Place-Based Science Teaching and Learning

Gene Provenzo is one of the nation’s leading scholars in the foundations of education. He holds the rank of full professor at the University of Miami. He has won numerous awards throughout his career in both teaching and research and sits on many editorial boards. He has authored over ten books and has contributed chapters to many more. He has authored scores of articles in a wide range of areas in education. His recent projects include Teaching, Learning, and Schooling (Allyn & Bacon, 2002), a critically-oriented introduction to the foundations of education textbook, and the forthcoming Readings in Educational Thought (SAGE, 2005).

• PrefaceIntroduction to Place-Based Science Teaching and LearningPart I: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching in the ClassroomPart II: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching in the School BuildingPart III: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching on the School GroundsPart IV: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching in the NeighborhoodPart V: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching the Broader CommunityConclusionAppendix: Resources for Place-Based Science Teaching and Learning

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