Place Based Education
Place-Based Education
Personalized Learning
Parenting, Learning and The Power of Place
My husband and I recently decided to put the “4 I’s” of Smart Parents into practice during this year's family vacation. Here’s what we learned about parenting and the power of place while exploring and adventuring with our daughters.
Uncategorized
8 Campaigns Illuminating the Path Forward
The Getting Smart team studies innovations in learning to understand the path forward and then constructs advocacy campaigns to inform and inspire action. Here are eight of our recent, current and planned thought leadership campaigns.
Place Based Education
Expanding & Enriching Relationships in Place-Based Education
By: Gillian Judson. In place-based education, the importance of relationships in education is taken to a whole new level. Here are three guiding principles for maximizing the creation of all relationships and, by extension, the learning of all students.
EdTech
Five Tips for Testing the Place-Based Education Waters
By: Jennifer Pieratt. The open-endedness of planning Place-Based Education can quickly go from exhilarating to overwhelming, so here are five tips to help teachers just dip their toe in the deeper learning pool.
Leadership
20 Schools and Networks That Educate With A Sense of Place
An illustrative list of 20 U.S. schools implementing Place-Based Education by taking advantage of local geography to create authentic, meaningful and engaging personalized learning for students.
Leadership
Place-Based Professional Learning in the New Tech Network
By: Julia McBride. Many recognize the power of place-based for students, but what about creating these types of professional learning opportunities for teachers?
Leadership
Project-Based and Place-Based Learning in New Tech Schools
By: Julie McBride. Here are two examples of how New Tech Network schools often engage in project-based and place-based learning experiences that leverage partnerships and community assets for authentic and meaningful student learning.
Personalized Learning
Genius Loci: Place-Based Education & Why It Matters
Place-Based Education (PBE) is a learning approach that utilizes geography to create authentic, meaningful and engaging personalized learning for students. We have set out on a journey to learn more about what it is, why it works and who is doing it.
Personalized Learning
9 Ideas for Combatting Boredom in School (and Why Being Bored May Not Be All Bad)
I recently asked friends and educators: What’s the opposite of boredom? What are ways we can combat boredom? And finally, should we? Here are the nine responses, takeaways and helpful tips I received.
EdTech
EdTech 10: Measure Twice, Learn Once
This week's EdTech 10 includes stories on the importance of measuring learning as well as examples of the many different types of learning that can be measured.