The School Garden Mentor Academy

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1 The URI Master Gardener Program presents The School Garden Mentor Academy Session 4 - TEACH

2 Agenda - SGM Academy Session 4 - TEACH Welcome & Review School Garden Curriculum Integration Best Practices for Teaching in a Garden URI CoopExt Resources for Teachers Group Activity/Discussion Homework & Wrap-up Handouts: A Curriculum Sampler for the School Garden, RI School Garden Science K-8 & Gateway Lessons

3 Learning Objectives for SGM Academy 4 - TEACH SGMs should be able to: Suggest ways a garden can be used to teach all subjects Understand best practices for teaching in the school garden Describe URI CoopExt resources for teachers, including Gateway Lessons, Curriculum Kits & SGI Curriculum Guides

The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are K 12 science content standards. Standards set the expectations for what students should know and be able to do.

The Common Core is a set of academic standards in mathematics and English language arts/literacy (ELA).

4 The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are K 12 science content standards. Standards set the expectations for what students should know and be able to do. The NGSS were developed by states to improve science education for all students. The Common Core is a set of academic standards in mathematics and English language arts/literacy (ELA). These learning goals outline what a student should know and be able to do at the end of each grade. The standards were created to ensure that all students graduate from high school with the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in college, career, and life, regardless of where they live.

interdisciplinary learning. STEM and STEAM align with the way we work and problem solve in our daily lives.

5 STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. STEAM includes Art. The key component of STEM and STEAM is integration. Instead of teaching disciplines in independent subject silos, lessons are well rounded, project and inquiry based, with a focus on interdisciplinary learning. STEM and STEAM align with the way we work and problem solve in our daily lives. The Full Option Science System (FOSS) philosophy is to engage students in science through active learning. Schools receive equipment kits or FOSS Kits for three modules at each grade level.

The Guiding Education in Math and Science Network (GEMS-Net) is a partnership among the University of Rhode Island s School of Education, scientists and engineers, and public

Partnering school districts receive ongoing professional development for all teachers, curricula recommendations that align with the Common Core State Standards and Next

6 The Guiding Education in Math and Science Network (GEMS-Net) is a partnership among the University of Rhode Island s School of Education, scientists and engineers, and public school districts. They support STEM teaching and learning for Kindergarten through Grade 8. Partnering school districts receive ongoing professional development for all teachers, curricula recommendations that align with the Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards, and leadership development for teachers and principals. *Learn more: Schoolyard Gardens and Science Connections, June 7, am-12:30pm URI Bay Campus, Coastal Institute, Hazard Rooms A/B Please REGISTER IN VOLGISTICS by May 31, 2018.

asexual plant reproduction, sketch, collect data, observe weather, seasons, look for signs of erosion, differentiate between

7 Science: observe, record, collect, investigate, hypothesize, experiment, conclude, study ecosystems, life cycles, parts of plants, seed dispersal, pollination, compare species within a genus and varieties within a species, sexual v. asexual plant reproduction, sketch, collect data, observe weather, seasons, look for signs of erosion, differentiate between living and non-living, compare weeded and unweeded beds, save seeds in the fall, identify invasive plants, insects and common types of weeds

Math: count, estimate, measure, collect, graph, find area of garden beds,

determine mean, median and mode, make seed tapes using seed spacing

yards, measure worms, graph food preferences, try square foot gardening,

germination rates, have a scavenger hunt in the garden for geometric shapes,

8 Math: count, estimate, measure, collect, graph, find area of garden beds, perimeters of garden spaces, lengths of paths, measure and graph plant growth, determine mean, median and mode, make seed tapes using seed spacing requirements, order compost for garden converting inches per bed into cubic yards, measure worms, graph food preferences, try square foot gardening, determine volume of soil needed to fill raised beds and pots, calculate germination rates, have a scavenger hunt in the garden for geometric shapes, track the cost of gardening and compare to value of harvest, use problem solving skills to create a planting schedule

Reading/Writing: imagine, connect, read, write,

literature, make a how-to manual related to garden

in the garden Social Studies: study food in

(aka the three sisters companion planting by

9 Reading/Writing: imagine, connect, read, write, keep garden journals, make connections to literature, make a how-to manual related to garden tasks, develop a sense of wonder by observing life in the garden Social Studies: study food in history, plant corn, beans and squash together (aka the three sisters companion planting by Native Americans), study other ways plants were used by different cultures

Art: observe, sketch, make Andy Goldsworthy-like

weed identification or insect identification manual, draw

the garden, design the garden, draw a garden plan to scale

Education: nutrition, environmental education, proper tool

10 Art: observe, sketch, make Andy Goldsworthy-like installations from materials in the school garden, make a weed identification or insect identification manual, draw nutrient, oxygen, and water cycles based on observations in the garden, design the garden, draw a garden plan to scale using graph paper, paint garden signs Health/Physical Education: nutrition, environmental education, proper tool use, garden maintenance activities, where food comes from, vegetables identification

Insects book Worm Composting Kit: Plastic worm bin, 1lb of red wiggler worms, (1) copy of Worms Eat My

12 Curriculum Kits (one kit + one curriculum guide per school per year) Pollinator Kit: Xerces Pollinator Garden sign, (15) Clipboards & magnifying glasses, (15) copies of Mac s Field Guide, Peterson s Guide to Insects book Worm Composting Kit: Plastic worm bin, 1lb of red wiggler worms, (1) copy of Worms Eat My Garbage book Indoor Gardening Kit: (15) copies of 4H Microgreens curriculum, (1) SunBlaster NanoDome Combo Kit

14 Gateway Lessons or Back Pocket Activities* *From Life Lab: Six of One, Half Dozen of the Other Rainbow Chips Little Munchkins

15 Homework *before next SGM Academy Session 1. Read MAINTAIN Section of How-to Guide 2. Practice ALL THREE Gateway Lessons on family, friends, or whoever will participate. 3. Read A Curriculum Sampler for the School Garden & RI School Garden Science K-8

16 Questions? Kate Lacouture, School Garden Coordinator SGM Academy Session #5: MAINTAIN MAINTAIN Wednesday, May 30 6:00 8:00PM URI Avedisian Hall (Pharmacy Building), Room 240 Makeup Date: Thursday, May 31 from 1 3PM at Rochambeau Library, Providence RI School Garden Conference: October 27, 2018

If each plant had 10 leaves, how many leaves would be in your square? There would be leaves in my square.

If each plant had 10 leaves, how many leaves would be in your square? There would be leaves in my square. Teacher says orally: Our class was wondering whether dandelions are weeds or pretty flowers. They grow in many parts of our schoolyard. They seem to spread a lot of seeds." Cut a piece of string 1 meter