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Rethinking Field Trips
How can teachers maximize the learning potential of field trips?
In this post for Larry Ferlazzo’s EdWeek Blog, facilitators from three Intersections teams discuss what they have learned through their inquiry of field trips, from working with museum educators, watching students in action at museums, and careful ‘reading’ of the museum itself.
Field Work Planning Guide
This guide offers advice for rethinking the museum as a place for students to do field work, with lots of example activities included.
How to Plan a Field Trip
This attractive one-pager offers advice for preparing students for a successful field trip before, during, and after the event.
PDF coming soon…
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