education starts in the community.

It’s cliché to say it takes a village to raise a child – but it’s also true. Many people are invested in a student’s education. Often, they work in isolation. Researchers suggest teaching practices. Politicians set policy. Principals formulate institutional goals. Teachers plan and execute lessons. Parents guide, love, and support. Friends and family offer help along the way.
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If the people involved in raising a child don’t work together, where is the village? If there is no village, what of the child?

Teach Local is a website designed to help educators interested in engaging with their students' local context. It focuses on three topics relevant to community-engaged teaching: Place-Based Learning, Resource Pedagogies, and Building Inclusive Learning Communities.

This website is a living document - it will be updated from time to time with new resources. If you're interested in seeing something in particular, send a message using the contact page.

Click on any of the links below to learn more!

Place-based EDUCATION

Place-based education seeks to locate learning in that which is local - in other words, students' everyday space and place.

resource pedagogies

Resource pedagogies seek to leverage student strengths to raise engagement and achievement in academic settings.​

BUILDING Inclusive learning communities

Academic communities are often exclusive settings. Educators must work to build inclusive learning spaces.

the community is our classroom

The classroom is not four walls and a few rows of desks. The classroom is our students' context.

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