Teaching Science Outdoors: A Next Generation Approach for Advancing Elementary Science Teaching in Urban Communities
The goal is to enhance the ability of educators to implement the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) in culturally responsive ways by using areas outside of the classroom—and to examine how this type of learning affects students from high-poverty communities.
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Project Contact:
- Gail Richmond
- Teacher Education
- College of Education
- gailr@msu.edu
Partners
- Bethune Elementary / Middle School
- Dossin Elementary / Middle School
- Mann Elementary School
- Nolan Elementary-Middle School
- Munger Elementary / Middle School
- Mackenzie Elementary / Middle School
- Pulaski Elementary / Middle School
- Bunche Elementary-Middle School
- Ronald Brown Academy
- Nicholas Elementary / Middle School
- Thirkell Elementary-Middle School
- Vernor Elementary School
- Wayne Elementary School
- Belle Isle Conservancy
- Elementary teachers and informal scholars, such as park naturalists, in Detroit and Lansing
Report of calendar year 2021 activity.