The bulk of each project description is a rich array of sample materials that can be used in carrying out the project. When I pick up a book or a journal article related to group activities, I often turn first to the reference section, as this may provide a preview of the ideas I will find in the book or article. Those of us familiar with CL may find fresh ideas for organizing projects and will see ways that the good ideas presented in this book can be enhanced via the application of CL concepts and techniques. Sharing nature with children II . This issue, guest edited by Clifford E. Knapp, has many articles about combining cooperative learning and environmental education.
Interdependence is a key concept in cooperative learning.
Thus, environmental education provides fertile ground for cooperative learning. These two books by environmental educator Joseph Cornell offer many ways for us and our students to appreciate nature and enhance our feeling of interconnectedness with nature. Humanizing environmental education.