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