Out of the classroom and into the world : learning from field trips, educating from experience, and unlocking the potential of our students and teachers

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Out of the classroom and into the world : learning from field trips, educating from experience, and unlocking the potential of our students and teachers

Title remainder

learning from field trips, educating from experience, and unlocking the potential of our students and teachers

Statement of responsibility

Salvatore Vascellaro

Creator

• Vascellaro, Salvatore

Subject

• Active learning -- United States
• EDUCATION / Philosophy & Social Aspects
• School field trips -- United States
• School improvement programs -- United States

Language

eng

Summary

"Bank Street College of Education professor Salvatore Vascellaro is a leading advocate of taking children and teachers into a wider world as the key to improving our struggling schools. Combining practical and theoretical guidance, Out of the Classroom and into the World visits a rich variety of classrooms transformed by innovative field trip curricula--showing how students' hearts and minds are opened as they discover how a suspension bridge works, what connects them to the people and places of their neighborhood, and as they come to understand the ecosystem of a river by following it to its source. Vascellaro shows, equally, that what teachers can offer children is fueled by their own engagement with the world, and he offers stunning examples of teachers awakened by their direct experiences with the social issues plaguing American society--from the flood-torn areas of New Orleans to the mining areas of West Virginia. Based on the core principles of progressive pedagogy, and the wisdom gained from Vascellaro's experience as a teacher, school administrator, and teacher educator, Out of the Classroom and into the World is a direct retort to test scores and standards as adequate measures of teaching and learning--an inspiring call and major new resource for anyone interested in reinvigorating America's classrooms"-- Provided by publisher

Cataloging source

DLC

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

LB1047

LC item number

.V37 2011

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography