Six Steps for Successful Service Learning
A successful service-learning project is more than just volunteering—it involves students applying knowledge and skills to make a difference in their communities.
The Branch Archive : 2009
Teaching PLT Lessons Through the Lens of a Camera
Photography can be a dynamic avenue to teach PLT lessons. As a fourth grade teacher at Sunny Hills Elementary in Sammamish, Washington, I have been integrating photography and poetry into many of my PLT lessons for several years. By combining PLT and photography, I have found my students have become more interested in protecting the… Read more »
Using PLT in Middle School and High School Classrooms
This year has been quite a change for me as I started teaching science at the high school level. Prior to that, I had taught middle school science my entire career. Long ago, I decided to attend professional development workshops that looked interesting to me regardless of the level of their advertised target audience. I’m… Read more »