Place-Based Education and Ethnomathematics
Teton Science Schools’ Field Education Instructor Alex Sivitskis coauthored a study about place-based education and ethnomathematics titled: “Place-Based Approach to the Praxis of Ethnomathematics Education: Investigating Woven Bamboo Doko of Southern Bhutan.”
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Community is Key to Rural Teachers’ Success: Wyoming’s New Rural Teacher Corps
By definition, rural schools are “located in remote geographical locations where the distance to an urban city is over 100 miles” (Campo Ringler and Jones). That means almost all school districts in the state of Wyoming are classified as rural schools. …
From Jackson, Wyoming to Kampala, Uganda: Place-Based Education for Adults
When we think about place-based education (PBE), our minds often go first to children. That is, our Pre-K to 12th grade students, classrooms, and communities in which we live.
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Dr. Jane Goodall receives the 2022 Murie Spirit of Conservation Award: The Future is in Our Children’s Hands
At age 88, Dr. Jane Goodall has lived a full life. Best known for her groundbreaking research of wild chimpanzees that spanned six decades, Dr. Goodall’s work has changed our understanding of our own humanity. …
Teton Science Schools To Host Public Speaker Series Featuring Educator And Mathematician Paul Zeitz
MOOSE, Wyo. – Teton Science Schools is pleased to welcome author, educator, and self-proclaimed math “evangelist” Paul Zeitz as the first speaker in its 2022-2023 speaker series.
In a presentation titled “Mathematics is Art,” Zeitz will explain, …
Place Network Dispatch: Yurts Foster Local to Global Connections
Morristown, Vermont is home to one of the schools in the Place Network: Mountain River School. The school recently moved to a new campus complete with yurts! The experience spurred a project for students to discover the history of yurts and their connection to their local environment. …
Mountain Academy Students Learn About Community Through Local Nonprofits
Our friends at the Community Foundation of Teton Valley are once again putting on the Tin Cup Challenge in Teton Valley. “One of the most innovative charitable fundraisers in the nation, the Tin Cup Challenge is also one of the most successful. …
Student Guest Blog “I am a Rural Student”
The Unique Rural Student Experiences of Mountain Academy Students
Jackson, Wyoming is home to one of the two campuses of Mountain Academy. Two of our students reported on local celebrity grizzly bear 399 and her cubs as they navigated Teton Valley and our very own campus this last school year. …
Student Guest Blog “CRISPR: The Biotechnology Which Took The World by Storm”
How might we be more aware of how genetics and genetic engineering affect our lives?
In the spring of 2022, 8th grade science students at Mountain Academy of Teton Science Schools studied genetics and genetic engineering. …
Place Network Dispatch: Forest Rehabilitation Student Project
Forest Rehabilitation and Education Lead
by Fairview Elementary 5th Graders
Columbia, Missouri is home to one of the schools in the Place Network: Fairview Elementary. The fifth graders have been working to improve the environment around their school for years, …
