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SUMMARY:How Teaching Outside Produces Better Students
DESCRIPTION:Environmental nonprofit 400 Trees will host a free community presentation led by Sobel: “Bringing the Classroom Outdoors: How Nature-Based Education Improves Student Performance and Resilience\,” at 5:30 p.m. Thursday\, Aug. 27 at the Annisquam Village Hall\, 34 Leonard St.\, Gloucester. \nSobel\, Professor Emeritus in the Education Department at Antioch University New England\, is one of the country’s leading voices on child development\, nature-based learning\, and place-based education. For more than 30 years\, he has worked with schools\, environmental organizations\, and the National Park Service to help educators connect classroom learning with the natural and cultural resources found in their own communities. \nDuring the presentation\, Sobel will share research and real-world examples demonstrating how place-based education can enhance student achievement while nurturing curiosity\, confidence\, and resilience. Drawing on successful programs across the United States\, he will illustrate how using local neighborhoods\, landscapes\, and community resources as living classrooms creates richer educational experiences for students of all ages. \nSobel has written ten books and more than 90 articles on children\, nature\, and education. His books include Beyond Ecophobia\, Place-based Education: Connecting Classrooms and Communities\, Childhood and Nature: Design Principles for Educators\, and Wild Play: Parenting Adventures in the Great Outdoors. In 2007\, Edutopia magazine recognized him as one of the nation’s “Daring Dozen” educational leaders for his innovative work in education. \nThis program is part of the ongoing Tree Talks lecture series produced by 400 Trees\, a Gloucester-based nonprofit created to engage youth and plant trees and in collaboration with the Sawyer Free Library. Tree Talks bring local and regional experts together to share knowledge about native trees\, plants\, and Gloucester’s ecosystem through educational programs. Educators\, parents\, school leaders\, environmental advocates\, and anyone interested in strengthening children’s connection to nature are encouraged to attend. \nAdvance registration is required at https://luma.com/wgn9jsv6.\nFor more information about 400 Trees\, visit online at http://www.400treesma.org.
URL:https://discovergloucester.com/event/how-teaching-outside-produces-better-students/
LOCATION:Annisquam Village Hall\, 34 Leonard St.\, Gloucester\, MA\, 01930\, United States
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