Prairie restoration project: Alternatives for identifying gifted students. Issue 2 (14th March 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Salisbury, Katie E.; Rule, Audrey C.; Vander Zanden, Sarah M.
• Is Part Of: Middle school journal. Volume 47:Issue 2(2016)
• Page Start: 13
• Page End: 22
• Publication Date: 2016-03-14
• Subjects: middle school students -- service learning -- identification of gifted students -- leadership -- creativity; Middle schools -- United States -- Periodicals; Middle schools; United States; Periodicals; 373.236
• DOI: 10.1080/00940771.2016.1102599
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0094-0771

Abstract

Abstract: An authentic, challenging curriculum engaged middle school students from an urban district in exploratory work related to restoring a small prairie at the school. Integrated science-literacy-arts activities were coupled with a system of thinking skills that helped students view issues from different perspectives. Impassioned guest speakers and an enthusiastic teacher inspired students to build a relationship with the content, express their ideas creatively, interact with each other on student-designed projects, and to assume a leadership stance. Middle school students of all academic levels would benefit from teachers implementing similar subject-integrated, real-world-connected work in their classrooms.