David T. Sobel, M. Ed., is the Director of Teacher Certification Programs in the Education Department and Director of the Center for Place-based Education at Antioch University New England.   Prior to 1997, he served as the Chairperson of the department for a dozen years.     He was one of the founders of The Harrisville Children's Center and has served on the board of public and private schools.  He is a member of the editorial board of the journal Encounter: Education for Meaning and Social Justice and has served as a  correspondent for Orion Magazine.  His published books include Children's Special Places, Beyond Ecophobia: Reclaiming the Heart in Nature Education, Mapmaking with Children: Sense of Place Education for the Elementary Years  and Place-based Education:  Connecting Classrooms and Communities. and the upcoming Childhood and Nature: Design Principles for Educators.   His articles examine the relationship between child development,  school curriculum and place-based education.  He was the winner of a 1991 Education Press Award.  David is currently Director of Project CO-SEED (Community-based School Environmental Education).   This project creates partnerships between communities, school districts and environmental organizations in an effort to collaboratively improve schools and support community development.

We will be holding a book signing after the keynote speech.  If you wish to purchase a copy of Place Based Education, you can get it right in the AEE bookstore!