Into the Field: A Guide to Locally Focused Teaching

by Clare Walker Leslie

Into the Field provides teachers with curriculum ideas for engaging students in the natural and cultural history of their communities. The book is both theoretical and practical, combining pedagogical background on why field work enhances educational experiences with the nuts and bolts details of how one gets started.

Genres: Education, Nature, Nonfiction, Ecology

83 pages, Paperback

First published June 15, 2005

About the author

Clare Walker Leslie is a naturalist, artist, and writer. She is best known for her nature journals. She advocates their use by the wider public.

Reviews

[Mark Nuetzel]

Great ideas for getting students outside and learning real life things from it.

[Karen Siddall]

Thought-provoking and inspirational! I am so ready to develop and implement new programming in our eco-tourism program. My city has a diverse and highly-transient population. What makes us think we can get our residents to take care of our environment when they feel little connection to it?