How Clean Is My Water? A Culturally Responsive, Project-Based Interdisciplinary Summer Camp

Autor/inn/en	Stevenson, Alma D.; Casler-Failing, Shelli L.
Titel	How Clean Is My Water? A Culturally Responsive, Project-Based Interdisciplinary Summer Camp
Quelle	In: Afterschool Matters, (2023) 36, S.28-36 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Water Quality; Culturally Relevant Education; Student Projects; Interdisciplinary Approach; Summer Programs; Camps; Minority Group Students; Nonprofit Organizations; Youth Programs; Rural Areas; Elementary School Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Wasserqualität; Schulprojekt; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Sommerkurs; Nonprofit-Organisation; Jugendsofortprogramm; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum
Abstract	During recent decades, educational reform in the U.S. has favored standards-driven curricula with the purpose of improving education. However, national assessments have not demonstrated significant improvements in educational outcomes, especially among economically disadvantaged and minoritized populations. To mitigate these outcomes, youth-serving organizations provide children from these populations with out-of-school time programs to enhance their academic and social skills. This study highlights the significance of programs offered by nonprofit organizations like the Boys & Girls Clubs and the need to establish partnerships with universities to foster systematic collaboration. The program described in this article is a one-week summer science camp for students entering grades 4-7. The authors created an instructional unit that integrated literacy and mathematics into a science unit focused on water quality and related environmental issues, while also exploring student outcomes. The interdisciplinary project-based instructional unit focused on culturally responsive practices. Through these practices, students developed awareness of environmental issues and increased their understanding and use of scientific vocabulary related to water quality. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Institute on Out-of-School Time. Wellesley Centers for Women, 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02481. Tel: 781-283-2547; Fax: 781-283-3657; e-mail: niost@wellesley.edu; Web site: http://www.niost.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01