Innovative Strategies for Teaching in the Plant Sciences

<p>Part I. Defining the Needs of Educators and Students</p><p>Chapter 1. Carrying Plant Knowledge Forward in the USA<br>Patricia Harrison</p><p>Chapter 2. Lessons Learned in Development of an Interdisciplinary Science Curriculum Support Organization<br>Will McClatchey and K.W. Bridges</p><p>Chapter 3. The Contribution of Ethnobiology to Teaching Plant Sciences: Student and Faculty Perspectives<br>Sofia A. Vougioukalou, Keri Barfield, Ryan D. Huish, Laura Shiels, Sunshine L. Brosi, and Patricia Harrison</p><p>Chapter 4. From Learning to Teaching: Bridging Students’ Experience and Teachers’ Expectations<br>Valentina Savo and Ursula M. Arndt</p><p><br>Part II. Introducing Fundamental Skills</p><p>Chapter 5. Research-Based Learning<br>Gail E. Wagner</p><p>Chapter 6. Aligning Plant Identification Curricula to Disciplinary Standards Through the Framework of Student-Centered Learning<br>Sunshine L. Brosi and Ryan D. Huish</p><p>Chapter 7. Cultivation of Local Botanical Knowledge or Knowledge of Nature Using Interdisciplinary, Innovative, and Mind/Brain-Based Techniques<br>Karen C. Hall and April T. Sawey</p><p><br>Part III. Connecting Students to Plants</p><p>Chapter 8. “What’s That Called?” Folk Taxonomy and Connecting Students to the Human-Nature Interface<br>Nanci J. Ross</p><p>Chapter 9. Learning from the Land: Incorporating Indigenous Perspectives into the Plant Sciences<br>Michael Benedict (Mohawk), Kelly Kindscher, and Raymond Pierotti</p><p>Chapter 10. Pedagogy and Botany of the Columbian Biological Exchange: The 1491 Meal<br>John Richard Stepp</p><p>Chapter 11. Teaching Plant Science in School and Community Settings<br>Lisa Carolina Gonzalez</p><p>Chapter 12. Using Community Resources for Ethnobotany Courses<br>Al Keali‘i Chock</p><p><br>Part IV. Teaching Through Field Experiences</p><p>Chapter 13. Learning in Paradise:  The Role of Botanic Gardens in University Education<br>Bradley C. Bennett</p><p>Chapter 14. Teaching Ethnobotany Through Field Research: A Case Study Integrating Conservation with Tibetan Traditional Ecological Knowledge<br>Jan Salick</p><p>Chapter 15. Excursions in Teaching Plant Science Through the Local Ethnobotany of the Food-Medicine Continuum: Field Trips to Traditional Specialty Food Markets <br>Cedric Barrett Baker and Gokhan Hacisalihoglu</p><p>Chapter 16. Ecosystem Excitement: Using Everyday Items, Projects, Field Trips, and Exotic Images to Connect Students to Plants<br>Maria Fadiman</p><p><br>Part V. Integrating Technology</p><p>Chapter 17. Teaching Ethnobiology Online at a Canadian Distance Learning University<br>Leslie Main Johnson and Janelle Marie Baker</p><p>Chapter 18. Linking Student Skill-Building with Public Outreach and Education<br>Cassandra L. Quave</p>