Her research focuses on science and engineering photodocumentation work with rural children. Her research provides key insights into how these children learn, where they learn, and from whom they learn. Via place-based teacher development in collaboration with other university faculty, teachers, students and families, she also works to promote ways in which to value this knowledge base in the classroom. By anchoring student learning to the local rural context as well as connecting this knowledge to global science and 21st century skills, her work enables rural children to navigate and succeed in a rapidly changing world. Email: Leanne.Avery@oneonta.edu MORE