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ESM 772: Using Nature And The Outdoors To Enrich K-12 Lessons

3 credits

 Students will participate in field trips to experience nature firsthand and subsequently reflect on and design developmentally appropriate curriculum. 

Learning Goals

Course Objectives Aligned to RSA CEHS Conceptual FrameworkScholarshipPractice a constructivist philosophy toward teaching and learningAlign National and State Standards to teaching practiceCreate an integrated, innovative, dynamic, comprehensive and strategic unit of study Reflective PracticeCreate and implement authentic assessment strategies when planning lessons Include Reflections and Next Steps to emphasize that our teaching needs to be constantly adjusted to students' feedback and needsSocial JusticePromote responsible care of the living environmentEngage students in cooperative learning that fosters positive interaction, individual accountability, equal participation and simultaneous interactionDiscuss relevant current events Inclusive CommunitySelect and use curriculum materials and teaching strategies that reflect and celebrate diversityAdapt experiences so ALL children can learn; "All students" includes students with exceptionalities and of different ethnic, racial, gender, language, religious, socioeconomic, and regional/geographic originsWellnessCreate a classroom dynamic in which each student knows he or she is valued and respected and where they are willing to ask questions and take risksCreativity and the ArtsProvide opportunities for students to respond and react to learning through engineering design, drawings, music, creative writing and other artistic modes of expression

Sections Offered: Summer 2026, Summer II