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The PBE Video Series offers a NO COST, self-paced, online professional development opportunity for educators and a set of resources for anyone interested in learning about place-based education.
Discovering PLACE Place-based Education (PBE) Video Series
Discovering PLACE Place-based Education (PBE) Video Series
The video series “...provides a broader interpretation of place-based education along with practical examples.” It was made possible thanks to a grant from the Saginaw Bay Watershed Initiative Network (WIN) and the Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative and is coordinated through the Office of Engaged Learning and the Office of Online and Digital Learning at the University of Michigan-Flint.
Two options allow viewers the choice to accessing the PBE Video Series as professional development offering to receive SCECHs (Option 1) or to view the series without credit (Option 2). To see an introduction to place-based education, view this short clip featuring segments from Video 1 and Video 7 of the PBE Video Series.
Option 1: Complete the video series as a professional development opportunity to receive State Continuing Education Clock Hours (SCECH) from the Michigan Department of Education
Teachers are able to complete the PBE Video Series at no cost to receive 4.0 State Continuing Education Clock Hours (SCECHs) through the Michigan Department of Education. This option is also available for individuals that do not require SCECHs but who would like to officially demonstrate that they viewed and completed the Place-based Education (PBE) Video Series.
Choose this option to:
Receive 4.0 State Continuing Education Clock Hours (SCECHs) through the Michigan Department of Education (MDE)
Obtain a certificate of completion
Directions on how to register to complete the PBE Video Series for SCECHs.
*** This option is not currently available as we transition to a new platform for online learning. It is anticipated that the PBE Video Series will again be offered at no cost for SCECHs credit in 2024. ***
Option 2: Watch the video series without credit
Choose this option if:
If you would like to view all of part of the Place-based Education (PBE) Video Series, but do NOT want to receive for SCECHs or do not need track completion
The PBE Video Series is available to view on VIMEO
PBE Video Series Topics and Presenters
PBE Video Series Topics and Presenters
Principles of Place-Based Education (PBE) (24.30) with David Sobel, Jon Yoder, and Chris Heeter
Building School-Community Partnerships (35.2) with Mona Munroe-Younis, M’Lis Bartlett, Matthew Washington, and Jon Yoder
Place-Based Education and Sustainable Communities (31.54) with Jon Yoder and Matthew Washington
Designing Place-Based Education Projects and Activities (2-part segment)
Designing PBE Projects through Community Mapping (20.30) with Brian Willingham
Designing PBE Projects with Student Voice and Choice, and the Earth Force Process (23.03) with Ashley Miller-Helmholdt, David Sobel, and Jon Yoder
Authentic Assessment of Student Achievement (31.07) with Rebecca Nielsen and Jon Yoder
Working Outdoors with Students (21.05) with Katherine Hollins, Matthew Washington, and Jon Yoder
Connecting Place-Based Education to Curriculum Standards (20.36) with Rebecca Nielsen, Jon Yoder, and David Sobel
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