This book explains the purpose and nature of place- and community-based education and provides multiple examples of its practice. The detailed descriptions of learning experiences set both within and beyond the classroom will help readers begin the process of advocating for or incorporating local content and experiences into their schools.
This book explains the purpose and nature of place- and community-based education and provides multiple examples of its practice. The detailed descriptions of learning experiences set both within and beyond the classroom will help readers begin the process of advocating for or incorporating local content and experiences into their schools.
Gregory Smith is Professor in the Graduate School of Education and Counseling at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon. He speaks nationally and internationally about place- and community-based education and is involved with efforts in schools in the Pacific Northwest to adopt this approach to teaching and learning. David Sobel is Director of Teacher Certification Programs in the Education Department of Antioch University New England in Keene, NH. He consults and speaks widely on developmentally appropriate teaching, environmental education, and parenting with nature.
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Preface Acknowledgements 1. Young Achievers Science and Mathematics Pilot School 2 Place- and Community-based Education: Definitions and Antecedents 3 Why Worry about the Local in the Era of New Child Left Behind: A Rationale for Place- and Community-based Education 4 Place- and Community-based Education in Practice: Starting with Local Knowledge and Issues 5 Place- and Community-based Education in Practice: Knowledge and Issues 6 Impact on Academic Achievement 7 Striving for More than Test Scores 8 Collaborating with Community Partners (by Delia Clark) 9 Leaders as Gardeners: Creating Space for Place- and Community-based Education 10 No School is an Island - Except on the Coast of Maine 11 Changing Schools to Embrace the Local
Preface Acknowledgements 1. Young Achievers Science and Mathematics Pilot School 2 Place- and Community-based Education: Definitions and Antecedents 3 Why Worry about the Local in the Era of New Child Left Behind: A Rationale for Place- and Community-based Education 4 Place- and Community-based Education in Practice: Starting with Local Knowledge and Issues 5 Place- and Community-based Education in Practice: Knowledge and Issues 6 Impact on Academic Achievement 7 Striving for More than Test Scores 8 Collaborating with Community Partners (by Delia Clark) 9 Leaders as Gardeners: Creating Space for Place- and Community-based Education 10 No School is an Island - Except on the Coast of Maine 11 Changing Schools to Embrace the Local
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