Place-Based Education Anchors Learning in the Community
David Ross explains how in Place-Based Education the nature of a place determines the culture of the classroom to an extraordinary degree.
Getting Smart Podcast | Implementing Place-Based Education
The second podcast in our Place-Based Education campaign shares the perspectives of the teachers, leaders and learners at Teton Science Schools, with advice on how to implement PBE in your classroom, school, campus and community.
Book Review: The Power of Place
A review of “The Power of Place,” a book describing how schools in diverse contexts have adopted place-based programs as a way to better engage students.
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.
Getting Smart Podcast | Improving Learner Experience: Agency, Community, Challenge
Nate McClennen of Teton Science Schools and Neva Geisler of student-led One Stone school take you on a walking tour of downtown Boise while discussing place-based education, learner experience and the power of community connections.
Network of Place-Based Community-Connected Rural Schools Receive Grant to Expand
Small community-connected schools sharing resources in networks & leveraging local learning opportunities may be the solution to the rural education decline.
Podcast: Francisco Guajardo on the Language of Place
In this week’s podcast, Tom is speaking with Dr. Francisco Gaujardo. Francisco is a leading voice in bilingual, biliterate, and bicultural education and a noted expert in 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.
Podcast: Rebecca Parks on Learning and Exploring through Nature and Science
Kearney School District Superintendent Dr. Nicely, and R. Parks of Southview Elementary and LENS talk about learning through nature and science.
The Story of Transforming A System: Spring Grove Schools
By: Gina Meinertz. Globally, school systems are in need of shifting power, practices, and tradition to a more student-centered learning model.
