Beschreibung
This book was named a 2015 Choice magazine Outstanding Academic Title. Placebased education offers a compelling opportunity to engage students in the life of their community. More than just taking a field trip, participants in a placebased project make sustained efforts to make a difference and learn basic skills along the way. Academic concepts come to life as realworld problems are investigated from a local angle. Even global issues can be connected to the community, such as the high school in Missouri that linked local landuse choices to the «dead zone» in the Gulf of Mexico. For teachers, placebased projects offer a chance for professional revitalization as they orchestrate complex and meaningful learning environments that go well beyond scripted curriculum mandates. Both teachers and students benefit from a new level of agency as they take ownership of their work. Drawing on his own experience as a teacher and more than a decade of work supporting teachers in crafting their own projects, the author outlines the many benefits of placebased education and describes the challenges that must be overcome if we are to realize its potential.
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