/field-trips Field Trips en-US 2021 (c) Education Week Mon, 30 Sep 2024 21:41:55 GMT /teaching-learning/a-marine-science-program-in-a-surprising-place-shows-students-new-career-options/2024/09 It's hard to find teachers for STEM subjects, but a school system in a landlocked state has found a way to make it work with marine science. Mon, 30 Sep 2024 21:41:55 GMT /teaching-learning/a-marine-science-program-in-a-surprising-place-shows-students-new-career-options/2024/09 /leadership/when-schools-charge-for-meals-and-field-trips-parents-often-pay-transaction-fees/2024/07 Paying bills online is easy, but comes at a significant cost for low-income families in particular, a new federal report shows. Tue, 30 Jul 2024 20:09:32 GMT /leadership/when-schools-charge-for-meals-and-field-trips-parents-often-pay-transaction-fees/2024/07 /leadership/bring-back-in-person-field-trips-heres-why/2024/04 School field trips took a hit due to the pandemic and are still recovering. Educators and experts explain why they should come back. Mon, 29 Apr 2024 19:36:45 GMT /leadership/bring-back-in-person-field-trips-heres-why/2024/04 /teaching-learning/video-a-civics-lesson-inspiring-students-to-become-active-citizens/2018/06 69´«Ă˝ from a Chicago charter school traveled to the deep South to learn about the civil rights movement from those who, as children themselves, marched against segregation. But this was much more than a hands-on history lesson. It was designed to encourage the students to become active citizens themselves, to work to solve the problems they and their communities face today. Civics education like this is a key part of the curriculum at Polaris Charter Academy. As educator Francesca Peck told the students, “We are here to answer the question: How do members of a community affect change?” The message resonated. As one 6th grader told us, everyone has a voice and they need to be heard. Fri, 01 Jun 2018 17:21:48 GMT /teaching-learning/video-a-civics-lesson-inspiring-students-to-become-active-citizens/2018/06 /video-civil-rights-activists-bring-history-to-life-for-a-new-generation/2018/05 It was a moment that changed America. Fifty-five years ago this month, thousands of African-American children walked out of school and began a peaceful march in Birmingham, Ala., to protest segregation. They were met with attack dogs and water hoses. Janice Kelsey was 16 at the time and was arrested for participating in what became known as the Children’s Crusade. This year, she told her story to a group of visiting 5th and 6th graders from Polaris Charter Academy in Chicago, Ill. The students had traveled more than 600 miles to hear first-hand accounts from civil rights activists like Kelsey who were on the front lines of history. “Nobody can tell a story better than the person who experienced it,” said 5th grader Amari. The real-life lesson is in keeping with the school’s philosophy, which Polaris educator Francesca Peck said stresses “the power of immersion, and bringing history to life for our students.” Peck said the two-day visit to Birmingham was not a “field trip,” but was “field work,” with students acting as historians. For many of the students, the impact was powerful. As Amari put it, “This generation, they will have to decide whether they’re going to make a story like that generation did.” Fri, 18 May 2018 12:44:19 GMT /video-civil-rights-activists-bring-history-to-life-for-a-new-generation/2018/05 /leadership/wash-state-district-cancels-international-field-trips/2017/05 A district in Washington state has halted all international field trips over concerns students in the country illegally wouldn't be able to get back in. Wed, 10 May 2017 00:21:23 GMT /leadership/wash-state-district-cancels-international-field-trips/2017/05 /policy-politics/schools-cancel-international-field-trips-over-concerns-for-immigrant-students/2017/05 So far, the policy change led the district to cancel a band trip to Canada and an education exchange to Osaka, Japan. Mon, 01 May 2017 14:40:20 GMT /policy-politics/schools-cancel-international-field-trips-over-concerns-for-immigrant-students/2017/05 /teaching-learning/video-using-hamilton-in-the-classroom/2017/03 The Broadway musical “Hamilton” is not just a cultural phenomenon or a favorite soundtrack for kids, it has also become an inspiration for educators looking for new ways to connect with their students. Recently 400 New York City public school