Document Type
Article
Abstract
Students experience a reenactment of life on the frontier created by the interaction of their teachers and community volunteers. Students in elementary social studies learn content, skills, values, and dispositions through engaging in experiential learning. The classroom environment is described through a case study of one classroom of fourth grade students with an experienced teacher with deep roots in the community. Teachers develop skills in negotiation with volunteers to accomplish tasks that support student learning. Descriptions of student and teacher preparations in addition to budgetary constraints describe how to replicate the experience. Examples and assessments are provided as well as pitfalls and solutions with the experience. The experience reflected ritual, democratic classroom communities, and negotiation skills.
Recommended Citation
Morris, Ronald Vaughan
(2020)
"Facilitating Experiential Learning Experiences through a Class Pioneer Day,"
The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies: Vol. 81:
No.
2, Article 5.
Available at:
https://thekeep.eiu.edu/the_councilor/vol81/iss2/5
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