CAMBIUM

cambium (n.) The cellular growth tissue of trees and other woody plants. From medieval Latin, ‘change, exchange.’

It is in this latter sense of exchange or transfer that the Arbor Center for Teaching formerly published Cambium, a quarterly journal of teaching and learning. Innovative K-8 lessons in mathematics, humanities, writing, literacy, science, and the arts fill its pages, and some issues address character education, community building, curricular design, or other broad topics of importance in progressive education.

All back issues of Cambium are available to read and download below.  We welcome comment an any and all of the topics raised in its pages. To begin a dialogue with us about something you have read in Cambium, please email us at act@arborschool.org.

Please use the links below to download PDFs of back issues of Cambium:

Math & Science

• Base Ten and Beyond

• Backyard Science

• Points of Entry: Dot Array

• Evidence in Action: Rock Labs, Scientific Conclusions

• Ancient Geometry

Literacy, Arts, & Social Studies

• Mapping

• Hallowing the Word

• Writing to Learn

• Arts as Core Content: “The Golden Apple,” Brain Box, Principles of Portraiture, African Portraits

• A Literate Life: Summer Reading Lists

• Tinker, Tailor, Make & Try

• Everyday Arts

Pedagogy & Curricular Design

• Harnessing Choice

• Real Work, Real Risk, Real Reward

• Reason to Play

• Assessment

• Aiming High

• Big Ideas for Curious Minds

• Independent Inquiry

• Mutual Benefit

Character & Community

• Community and Stewardship

• Home to School: How to Make an Arbor Mouse

• Winters Come and Winters Go