Place Based Education
Place Based Education
Place-Based Education (PBE) is anytime, anywhere learning that leverages the power of place, and learning space – not just the power of technology – to personalize learning. We’ve recently released a new book, The Power of Place: Authentic Learning Through Place-Based Education, which focuses on how PBE is an immersive learning experience that “places students in local heritage, cultures, landscapes, opportunities and experiences, using these as a foundation for the study of language arts, mathematics, social studies, science and other subjects across the curriculum.” PBE is also a natural complement to Personalized and Project-Based Learning, providing a way to connect these efforts to students’ local environment for engaging learning that leads to more engaged citizens.
Place Based Education
Town Hall Recap: Every Place is a Place
On this monthly town hall, we went long on place-based education and the ways in which it is a powerful tool for building community and inquiry. We also discussed the ways in which community-connected projects are an outstanding way to continue learning through the summer and beyond.
Place Based Education
TOPOnexus: Bringing Back Wonder and Whoa!
Getting learners out the door to explore their own “backyard” can be a powerful first step in creating community change. Wonder, whoa and the Arc of Action can be used as tools to shift from a checklist to a learner-centered approach.
Difference Making
Dive Into a Virtual Ocean and Three Other Ways Young People Can Experience the Wonder of the World This Earth Day
Chief Education Officer of National Geographic, Vicki Phillips, explores the ways to engage with the planet from wherever you are this Earth Day.
Personalized Learning
Strategies and Considerations When Designing for Summer Learning
There are abundant summer learning opportunities. Alongside Katie Martin, we highlight some of the most compelling and interesting options.
Place Based Education
Connecting Classroom and Community: 7 Strategies to Try (even virtually)
By: Kyle Conley. As students return to learning this fall, this is the time to lean into the challenges of delivering deeper learning remotely. Here are seven strategies educators can try to build critical connections for students with their classrooms and communities.
Place Based Education
Creating Connections Across Slate Valley for the Common Good
By: Casey O’Meara. The Slate Valley Unified Union School District applies community-focused experiential teaching and facilitation methods to better support deeper learning for its students.
Difference Making
We Can Never Repay The Earth, But We Can Try
This Earth Day, we're reflecting on our duty to the planet: to experience it to its fullest and to face the largest issue of our time head-on.
Place Based Education
Edible School Yard: A Place to Influence Interdisciplinary Skills
The Environmental Charter School takes students outside of the classroom to discover local learning and cross-disciplinary applications in the school’s Edible Schoolyard (ESY). Students not only learn how to garden and cook, but they also draw connections to real world issues and current studies.
Difference Making
Oaklore: A Student Podcast About Difference Making in Oakland
Students in Oakland have launched Oaklore, a student podcast focused on highlighting Oakland's changemakers and cross-generational storytelling.
Place Based Education
The Power of Place
“The Power of Place” describes how schools have adopted place-based programs as a way to better engage students and the idea of community as the classroom is more relevant today than ever before.