At its heart, a place-based approach is built on a simple principle: The people who live closest to a problem are also ...

What is Place-based Learning? Place-based learning is an instructional approach that focuses on developing student’s sense of place and learning through exploring their environment. Thus, most ...

Much of my time over the past year has been invested in meeting with agencies and brands to understand their needs, and also their perception and mindset about digital place-based media. Early on in ...

Place-based media is ubiquitous. You see it in health clubs, food courts, airports, gas stations and many other out-of-home locations across the country. But according to agency executives, the ...

I wrote last week about the Rural Schools Partnership, which is an initiative dedicated in part to encouraging placed-based education. A recent article by the University of Virginia’s Amy Azano in the ...

Place-based learning can benefit impoverished, rural schools by helping students and teachers look at their communities in new ways and giving lessons more real-world connections and impact, rural ...

Tucked into the southwest corner of the Navajo Nation, Arizona’s STAR School is a charter school that knows its place—literally. The school is completely “off the grid,” powered by solar panels and ...

The Swinomish People have long standing traditions of protecting, honoring, and thanking Mother Earth for the gifts that nourish our people. The culture of the Tribe is intrinsically tied to the ...

Where people live in the United States is often a key determinant of their economic outcomes. This is evident when you consider the disparities that exist between counties. In our research, we found ...