teachers, most chosen by lottery, won tickets to see the play. Afterward, workshops hosted by the city's department of education and the Fund for Public 69´«Ă˝ helped teachers develop lessons about topics like the U.S. Constitution, the presidency, and our Founding Fathers. Tue, 28 Mar 2017 17:36:26 GMT /teaching-learning/video-using-hamilton-in-the-classroom/2017/03 /teaching-learning/video-using-americas-national-parks-as-classrooms/2016/11 The National Park Service offers hundreds of lesson plans, virtual resources for schools, and professional development for teachers. Wed, 23 Nov 2016 20:04:41 GMT /teaching-learning/video-using-americas-national-parks-as-classrooms/2016/11 /technology/free-electronic-field-trip-to-transport-students-to-pearl-harbor/2016/11 The National WWII Museum in New Orleans and a local public TV station plan to webcast an interactive electronic field trip commemorating the 75th anniversary of the attack. Tue, 08 Nov 2016 17:41:53 GMT /technology/free-electronic-field-trip-to-transport-students-to-pearl-harbor/2016/11 /leadership/african-american-history-museum-gears-up-for-school-visits/2016/11 Official school tours don't start at the national museum until 2017, but classes are already flocking to the museum and tapping its resources. Wed, 02 Nov 2016 00:57:29 GMT /leadership/african-american-history-museum-gears-up-for-school-visits/2016/11 /teaching-learning/opinion-national-parks-at-100-outdoor-classrooms-for-experiential-learning/2016/08 Our national parks offer educational opportunities to narrow the "experience gap," write Milton Chen and U.S. National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis. Thu, 25 Aug 2016 16:14:49 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-national-parks-at-100-outdoor-classrooms-for-experiential-learning/2016/08 /teaching-learning/opinion-in-praise-of-the-field-trip/2016/04 What is a field trip's ultimate purpose? How will the students apply what they have learned? What are their takeaways? And--because these are the questions we hear most often in national policy discussion--was this content standards-based? Could it be delivered (and measured) more efficiently and effectively? Say, in a video or interactive computer game? I'm going to go ahead and answer that question: No. Tue, 05 Apr 2016 17:52:41 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-in-praise-of-the-field-trip/2016/04 /teaching-learning/how-virtual-field-trips-can-change-science-class/2016/03 An administrator with Durham Public 69´«Ă˝ plans more than 100 virtual field trips each year that take her district's elementary school students to places they could never afford to go to otherwise. Fri, 25 Mar 2016 21:16:03 GMT /teaching-learning/how-virtual-field-trips-can-change-science-class/2016/03 /teaching-learning/chicago-teachers-take-students-on-field-trip-despite-furloughs/2016/03 Teachers at Jorge Prieto Math and Science Academy have decided to follow through with a previously planned field trip today, on the first of Chicago Public 69´«Ă˝' furlough days. Fri, 25 Mar 2016 21:00:00 GMT /teaching-learning/chicago-teachers-take-students-on-field-trip-despite-furloughs/2016/03 /teaching-learning/how-one-school-district-uses-virtual-field-trips-to-save-lots-of-time-money/2016/03 An administrator with Durham Public 69´«Ă˝ plans more than 100 virtual field trips each year that take her district's elementary school students to places they could never afford to go to otherwise. Fri, 25 Mar 2016 15:05:00 GMT /teaching-learning/how-one-school-district-uses-virtual-field-trips-to-save-lots-of-time-money/2016/03 /leadership/md-district-prohibits-field-trips-to-baltimore/2016/02 The Harford County school system in Maryland has banned field trips to Baltimore indefinitely, citing safety concerns following the unrest over the death of Freddie Gray and the subsequent trials of police officers charged in his death. Tue, 16 Feb 2016 21:57:47 GMT /leadership/md-district-prohibits-field-trips-to-baltimore/2016/02 /teaching-learning/flipped-museum-pilot-upends-traditional-field-trip-model/2015/07 The North Carolina Museum of Art is applying the "flipped classroom" model, in an effort to better engage students. Mon, 27 Jul 2015 21:01:00 GMT /teaching-learning/flipped-museum-pilot-upends-traditional-field-trip-model/2015/07 /teaching-learning/with-local-control-funds-calif-district-buys-field-trips/2015/05 New funding rules that