Sharon Laidlaw on The Place Network
Key Points
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The Place Network is rooted in Ecology, Culture and Economy.
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It’s critical that we teach young people to think about their role in both the local and the global community.
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On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast Nate McClennen is joined by Sharon Laidlaw, Director of Place Network at Teton Science Schools, to discuss place-based education, a movement that was articulated in the 1990’s and now has become a centerpiece of education innovation everywhere.
This movement is rekindling purposeful and agency filled learning experiences for young people. And while not explicitly named as place-based, these learning experiences that are unbundled, project-based, and real-world grounded in the tools of competencies and personalized approaches ALL fit within the place-based paradigm – using learning to engage the real world around real experiences and challenges – and this approach teaches critical skills that are a priority for an increasingly disconnected and complicated world.
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