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Benefits of Integrating Service-Learning With Other High-Impact Practices

The Scholarly Teacher

Located in primarily low-income areas and minority communities, this site has been the focus of many student projects to address health equity and environmental justice. Students revised the EPA letter that is mailed to residents explaining the potential soil contamination and the option to test their soil. High-impact practices.

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Top 5 Reasons to Integrate Classroom Current Events Into Your Learning Day

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Our students deserve better, and using current events to drive better and more meaningful lessons and discussions is a great way to do that 2) Awareness of local and global issues helps students build 21st-century skills A deeper understanding of current topics in the world expands your students' world views. Let's Be Friends!

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10 Inspiring Women's History Project Based Learning Ideas to Celebrate Women's History Month

Experiential Learning Depot

Students immerse themselves in community ideas and issues, utilize community resources , and deeply examine topics that are relevant and meaningful to students and/or the community. Students gather information from community experts, create innovative final products , and share their final products authentically.

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Rising higher ed leaders tackle campus challenges in EAB’s fellowship

EAB

In addition to the content from the subject-matter expertise and professional skills development sessions, the fellows also had access to EAB’s research library and experts, and they were paired with a partner to help develop ideas and get feedback along the way.

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Visual Journaling

The Scholarly Teacher

The Power of Communicating With Images and Symbols The 21st century is a heavily image- and symbol-laden world that requires individuals to develop essential visual literacy skills. Visual literacy is the capacity to analyze, evaluate, utilize, and create images and visual media. American Library Association. 2011/2022).