put school spending decisions in the hands of local communities have spurred a renewed interest in field trips for students in Vallejo, Calif. Thu, 28 May 2015 16:34:02 GMT /teaching-learning/with-local-control-funds-calif-district-buys-field-trips/2015/05 /leadership/4-h-club-expands-college-prep-program-to-new-york-citys-hispanic-youth/2015/02 The 4-H national youth organization is expanding an after-school dropout-prevention program for Hispanic high school students in New York City and two other cities with a $2 million grant from New York Life Foundation. Fri, 20 Feb 2015 10:46:21 GMT /leadership/4-h-club-expands-college-prep-program-to-new-york-citys-hispanic-youth/2015/02 /education/education-weeks-photos-of-2014/2014/12 A recap of our favorite visual storytelling from the talented staff and freelance photographers who worked for Education Week in 2014. Mon, 22 Dec 2014 22:16:24 GMT /education/education-weeks-photos-of-2014/2014/12 /technology/white-house-kitchen-opened-to-students-for-virtual-healthy-cooking-demo/2014/10 Thousands of students across the country took a virtual field trip to the White House kitchen for a cooking demonstration and a lesson on healthy eating by White House top chef Sam Kass during a live-streamed, interactive webcast. Fri, 31 Oct 2014 21:43:28 GMT /technology/white-house-kitchen-opened-to-students-for-virtual-healthy-cooking-demo/2014/10 /leadership/programs-found-to-stem-summer-learning-loss-and-boost-achievement/2014/10 An analysis of summer academic and enrichment programs operating in 13 states and the District of Columbia that were developed by the nonprofit Building Educated Leaders for Life, or BELL, found that students struggling the most in elementary and middle school showed the greatest gains in math and reading after going through the program Thu, 23 Oct 2014 13:24:05 GMT /leadership/programs-found-to-stem-summer-learning-loss-and-boost-achievement/2014/10 /policy-politics/chicago-students-journey-through-the-dominican-republic/2014/07 Chicago freelance photographer Alyssa Schukar talks about her experience accompanying students from the Village Leadership Academy. Fri, 25 Jul 2014 16:28:36 GMT /policy-politics/chicago-students-journey-through-the-dominican-republic/2014/07 /leadership/student-turns-civil-war-passion-into-powerful-learning-experience/2013/10 Andrew Druart has turned his excitement with Civil War history into a learning opportunity he feeds after school, in the summer, and on weekends. He also has a website, The Civil War For Kids, to help other young people get engaged with the subject. Tue, 29 Oct 2013 16:57:20 GMT /leadership/student-turns-civil-war-passion-into-powerful-learning-experience/2013/10 /teaching-learning/government-shutdown-takes-toll-on-school-field-trips/2013/10 69´«Ă˝ are making last minute changes and dealing with disappointed kids as museums and national parks are closed because of the government shutdown. Thu, 10 Oct 2013 17:46:19 GMT /teaching-learning/government-shutdown-takes-toll-on-school-field-trips/2013/10 /teaching-learning/field-trips-to-art-museum-offer-multiple-benefits-study-finds/2013/09 A new study finds multiple benefits for students who participated in a school field trip to an art museum in Arkansas, including enhanced ability to think critically about art and stronger interest in the arts. Mon, 16 Sep 2013 19:35:57 GMT /teaching-learning/field-trips-to-art-museum-offer-multiple-benefits-study-finds/2013/09 /teaching-learning/get-going-teachers-favorite-field-trip-spots/2013/08 Education Week Teacher's crowdsourced map shows teachers' favorite field-trip locations across the U.S. Fri, 16 Aug 2013 20:32:42 GMT /teaching-learning/get-going-teachers-favorite-field-trip-spots/2013/08 /education/virtual-field-trips-where-should-you-go/2013/08 Due to budget cuts and a lack of resources, teachers may need to find creative ways to take their students on field trips. Consider the iPad as another tool to help you discover fresh angles on new places and topics. Edutopia has compiled a list of virtual field trips. Fri, 02 Aug 2013 20:36:56 GMT /education/virtual-field-trips-where-should-you-go/2013/08 /leadership/mobile-apps-make-field-trips-more-interactive/2013/05 With "augmented reality" technology, teachers can transform a pond or an empty lot into a vibrant classroom. Tue, 14 May 2013 23:30:17 GMT /leadership/mobile-apps-make-field-trips-more-interactive/2013/05