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The practical enactment of Adventure Learning: Where will you AL@?

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The Adventure Learning (AL) approach to designing and implementing learning experiences has great potential for practitioners. This manuscript delineates the practical enactment of AL to support the K-12 community, teacher educators, and residential environmental science program providers in the conceptualization and delivery of their own AL expeditions. AL@ is the coupling of the AL approach and place-based education principles. AL@ highlights connections and relationships to place that empower students and teachers to explore the question, “where will you AL@?” This manuscript shares valuable lessons learned as a result of multiple AL pilot expeditions that highlight local spaces. In addition, next steps are explored that further situate the AL@ approach into existing curricular structures.

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    Brant G. Miller, R. Justin Hougham & Karla Bradley Eitel

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Miller, B.G., Hougham, R.J. & Eitel, K.B. The practical enactment of Adventure Learning: Where will you AL@?. TECHTRENDS TECH TRENDS 57, 28–33 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-013-0674-9

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