247 - The Power of Place with Tom Vander Ark, Dr. Emily Liebtag, and Nate McClennen

<p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">This week on the podcast, join Tom Vander Ark, Dr. Emily Liebtag, and Nate McClennen as they discuss their newly published book, <em>The Power of Place: Authentic Learning Through Place-Based Education</em>! They speak about the main themes they cover, the experiences and examples they share throughout it, and the defining principles of place-based education.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">As a refresher, Emily Liebtag is the recently appointed CEO of Boundless, an organization dedicated to highlighting innovations in education. And Nate McClennen is the Vice President of Education and Innovation at Teton Science Schools where he focuses his time on how to scale the impact of place-based education through technology, innovation, design learning, rural education, and school networks. (And you already know Tom Vander Ark, the CEO of Getting Smart, if you listen to this podcast!)<br /> <br /> Join today’s conversation as the three of them speak about writing, place-based education, and their new book, <em>The Power of Place</em>.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"><strong>Key Takeaways:</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">[:13] About today’s episode.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">[1:03] Tom welcomes Emily and Nate on to the podcast.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">[1:42] Emily shares one of her favorite place-based education moments from the last several weeks.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">[4:04] Nate also shares a recent favorite place-based education moment that comes to mind for him.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">[6:06] Tom shares his enthusiasm about Crosstown High centered in Crosstown Concourse in Memphis, Texas.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">[7:38] When did Emily learn about Crosstown High and the benefits it brings to students.</span></p