The Edible Schoolyard podcast is a podcast about an outdoor classroom in Berkly, California. Students spend time everyday growing a garden and eating the organic food that they produce. They even learn to cook some of the foods. Teachers take students into this outdoor classroom everyday and incorporate it into the teaching of math, science, and social studies. They use the growing of the garden to explain how to deal with everyday life situations to the students. Several schools in Alabama have these types of outdoor classrooms for their students. Excel High School has show calves that are kept in pens at the school for the agricultural students to work with. As a participant of this class one can say that the outdoor classrooms are fun and educational for the students.
A Night in the Global Village, is a podcast that was designed to help students learn what it feels like to walk in others shoes. The kids who participate in this program are to experience the living conditions of Thailand, Zimbabwe, Urban, Guatemala, and Appalachian refugee camps. This podcast was cool because it talked of how others could experience the way people not as fortunate as them live. This is important for students to know. Understanding of others is how we learn to get along and help each other grow as societies. Students also need to learn of others less fortunate in order to appreciate what they have and not take their freedoms and privileges for granted.
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You should read my post about the Edible Schoolyard. Just like you did, I had my own story to tell with it. I put about the chicken experiment that we did in fourth grade at Gilmore. We can't help what we grew up with. I wonder if anyone in our class (besides Bridget) knows what a land judging team is...
Excellent summaries. Don't forget to do the other half of the assignment. As stated in class and posted on my blog, do a post regarding the "Alabama Virtual Library" and on Mr. Sullivan's accessibility presentation.
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