Publications of Note - Rural Roots, Volume 2, Number 3 (June 2001)

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Volume 2, No. 3
June 2001

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Arts Flourish on California's San Juan Ridge

Ford Grant Funds Equity Collaborative

What Lies Ahead for Rural Trust Network Sites in the Southwest

Art Blooms in the Desert

Rural Trust Students Selected as Annenberg Scholars

Roots Archives

Publications of Note

Exploring Ecoliteracy:
Growing a Network for Community-Based Learning
from the North Coast Rural Challenge Network

This booklet was written to inspire and support students and teachers, schools and districts to develop projects using the local environment as a meaningful context for learning. It offers a systems framework for project-based learning, project stories and teacher tools to support educators and community people in collaborating with one another--all based upon the outstanding work of the North Coast Rural Challenge Network (NCRCN).

For information, contact Kenneth Matheson, NCRCN Project Director, at (707) 937-5164 or e-mail ken@mcn.org or, Deena Zarlin, NCRCN Mendocino coordinator, at (707) 937-4750 or e-mail dzarlin@mcn.org. This book is also available on the NCRCN website: www.ncrcn.org. Click on "publications."

Community Lessons: Promising Curriculum Practices
by Julie Bartsch (Rural Trust Northeast Steward)
and contributing teachers

This book documents the community-based curricula used in several Massachusetts schools in a way that shows their rigor, relevance and powerful impact on both students and community. It also provides a curriculum lesson template that is engaging, easily replicable and includes standards and assessment methods for teachers wanting to connect their classrooms with the community. To order, contact Julie Bartsch via e-mail at: julie.bartsch@ruraledu.org