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Author:   Jared Fox
Publisher:   Beacon Press
Imprint:   Beacon Press
Weight:   0.567kg
ISBN:  

9780807020241

ISBN 10:   0807020249
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   26 August 2025
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Foreword Introduction: It’s Time to Go to School Author’s Note ONE Field Trips, Localized Learning, and Students as Scientists: A Professional Development Journey TWO The Hook and the Circle: Routines for Student Engagement, Thinking, and Dialogue THREE An Exploration of New York City’s Water Supply: The Pursuit of Passionate Pedagogy FOUR Experts in the Classroom: Authenticity, Relevance, and Rigor FIVE Exploring City Sewers: Adding Science Labs and Systems Thinking to the Methodological Mix SIX The Critical Examination of a Harbor’s Health: A Deep Dive into Data and the Creation of Community Scientists SEVEN In Pursuit of Environmental Justice: The Power of Professional Partnerships EIGHT Shifting Baselines and Gazes: A Focus on Hyperlocal Learning NINE The Classroom Is Your Oyster: Actualizing Educational Philosophies and Frameworks TEN Maps and Apps: Preparing Students for College and Career ELEVEN From Isolated Islands to a Connected Archipelago: A Cross-Classroom Approach TWELVE Celebrate Your Success: An Antidote for Burnout and Demoralization Appendices After the Classroom Actions and Approaches for Connecting Classrooms to the Real World Acknowledgments Notes Index

Reviews

“The inspirational story of an award-winning public school teacher who trusts and empowers his students to change the world. Jared Fox pulls back the curtain to reveal the teaching practices that ignited his students’ motivation and commitment to quality work—transformational practices that can improve any classroom.” —Ron Berger, author of Leaders of Their Own Learning: Transforming Schools Through Student-Engaged Assessment “In Learning Environment, award-winning high school science teacher Jared Fox shares his passion, his wisdom, and a rich array of powerful teaching practices aimed at joyfully engaging students in understanding and building a world of environmental justice. Read this book for inspiration and for ideas you can realize immediately with your classes.” —Tom Roderick, author of Teach for Climate Justice: A Vision for Transforming Education “While many educators talk about ‘breaking down the classroom walls,’ Dr. Fox provides compelling stories to demonstrate the theories and practices behind this approach. His classroom case study effectively reveals how he transformed his students into ‘community scientists’ who advocate for change when confronted with authentic scientific challenges that impact their lives.” —Thomas Rochowicz, deputy superintendent, NYC Public Schools “Jared Fox details his approach to curriculum design that helps students develop research skills and become creators and potentially activists on the challenges impacting their communities. He discusses the development of professional collaborations that support students in expeditionary learning that builds their knowledge on local issues that impact their lives.” —Peggy M. Shepard, executive director, WE ACT for Environmental Justice “Do educators have a responsibility to help their students fully engage with their world and the history that influenced it, with all its flaws, treasures, and potential so that the students themselves have the tools and mindsets to power a better future for themselves and their community? Jared Fox’s lyrically accessible memoir and instructional manual gives compelling reasons to believe that the world would be a better place because of it.” —Majora Carter, urban revitalization strategist, MacArthur Fellow, and author of Reclaiming Your Community: You Don’t Have to Move Out of Your Neighborhood to Live in a Better One

Author Information

Dr. Jared Fox is an award-winning educator and former secondary science teacher, department chair, coach, mentor, and instructional leadership team member currently working as an independent education consultant at the intersection of science, the environment, and social justice. Other published works include his writing as a chapter author in From White Folks Who Teach in the Hood- Reflections on Race, Culture, and Identity, edited by Dr. Christopher Emdin and sam seidel; Learning Environment - The Substack; and a growing list of academic journals. Additional information and opportunities to connect with Jared can be found at www.jaredfox.education.

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