Re: [LM_NET] GEN: Schools go green

[Laura Hoel <lghoel@YAHOO.COM>]

Hi members, 
I have to agree with Toni, 
Those students were probably still doing all the reading and state testing they had 
done before, or more. You have  probably heard the term, "project based learning," 
where you learn by solving real world problems.  You actually apply learning to a 
personal situation. The students take ownership of the outcome and the learning has 
a lasting impact, unlike rote memorization. This project sounds like "pbl."
I am the sponsor of our middle school ecology club.  I started the recycling of 
white copy paper at our school, but I didn't initiate the ecology club.  An eighth 
grade student came to me and asked if I would sponsor an ecology club. I love the 
idea and I am now the sponsor, but I have so many other professional and school 
projects going I don't feel like I can do the club justice in short after-school 
meetings. 
I applaud the teacher willing to change the outcome of standardized learning for 
his/her students. It takes twice  the effort. 




Toni Buzzeo <tonibuzzeo@TONIBUZZEO.COM> wrote: Hi Steve,

Actually, I'd argue that these Portland kids were doing a LOT of 
reading and writing--and info literacy, to boot:

>who won a 2008 eco-Excellence Award for his work with students on a 
>two-year worm bin composting project that resulted in a printed 
>how-to book.  Kids researched ways for the school to reduce food waste.

Best,
Toni

At 10:34 PM 3/28/2008, Steve Bazis wrote:
>In the meantime, they're not learning how to read and 
>write.  Nowadays the focus is on learning to be "social" and 
>"green".  Whatever happened to traditional education when they 
>learned something they could use in their  lives and not be subjected 
>to an educational philosophy where everything is done according 
>(read--standards) to the state?
>
>Steve
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Toni Buzzeo" 
>To: 
>Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 10:04 AM
>Subject: TAR: GEN: Schools go green
>
>
>>Hi Friends,
>>
>>I was listening to HARVEST OF HOPE by Jane Goodall on audio this 
>>week (it's a wonderful book and I HIGHLY recommend it!).  It 
>>started me thinking about the efforts we are making in our schools 
>>to "go green." So what are KIDS in your school doing for the "green" movement?
>>
>>I just read in this morning's newspaper an article about a former 
>>Portland Public Schools colleague of mine, Rob Lindsay, a seventh 
>>grade science teacher up the road at the middle school from  my 
>>elementary school, who won a 2008 eco-Excellence Award for his work 
>>with students on a two-year worm bin composting project that 
>>resulted in a printed how-to book.  Kids researched ways for the 
>>school to reduce food waste.  Cool!
>>
>>Best,
>>Toni
>>
>>
>>Toni Buzzeo, MA, MLIS 
>>Maine Library Media Specialist of the Year Emerita
>>Maine Association of School Libraries Board Member
>>Buxton, ME 04093
>>http://www.tonibuzzeo.com
>>R is for Research, illustrated by Nicole Wong (Upstart 2008) BRAND 




Lollie
   
  Laura (Lollie) Hoel
  Library Media Specialist, NBPTS 2005

  Tuckahoe Middle School
  Richmond, VA
lghoel@henrico.k12.va.us
 

       
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