SYEFEST Activity - Inquiry Starters/Sample Activities

Schoolyard Ecology Leaders' On-line Handbook

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FRONT MATERIAL

1 How to use this Handbook

CHAPTERS

Chapter 1. Modeling professional practice as leaders
Chapter 2. Getting ready for a SYE Institute Under Construction
Chapter 3.Doing inquiry on schoolyards with teachers
Chapter 4. Teaching teachers schoolyard ecology and natural history Under Construction
Chapter 5. Reflecting on learning and teaching Under Construction
Chapter 6. Helping teachers plan for implementation Under Construction
Chapter 7. Providing teachers with useful resources Under Construction
Chapter 8. Supporting teacher innovation in practice Under Construction
Chapter 9. Putting it all together to form a cohesive SYE Institute Under Construction

APPENDICES

Appendix 1: Activities for Schoolyard Ecology Institutes
Appendix 2: Forms and checklists for leaders and teachers for their use
Appendix 3: Annotated Resource Directory
Appendix 4: Frameworks for Schoolyard Ecology: Curriculum, Ecology Content, Inquiry, Teaching and Professional Development
Appendix 5: Schoolyard Ecology Portraits from Leaders and Teacher