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Art, science, innovation, and learning

I recently found an interesting article from SEED Magazine that explores ideas about the nature of science education, innovation in the American economy, and the role of art and design in that process. I think it may be informative to many peoples&#821… […]

Throwing sticks at traditional education

I’ve been talking a bit about EIC (Environment as Integrating Context for learning) recently, but I’d like to shed some light on other important theories and ideas about education. Multiple Intelligence Theory Developed by Harvard psychologist Howard Gardner, the Multiple Intelligence (MI) theory proposes the idea that there are many different kinds of intelligence; while most people […] […]

What is EIC?

Research gathered and thoughts provoked by “Closing the Achievement Gap: Using the Environment as an Integrating Context for Learning,” published by the State Education and Environmental Roundtable in conjunction with The Pew Charitable Trusts. This study surveyed schools that use Environment as an Integrating Context for learning, or EIC– essentially, nature and community-based curricula. So what […] […]

Project Summary (thus far)

To reflect and review, here is a mid-term look at where this project is going. [click to view poster] […]