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Why use place-based education in your school?
1. Place-based education can help educators become more excited and collaborative in their professional practice, and more likely to use local resources for teaching and learning.. 2.. Place-based education can actively shape and become embedded in a school’s culture and identity. 3. Place-based education can help boost student academic achievement. 4. Place-based education can help engage students in their community and connect communities to their schools. “Why use place-based education in your school?” Promise of Place. 2008. 19 Oct. 2008. .
Student Achievement
Teacher Change
Students participating in place-based education often show more enthusiasm for learning because it is more relevant to their daily lives, their home, and their community. Students often exhibit:: * Higher scores on standardized measures of academic achievement (reading, writing, math, science, social studies, GPA) *Improved behavior in class, greater pride and ownership in their accomplishments; increase in self-esteem, conflict resolution, problem solving * Higher-level thinking skills. “Why it Matters: Research & Evaluation” Promise of Place. 2008. 19 Oct. 2008. .
Teachers who practice place-based education: *Become more excited and motivated to develop curriculum, are more likely to use local resources for teaching and learning, and are more engaged with students *Collaborate more effectively with other educators *Experience professional growth and show greater desire to take additional place-based education training. “Why it Matters: Research & Evaluation” Promise of Place. 2008. 19 Oct. 2008. .
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Stadarized Testing Results of Schools who use PBE education in your school?
1. Math and Reading scores improved. 2. Students learned to do science rather than just learn about science. 3. Classroom discipline problems declined. 4. Every student had the opportunity to learn at a higher level. (Numerous teachers in Kentucky indicated that students previously performing at low academic levels came alive when introduced to an environment- based education) - - - - -(Sobel 28)
