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No More Robots: Building Kids' Character, Competence, and Sense of Place
Bob Coulter
(Author)
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Constance Russell
(Illustrated by)
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Justin Dillon
(Illustrated by)
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Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
· Hardcover
No More Robots: Building Kids' Character, Competence, and Sense of Place - Dillon, Justin ; Russell, Constance ; Coulter, Bob
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Synopsis "No More Robots: Building Kids' Character, Competence, and Sense of Place"
This book was named a 2015 Choice magazine Outstanding Academic Title. Place-based education offers a compelling opportunity to engage students in the life of their community. More than just taking a field trip, participants in a place-based project make sustained efforts to make a difference and learn basic skills along the way. Academic concepts come to life as real-world problems are investigated from a local angle. Even global issues can be connected to the community, such as the high school in Missouri that linked local land-use choices to the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico. For teachers, place-based projects offer a chance for professional revitalization as they orchestrate complex and meaningful learning environments that go well beyond scripted curriculum mandates. Both teachers and students benefit from a new level of agency as they take ownership of their work. Drawing on his own experience as a teacher and more than a decade of work supporting teachers in crafting their own projects, the author outlines the many benefits of place-based education and describes the challenges that must be overcome if we are to realize its potential.
