Bringing School to Life
eBook - PDF

Bringing School to Life

Place-Based Education Across the Curriculum

  1. 201 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Bringing School to Life

Place-Based Education Across the Curriculum

About this book

Place-based education is on the rise. Tired of "teaching to the test," educators are looking for authentic ways to connect their curriculum to real life. The place-based approach brings students into their communities to learn necessary content and skills by working to meet the needs of local agencies and organizations. Students are more engaged because they know they are doing real work, teachers are reinvigorated by creating exciting learning opportunities, and the school takes on a more active role in the community. At the heart of this process is the place itself: the land, the history, and the culture.

Bringing School to Life: Place-Based Education across the Curriculum by Sarah Anderson offers insights into how to build a program across the K-8 grades. Anderson addresses key elements such as mapping, local history, citizen science, integrated curricula, and more. Additionally, Anderson suggests strategies for building community partnerships and implementation for primary grades. This book goes beyond theory to give concrete examples and advice in how to make place-based education a real educational option in any school.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Foreword
  3. Preface
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Chapter 1. What Is Place-Based Education and Why Do We Need It Now?
  6. Chapter 2. Mapping
  7. Chapter 3. Community Science
  8. Chapter 4. Making History Local and Relevant
  9. Chapter 5. Authentic Integration: Addressing Core Content through Place-Based Projects
  10. Chapter 6. The Civic Classroom
  11. Chapter 7. Partnerships as Opportunity: Natural Segues into Learning
  12. Chapter 8. Empathy, Play, and Place-Based Education in the Primary Grades
  13. Chapter 9. Middle School: Conflict, Service, and Active Citizenship
  14. Chapter 10. Implementing Place-Based Education: Crucial Questions
  15. About the Author