Tuesday, February 22, 2011

IN THE NEWS: The Greening of Environmental Ed

Teachers focus on complexity, evidence, and letting students draw their own conclusions

In the marine science classes he teaches at La Jolla High School in southern California, David James spends a lot of time talking to his students about plankton—phytoplankton, zooplankton, all kinds of plankton—because plankton is essential to the survival of humankind. Read more from the Harvard Education Letter»