Part five of The Nebraska Experience gives an outline of the initial work between the Nebraska Writing Project and Agate Fossil Beds National Monument and examines the rich place-based teaching that occurred in this partnership. Our guests describe how they developed the paleontological, geological, and early history of the plains stories from this park into a series of workshops designed for teachers.
The goal of this partnership was to create place-based workshops which:
immersed teachers directly in the experience of the park,
provided writing experiences that both enriched the park experience and were recreatable in the classroom,
and met the teacher as a writer and an educator.
Teacher-participants join the podcast to share how the workshop series evolved and impacted them as place-based writers and educators.
Guests
Diana Weis, 5th Grade Teacher, Millard Cather Elementary School
Alvis Mar, Lead Park Ranger, Agate Fossil Beds National Monument