The Power of a Place: Local to Global Learning

Look around you. Chances are, you live and work in a place surrounded by learning opportunities. Where does your food come from in your community? What does the infrastructure of your city, town, or village look like? Whether you live in a city, suburban area, or rural region - there are opportunities to teach your students about agriculture, infrastructure, and more. In preparing our students for future challenges, we need not look any further than our own backyard. What local learning opportunities surround you? With whom can you partner in your local community? How might you connect solutions to local challenges with solutions to global challenges? For an outstanding example of place-based education, check out Teton Science Schools and this article from Getting Smart. Finally, check out the December edition of the #PitchThisEDU (mini) Newsletter - with 3 opportunities related to place-based education. For more information, read David Sobel's - Place-Based Education!