Place-Based Learning: Connecting Inquiry, Community, and Culture (Seven place-based learning design principles to promote equity for all students)

by Micki Evans, Charity Marcella Moran, Erin Sanchez

Overview

Understand the impact a sense of place has on education, culture, and community. The authors share seven place-based learning design principles to help educators implement projects smoothly, from start to finish. With their project-planning tools and community asset map, teachers, school coaches, and leaders will be equipped to empower students and promote equity for all.

Grades 4–12 teachers, Iinstructional designers and school leaders will:

• Learn the seven place-based learning design principles and apply them
• Understand what role maps and countermapping have in establishing a sense of place and how to map community’s assets
• Build meaningful community partnerships with students using collaborative projects
• Empower students to confront inequitable societal structures
• Reflect on key takeaways and consider chapter-ending questions to further their place-based learning practice

Contents:

Foreword by Lisa Delpit

Introduction

Part One: Understand Place-Based Learning Design Principles

Chapter 1: Elevate Ways of Knowing

Chapter 2: Facilitate Purpose-Driven Inquiry

Chapter 3: Build Authentic Community Partnerships

Chapter 4: Empower Student Ownership

Chapter 5: Engage in Feedback, Revision, and Reflection

Chapter 6: Create an Authentic Community Product

Chapter 7: Embed Culture in Teaching and Learning

Part Two: Designing Place-Based Journeys

Chapter 8: Liberate Teaching Practices and Decolonize Curricula

Chapter 9: Unpack Biases and Assumptions and Uncover Community Assets

Chapter 10: Pathways to Liberatory and Decolonized Assessment Practices

Chapter 11: Plan Place-Based Learning Projects

Part 3: Supporting and Sustaining PBL Implementation With an Equity Lens

Chapter 12: Sustain Place-Based Learning Through the Practitioner’s Round

Chapter 13: Dismantle the Barriers to Place-Based Learning

Chapter 14: Monitor and Assess the Efficacy of Place-Based Learning and Build Capacity

Epilogue

Appendix

References and Resources

Index

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781954631823
Publisher:	Solution Tree Press
Publication date:	06/11/2024
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	312
File size:	18 MB
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What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“Rich with examples and stories, Place-Based Learning invites readers to consider their curriculum from multiple perspectives and to adopt practices that allow our students to see the world—and themselves—in a more honest and nuanced way. The authors share a guiding belief in the importance of tying our curriculum to place, in providing pathways for action and community connectedness, and in the urgency of elevating Black, Brown and Indigenous narratives and ways of knowing. They offer practical tools and strategies so readers can plan, implement, and evaluate their own place-based learning experiences, and they provide the rationale for a more culturally diverse, community-connected form of education that all students deserve.”

--Jennifer D. Klein, speaker, facilitator, and coach; author, The Global Education Guidebook; coauthor, The Landscape Model of Learning

“Place-Based Learning is a magnificent exploration of the way we think about educating our youth through lessons that are familiar and relevant. As a Native Hawaiian teaching artist, I appreciate the step-by-step breakdown of how to customize an educational journey that empowers our students to take full ownership of their learning, developing the next generation of leaders who are firmly rooted in who they are in their communities and in this world.”

--Kealoha Wong, first poet laureate emeritus of Hawaiʻi

“How can educators design learning experiences that honor what students know, address authentic challenges, and promote social justice? Place-Based Learning assures us that such powerful opportunities are within every teacher’s reach and, indeed, in every student’s best interest. Micki Evans, Charity Marcella Moran, and Erin Sanchez—a powerhouse team with nearly a century of collective wisdom, practical experience, and commitment to equity—are trustworthy guides to help you on your journey.”

--Suzie Boss, project-based learning advocate and author

“Place-Based Learning shows how a strong classroom community can profoundly enrich school culture and empower student learning. It brings a shift to my practice, offering me guidance on ways to take my outreach beyond the basics of what educators typically do. The insights, and spaces to work within the book, provide opportunities to elevate your teaching and grow your impact. This book is a must-read for any educator seeking to cultivate a transformative educational experience through placed-based learning!”

--Andre Daughty, speaker and educational presenter