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CityParks Learn Teacher Training
Experiential Learning: Using Gardens as Outdoor Classrooms
will provide teachers with academic and administrative tools to conduct science lessons using a New York City park as their outdoor classroom. Focusing on garden ecology in the spring course, the training will equip teachers to plan and implement safe and effective outdoor lessons that provide students with hands-on experiences relative to their in-class curriculum. The course curriculum pays special attention to the recommendations by the NYC DOE for excellence in environmental education particularly regarding place-based education and real-world experiences involving investigation, analysis and problem-solving. Activities are carefully aligned with the Common Core and New York State Science Learning Standards and ASPDP credit is an option. Further, this training course is fully experiential and phenomenon-based and will deepen understanding in utilizing authentic hands-on strategies such as those emphasized in the Amplify Science curriculum.
Course content is drawn from the City Parks Foundation Learning Gardens program for elementary and middle school students. This program has served thousands of NYC public school students and assisted public schools to expand opportunities for students to learn science and for teachers to meet standards for over 20 years.
For more information about this exciting, free opportunity, please email:
Shari Rose at srose@cityparksfoundation.org.
Dates and Location
July 15, 22, 29, and August 5 from 10am - 4pm
Abib Newborn Learning Garden, 495 Osborn Street in Brownsville, Brooklyn
Please complete the application information below. Acceptance into the program is not guaranteed -- applicants will be notified of their acceptance into the program.
Step 2: Participant Information and Application
First Name
Last Name
Email Address
Phone Number
Current School
School Address
Borough
What kind of educator are you?
School teacher
After school provider
Educator/informal teacher
Other
What grade(s) do you teach?
What subject(s) do you teach?
How many years have you been teaching?
Approximately, how many students do you work with?
Why are you interested in CityParks Learn Teacher Training?
What do you hope to gain from this training?
Some of the course activities are outdoors, hands on and active, there will be some walking around parks involved. Are you comfortable spending part of the time outdoors and doing activities on the move?
How did you hear about the program?
City Parks Foundation Website
DOE Website
ASPDP Website
Recommended by friend or other
Other
If other, please specify.
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