Module 2 CommunityBased Education Jennifer Wheeler Graduate Assistant

Module 2: Community-Based Education Jennifer Wheeler Graduate Assistant Neil Knobloch Assistant Professor

Learning Objectives • • Identify ________ Define _________ Explain ________ Discuss ________

Key Terms & Concepts • DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD LIST THE KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS THEY SHOULD LEARN IN THIS MODULE?

Community-Based Education • Also called place-based education • Uses local cultural, historical, and/or natural resources to teach K-12 • Learning based in the uniqueness of the particular place • Community = context • DO YOU HAVE A DEFINITION?

Why is local context important? • Brings learning to life • Allows youth to develop a sense of civic duty and responsibility to become active citizens • Helps youth learn how to deal with real-life situations, in a safe learning environment

Principles of Place-based Learning • Collaboration of school and community • Academic work contributes to place where students live • Schools mimic democratic values they wish to instill • Decision-making about education is decided by experts within and outside of the school • All participants review each other’s performance using multiple measures • School and community support students, teachers, and mentors in these roles

Examples of Placed-Based Learning • WE SHOULD HAVE A FEW EXAMPLES TO HELP SHOW WHAT THIS IS

Does place-based learning work? • Positive effects on student learning • Positive effects on cognitive and social development • Positive effects on environmental stewardship • Positive effects on well-being and safety JENNIFER WE NEED REFERENCES

Conclusions • Place-based or community-based learning uses the local context to create learning opportunities for youth K-12 • Context brings learning to life • Collaboration on academic work, service work, and evaluation occurs between members of the school and the community • Place-based learning has shown several positive effects among youth

Review Questions • WE SHOULD INSERT SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO ANSWER (THIS SHOULD HELP THEM PREPARE FOR THE QUIZ AND WRITING THE PAPER)

References • _______ JENNIFER, WE SHOULD CITE REFERENCES THROUGHOUT THE MODULE AND THEN LIST THEM ALL ON THIS REFERENCE SLIDE.