Fearn, Nancy Farnan 61

6 Arts as a Centerpiece for Integrated Learning / Nan L. McDonald 79

7 Where Is the Mathematics? Everywhere! / Kate Masarik 97

8 The Opportunity to Learn Science Like Scientists: Museums Are a Good Idea / Donna Ross 109

9 Engaging Students in Social Studies Through Exploration, Documentation, and Analysis: Museums and Field Studies Can Bring Social Studies to Life / Emily M. Schell 123.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0805856358

0805856366

OCLC:

58985980