Place-Based Education
Resources
Books
Bowers, C.A.
(2006). Revitalizing the Commons: Ecultural and Educationa Sites of Resistance
and Affirmation. Lanham, MD:
Lexington Books.
Brooke, Robert (editor).
(2003). Place-Conscious Education and the Teaching of Writing. New York: Teachers College Press.
Caduto, Michael & Bruchac, Joseph. (1994).
Keeper of the Night: Native
American Stories and Nocturnal Activities for Children. Golden, CO: Fulcrum.
Campbell, Meg; Liebowitz, Martin; Mednick, Amy; & Rugen,
Leah. (1998). Guide
for Planning a Learning Expedition: Expeditionary Learning Outward Board. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt.
Center for Ecoliteracy.
(2000). Ecoliteracy: Mapping the Terrain.
Berkeley: Author.
Cornell, Joseph.
(1998). Sharing Nature with Children. Nevada
City, CA: Dawn Publications.
Cushman, Kathleen.
(2010). Fires in the Mind: What Kids Can Tell Us
About Motivation and Mastery. San
Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Dennee, JoAnne & Hand, Julia. (1994).
Exploring the Secrets of the
Meadow-Thicket. Montpelier, VT:
Common Roots Press.
Geiger, E. (no date).
Service learning toolbox: Work
pages and checklists to help you
get started and keep you going. Portland,
OR: Northwest Regional Educational
Laboratory. Available at http:www.nwrel.org/ruraled.learnserve/resources/SL_Toolbox.pdf
Gruenewald, David & Smith, Gregory. (2008)
Place-Based Education in the
Global Age: Local Diversity. New York: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Gutstein, Eric & Peterson, Bob. (2006).
Rethinking Mathematics: Teaching
Social Justice by the Numbers. Milwaukee,
WI: Rethinking Schools.
Hart Roger.
(1997). Children’s participation: The theory and practice of involving young
citizens in community development and environmental care. London: Earthscan Publications/UNICEF.
Hass, Toni & Nachtigal, Paul. (1998).
Place Value. Charleston, WA: Clearinghouse on
Education and Rural School
Johnson, Elaine.
(2002). Contextual Teaching and Learning: What It is and Why It’s Here to
Stay. Thousand Oaks, CA:
Corwin.
Kaye, Catherine.
(2004). The Complete Guide to Service Learning.
Minneapolis: Free Spirit Press.
Louv, Richard.
(2005). Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-deficit
Disorder. Chapel Hill: Algonquin
Books.
Nabhan, Gary & Trimble Stephen. (1994).
The geography of childhood: Why
children need wild places. Boston:
Beacon.
Orion Society.
(1998). Stories in the Land: A Place-Based Environmental Education
Anthology. Great Barrington, MA: Orion
Orr, David.
(1992). Ecological literacy: Education and the Transition to a Postmodern
World. Albany, NY: State University
of New York Press.
Orr, David.
(1994). Earth in Mind: On Education, Environment, and the Human Prospect. Washington
DC: Island Press.
Markham, Thom; Larmer, John; & Ravitz, Jason. (2003).
Project-Based Learning Handbook: A
Guide to Standards-Focused Project Based Learning for Middle and High School
Teachers. Novato, CA: Buck Institute
for Education.
Melaville, Atelia; Berg, Amy; Blank, Martin. (2006).
Community-Based Learning: Engaging
Students for Success and Citizenship. Washington,
DC: Coalition for Community Schools.
Ramsey, J., Hungerford, H.,
& Volk, T. (2005). A technique for analyzing
environmental issues. In H. Hungerford, W. Bluhm, T. Volk, J.
Ramsey
(Editors), Essential readings in environmental
education, pp. 190-195.
Champaign, IL: Stipes
Publishing.
Shelton, Jack.
(2005). Consequential Learning. Montgomery,
AL: NewSouth Press.
Shelton, Rick.
(2002). Write Where You Are: Strategies for Teaching Four Modes of
Writing. Hoover, AL: Minuteman Press
(order additional copies from rshel@bellsouth,net).
Skelding, Mark; Kemple, Martin, & Kiefer, Joseph. (2001).
Living Traditions: A Teacher’s
Guide. Montpelier, VT: Common Roots
Press.
Smith, Gregory & Williams, Dilafruz. (1999).
Ecological Education in Action: On
Weaving Education, Culture, and the Environment. Albany: State University of New York
Press.
Smith, G. & Sobel, D.
(2010). Place- and community-based education in schools. New York: Routledge.
Stone, Michal & Barlow, Zenobia. (2005).
Ecological Literacy: Educating our
Children for a Sustainable World. San
Francisco: Sierra Club Books.
Stone Michael.
(2009). Smart by Nature: Schooling for Sustainability. Healdsburg, CA: Watershed Media.
Sobel, David.
(2004). Place-Based Education: Connecting Classrooms & Communities. Great Barrington, MA: Orion Press.
Theobald, Paul.
(1997) Teaching the Commons:
Place, Pride, and the Renewal of Community.
Boulder, CO: Westview.
Umphrey, Michael.
(2007). The Power of Community-Centered Education: Teaching as a Craft of
Place. Lanham, MD: Rowman &
Littlefield Education.
Websites
Alaska Native
Knowledge Network –Demonstrates ways that place- and community-based education
can be responsive to local cultures - www.ankn.uaf.edu
Clearing Magazine - Provides regular articles about place- and
environmental education efforts in the Pacific Northwest as well as a blog
about place-based education - www.clearingmagazine.org
Community Works
Journal – Great source of articles about service and place-conscious learning - http://www.vermontcommunityworks.org/cwjonline/index.html
Eric Digest – This short article includes an additional list
of resources for place- and community-based education - http://www.ericdigests.org/2001-3/place.htm
North Coast Rural
Challenge Network – Curriculum examples from former Rural Challenge Site - http://www.ncrcn.org/home.html
Place-based Education Evaluation Collaborative (PEEC) – This
group is engaged in multiple research activities with regard to place- and
community-based education. Reports
include detailed description of whole-school reform efforts - http://www.peecworks.org/index
Promise of Place – This group plays an active role in
sponsoring place-based education in New England and elsewhere - http://www.promiseofplace.org/
Rural School and Community Trust – Largest national
supporter of place- and community-based education. Articles located here provide rationale for
this approach to curriculum development plus examples from sites across the
country - http://www.ruraledu.org
Service Learning – A clearing house for information on
service learning – http://www.servicelearning.org
Sustainability and Place-Based Education Web Resource Guide
– This site features hundreds of links to other organizations that are involved
in curriculum design related to sustainability and place. It is based in the State of Washington and
includes information about the Pacific Northwest in general- http://wcesocialstudieseducation.wikispaces.com/Sustainability+and+Place-based+Education+Web+Resource+Guide
State Environment and Education Roundtable – SEER supports
an approach to teaching and learning called “Using the Environment as an
Integrating Context” – Site has links to additional research studies - http://www.seer.org/
Vermont Rural Partnership
– Another Rural Challenge site that includes a collection of lesson and
unit plans that could be used as models - http://www.vermontruralpartnership.org/
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