Running in place, remember that tedious calisthenic? On some level you recognized the activity was good for you, but you would much prefer running around instead? I feel that way about learning. I can sit at my computer for hours on end GoOgling and yet it is so much more satisfying to go somePLACE and learn. Are you learning in place? Tell me about your learning in place projects and how they fit into your school day.
If you had the curriculum and the technology tools to manage student service learning projects in far-away places, would your school offer credit? Are you, or some school you know about, already awarding place-based learning credit? Help me discover and learn all about you!
My project this week is to discover if there are any groups of students who, for some significant chunk of time, spend more time learning and earning credit outside of a classroom than inside.
