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“Seedfolks”: Addressing Community in Urban Environments
Seedfolks, a book written by Paul Fleischman and illustrated by Judy Pederson is comprised of 13 short stories all revolving around a community garden in Cleveland, Ohio in the United States. Each chapter connects with another over time. I have used a few of the stories in this book when students were learning about urban…
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Making Glaciers in the Grades 7-12 Classroom
Sometimes when teaching Geography with classes that are not too large (although I don’t know exactly what number means “too large” anymore!) I like to have the students engage in a collaborative hands-on learning activity to provide them with a better understanding of the results of probably the greatest erosional force on earth. After all,…
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I’m Robin, a high school Geography & History Teacher, who is also crazy about tourism education. The purpose of this blog is to share what I have learned from my own experiences as a 7-12 educator over the past 24 years. You might have a very different grade and subject niche and therefore different priorities and needs, but I do hope there is something here that helps make teaching better for you and your students.
