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Muddy Creek Charter School A Place-Based, Project-Based, Multiage Elementary School Place-Based Education Place-based education immerses students in local heritage, culture, landscapes, opportunities, and experiences as a foundation for the study of language arts, mathematics, social studies, science, and other subjects. Place-Based Education Teachers and students use the schoolyard, community, public lands, and other special places as resources, turning communities into classrooms. Place-Based Education • fosters students’ connection to place • creates partnerships between schools and communities • boosts student achievement • helps students learn to take care of the world by understanding where they live, and taking action in their own backyards and communities. Project-Based Learning Moves away from classroom practices of short, isolated, teacher-centered lessons. Emphasizes learning activities that are long-term, interdisciplinary, studentcentered, and integrated with real world issues. The Three Phases of a Project Phase 1 deciding on general topic to be investigated, checking prior knowledge, developing questions, making predictions, planning for study Phase 2 collecting data to answer questions (surveys, interviews, site visits, research) Phase 3 examine, reflect, and present what has been discovered during investigation Project-Based Learning Components • curricular content - standards-based, supports content learning in both process and product • multimedia - use various technologies in planning, development and presentation • student direction - maximize student decision-making Project-Based Learning Components • collaboration - among students, student/teacher, students and community • real-world connection - relevant to students • extended time frame - opportunities to plan, revise, and reflect on learning Multiage Classrooms • modeling for youngers • natural development of leadership skills • empathy and kindness • more like the real world • increase collaboration, decrease competition • learning is more continuous • differentiated instruction • focus on the whole child • improved social skills • deeper relationships help build confidence and security Two kindergarten students crack nuts collected as part of a study of trees and what they drop. Kinders Members of the 3/4/5 class create a cooperative mural as part of their Animals of the Corvallis Area project. 3/4/5