This is the guidebook you need to justify, design, and implement a school garden to improve students' academics

Encourages educators to use school gardens to improve students' academics, perspectives on the environment, and their nutritional habits

Presents an overview of the history of school gardens, the benefits to students, and their importance to local ecological communities

Highlights the five most common habitats in detail: wetlands, urban, vegetable, wildscape, and butterfly

Serves as a resource book for teachers and librarians who want to plan and implement a garden...

Authentic literacy practice is crucial to preparing all students to be successful both in the workplace and college in the 21st century. Insisting that this literacy achievement will only happen when librarians, teachers, literacy coaches, and administrators work together in their schools, "Collaborating for Real Literacy" addresses the role of each instructional leader individually and examines the importance of the group collectively in bolstering the literacy of all students. Practical ways to support the teaching of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are infused throughout every...