Outdoor Space Provides Many Learning Opportunities
A new outdoor space at an elementary school in Madisonville, Kentucky, provides many hands-on learning opportunities for the students.
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Students Across the Country Exchange Forests
A foundation of PLT’s broad-based curriculum is support and enrichment of a variety of teaching and learning opportunities for teachers and students alike. PLT activities …
Two Schools in One City Show the Versatility of GreenSchools
A large, diverse Title 1 public school and a small, private school in Houston both use PLT’s GreenSchools program to meet the needs of students.
Top Ten Tips for Teaching Outside – Early Childhood
There are lots of reasons to learn outside. If you are thinking about trying out teaching in the outdoors, check out these tips.
8 Differentiated Instruction Techniques to Reach Diverse Learners
Try these teaching ideas to provide students with different learning styles and abilities multiple avenues to acquire and process content.
A GreenSchool Investigates, Then Takes Action
Students and teachers from a South Carolina high school share tips for PLT GreenSchools success.
Leadership, Teamwork, and Volunteerism Learned through PLT Activities
Project Learning Tree activities are excellent tools to teach life skills. At a summer leadership camp in Georgia, students learned about leadership, teamwork, and volunteerism.
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Joy Cowart
Joy Cowart uses PLT to teach language arts and English as a second language to grades 6-12 at Lowndes County Schools in Valdosta, Georgia.
Six Steps for Successful Service Learning
A successful service-learning project is more than just volunteering—it involves students applying knowledge and skills to make a difference in their communities.
Teaching PLT Lessons Through the Lens of a Camera
Photography can be a dynamic avenue to teach PLT lessons. As a fourth grade teacher at Sunny Hills Elementary in Sammamish, Washington, I have been …