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http://blogs.cornell.edu/garden/?s=garden+based+learning&btnG=go&sitesearch=thissiteLinks to articles, research and information:
Gardens - Getting Started Guide:
www.ecoliteracy.org/sites/default/files/uploads/getting-started-2009.pdf
Research that supports Garden-based Learning:
http://blogs.cornell.edu/garden/grow-your-program/research-that-supports-our-work/highlights-from-journal-articles/ [NEED ADMIN]
http://blogs.cornell.edu/garden/?s=garden+based+learning&btnG=go&sitesearch=thissite
This study discusses a strain of bacterium in soil, Mycobacterium vaccae, which has been found to trigger the release of serotonin, which elevates mood and decreases anxiety. This bacterium has also been found to improve cognitive function:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306452207001510
Why kids need dirt to stay healthy:
http://www.mnn.com/family/family-activities/blogs/why-kids-need-dirt-to-stay-healthy
University of Michigan graduate students work to establish a campus farm:
http://www.annarbor.com/news/on-the-grow-university-of-michigan-graduate-students-work-to-establish-a-campus-farm/
The Garden, A Master Teacher. An excellent essay on the many benefits of garden-based learning:
http://www.lifelab.org/2009/03/master-teacher/
Closing the Achievement Gap-Using the Environment as an Integrative Context for Learning:
http://www.seer.org/extras/execsum.pdf
Uses of Active Plant-Based Learning in K-12 Educational Settings:
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&ved=0CGUQFjAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fldoe.org%2Fbii%2Fcshp%2Fword%2FActivePlantBasedLearning.doc&ei=FTGoT5DYA8-9gAeN-OQf&usg=AFQjCNHOVV1hU8HPAzwkV7XIT8Box8s1ow&sig2=0qGfWQ3iGRn2hV6Y4QntRQ [PAGE NOT FOUND]
Revisiting garden based learning in basic education: Philosophical roots, historical foundations, best practices and products, impacts, outcomes, and future directions:
http://www.fao.org/sd/2003/KN0504_en.htm [PAGE NOT FOUND]
101 Ways to Connect Learning to the Garden:
http://www.lifelab.org/2010/03/garden-pathways/
Gardens - Getting Started Guide:
www.ecoliteracy.org/sites/default/files/uploads/getting-started-2009.pdf
Research that supports Garden-based Learning:
http://blogs.cornell.edu/garden/grow-your-program/research-that-supports-our-work/highlights-from-journal-articles/ [NEED ADMIN]
http://blogs.cornell.edu/garden/?s=garden+based+learning&btnG=go&sitesearch=thissite
This study discusses a strain of bacterium in soil, Mycobacterium vaccae, which has been found to trigger the release of serotonin, which elevates mood and decreases anxiety. This bacterium has also been found to improve cognitive function:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306452207001510
Why kids need dirt to stay healthy:
http://www.mnn.com/family/family-activities/blogs/why-kids-need-dirt-to-stay-healthy
University of Michigan graduate students work to establish a campus farm:
http://www.annarbor.com/news/on-the-grow-university-of-michigan-graduate-students-work-to-establish-a-campus-farm/
The Garden, A Master Teacher. An excellent essay on the many benefits of garden-based learning:
http://www.lifelab.org/2009/03/master-teacher/
Closing the Achievement Gap-Using the Environment as an Integrative Context for Learning:
http://www.seer.org/extras/execsum.pdf
Uses of Active Plant-Based Learning in K-12 Educational Settings:
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&ved=0CGUQFjAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fldoe.org%2Fbii%2Fcshp%2Fword%2FActivePlantBasedLearning.doc&ei=FTGoT5DYA8-9gAeN-OQf&usg=AFQjCNHOVV1hU8HPAzwkV7XIT8Box8s1ow&sig2=0qGfWQ3iGRn2hV6Y4QntRQ [PAGE NOT FOUND]
Revisiting garden based learning in basic education: Philosophical roots, historical foundations, best practices and products, impacts, outcomes, and future directions:
http://www.fao.org/sd/2003/KN0504_en.htm [PAGE NOT FOUND]
101 Ways to Connect Learning to the Garden:
http://www.lifelab.org/2010/03/garden-pathways/