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101a: Planning and Organizing Sustainable Gardening Programs for Children, Youth, Adults and Communities
Looking to start a school
or community-based garden program, but do not know where to begin? This course
focuses on the foundations and benefits of garden-based learning, and provides
the tools, resources, and collaborative support needed to plan, organize and
develop a successful and sustainable gardening program that fits your
organization’s needs. Using a logic model approach to program development, this
course is perfect for educators, program staff, volunteers, volunteer
coordinators or anyone wanting to develop a community garden, school garden, or
garden-based learning program for youth, adults, or people with disabilities in
their local community, school, Cooperative Extension, or afterschool
program. While we will address school
gardening from the context of planning, we will not focus on curriculum
integration and other facets of learning activities and lesson plans. These are
addressed in course 101b. For more information: http://www.cals.cornell.edu/cals/hort/teaching/distance-learning/garden-programs.cfm
Six week online Distance Learning Course offered through Moodle starting September 4, 2012. Cost: $500 per person
101b: Teaching and
Learning in the School Garden: Theory into Practice
This course focuses on the foundations and teaching strategies of garden-based learning (GBL), and provides the tools and resources that classroom teachers and extension educators need to develop school gardening programs that can be integrated into the school culture and curriculum. Focusing on the foundations, benefits, and teaching strategies of garden-based learning (GBL), participants will build a toolbox of resources for developing a school gardening program that meets cross-curricular needs. Case study, research, and GBL resources are evaluated through group discussion, learning activities, and reflective journals. Educational theory will be put into practice using real-world tools, through collaboration, practicum, small and whole group discussion, lesson plan assignments, and the final portfolio project. For more information:
http://www.cals.cornell.edu/cals/hort/teaching/distance-learning/school-garden.cfm
Cornell University awards 3 CEU’s for successful completion of this course.
Six week online Distance Learning Course offered through Moodle starting October 8, 2012. Cost: $500 per person
Cornell University awards 3 CEU’s for successful completion of this course.
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because I will be able to really delve into them when the course is over. The
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