School of Teacher Education

Join us for a trip into School in the Park, where
teachers and museum personnel created a learning environment in which teaching, standards, and accountability are aligned with the rich experiences
of the 10 world-famous Balboa Park museums in
San Diego, California. Conceived by Sol Price, a
visionary businessman and philanthropist, School in the Park is a collaboration among Price Charities, San Diego State University, San Diego City Schools, and the San Diego Educational Association.

Come into the world of School in the Park and discover....

What is School in the Park? (1st segment)
How do the program, museums and curriculum standards interact?
(2nd segment)
How are children benefiting from the School in the Park experience?
(3rd segment)
Movies are in Quicktime format. Click here for free download

If you wish to adjust the size of the video screen, you can right click on your mouse on the links above and save these video files to your computer. You can then expand the size of the screen by dragging one of the corners.

For additional information on School in the Park, read Challenging the Classroom
Standard Through Museum-Based Education: School in the Park (Eds. Pumpian,
Fisher, Wachowiak, 2006). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Thanks to Price Charities for its generous permission to show the School in
the Park video and to Ann Bossler for facilitating the process.

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