Environmental Learning w/Skylar Primm

Skylar is a co-lead teacher and advisor at High Marq Environmental Charter School, the treasurer for Wisconsin Association for Environmental Education, and a fellow of the Greater Madison Writing Project. His teaching practice is grounded in Project-Based Learning that allows education to be used as a tool to connect youth with their community and become environmentally conscious citizens.

Skylar Primm is a co-lead teacher and advisor at High Marq Environmental Charter School, the treasurer for Wisconsin Association for Environmental Education, and a fellow of the Greater Madison Writing Project. His teaching practice is grounded in project-based learning that connects youth with their community and helps them to become environmentally conscious citizens.

In this episode of TG2Cast Skylar and I discuss how project-based and environmental learning create authentic learning experiences for students.

Topics include:

• What is environmental education and how does it fit with project-based learning?

• How parents and students perceive project-based learning.

• Why project-based learning and gradeless pedagogy go hand in hand.

Resources:

• Skylar’s Blog on Medium

• PBL Works Website

• North American Association for Environmental Education

• Green Schools National Network