School
Gardens:
Meeting Florida Educational Standards for Science
Saturday, September 26, 2009
9 AM – 3:30 PM (plus
2-hour follow-up activity; total 8 hours Master Plan Points)
Miami Dade College North Campus , Green Urban
Living Center
11380 NW 27th Ave ● Miami, FL 33167-3495
All participants should bring a brown bag lunch.
See registration information below.
Tuition is Free – Register early! Space is limited. First come
first served.
Course
Description:
Through lecture, discussion and hands-on methods, teachers will gain
knowledge of how to construct and maintain an organic vegetable
garden for classroom use, as well as how a school garden can meet
the majority of Florida Educational Standards for Science.
Objectives:
As a result of this workshop participants will be able to:
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assess potential resources and barriers for implementing a
sustainable school garden
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construct a raised-bed garden
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explain what constitutes organic gardening methods
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apply techniques for requesting and acknowledging materials
donations from community sources
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utilize websites to download grade-level appropriate classroom
resources
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design classroom activities and materials that integrate garden
themes
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utilize the garden for hands-on learning activities that achieve the
Sunshine State standards
for science
To register contact
Madelyn Moyer:
305-237-7119 or email
mmoyer@mdc.edu
To receive Master Plan Points you must register with Miami Dade
County Public Schools Professional Development. Log in at:
http://prodev.dadeschools.net
Component #: 2 015 395
About the facilitators:
Joyce DiBenedetto-Colton serves as a core council member of
the Earth Ethics Institute at Miami Dade College where she designs
and facilitates professional development Green Studies workshops for
faculty. She holds a Masters degree in Adult Education, and Graduate
Certificates in both Environmental Studies and Public Health from
Florida International University.
Kester Peters NBCT, EdS, MSc. teaches Science at Horace Mann
Middle School. He has been teaching in the physical and biological
sciences since 1982 and in Miami-Dade County since 1994. He grew up
on the Island of Grenada where gardening is a way of life towards
self-sufficiency. He loves gardening at home, particularly tropical
fruits and flowers.
Register with Madelyn Moyer at
mmoyer@mdc.edu or call
305-237-7119
