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Implementing a Green Curriculum

Dan Grubb, Alderwood Elementary, Irvine

Bill Brooks, Eastshore Elementary, Irvine

Joseph Starks, Westchester High School

Kirsten Johnson, 93rd Street Elementary

Moderator: Duke Graham, Gaia

Alderwood Peace Garden Partnership with OneOC & Second Harvest Food Bank

150 lbs of produce for hungry families in Orange County

The Grow Wall

Four different types of squash. Planted and grown by 6th grade students.

Alderwood’s Green Team recycles paper, bottles and cans

It all starts with a need Do you see a problem?

Brita Hydration Station Be sure to get the one that chills the water!

Food Waste 7 Pounds per trash can on

average

Worm Bin to reduce food waste

Next Step Aquaponics

Thank You

Mr. Dan Grubb

dgrubb@iusd.org

Paper Recycling

Lunch waste reduction

Green Waste Composting

Fall 2013 Fall 2014

Vermicomposting

Reducing Lunch Waste Dispensers replace individual packets

Napkin and Straw dispensers replace individually wrapped ones.

Stainless eating

utensils instead of disposable

sporks.

Students wash utensils and the

cafeteria sanitizes them.

Reducing, Reusing, and Recycling during Eastshore’s lunch. Cafeteria trays to picture frames! Eastshore students play first and then eat which helps us focus on reducing, reusing and recycling during our lunch period.

Teaching students to look at energy consumption differently – solar water heaters

The Problem: - How much hot

water does the average family need?

- How hot can you get the water with the solar oven?

- How would design a system to provide hot water?

Solar cell for pump

Future projects include wind power and solar cooking

Green education is right-brained learning that leads our students to thinking about real-

life problems

Resources Arbor Scientific Kid Wind

http://www.kidwind.org

Westchester Enriched Sciences Magnets Green Construction Class

Teacher: Joseph Starks

3 Magnets: Environmental & Natural Science (ENS)

Other 2 Magnets: Aviation & Aerospace & Health and Sports Science

Industry Sector: Building and Construction Trades

Pathway: Residential and Commercial Construction

ENS theme - SUSTAINABILITY

What students are learning

Basic Construction Skills

Photovoltaic (solar)

Passive Solar

Wind Energy

Deconstruction

Weatherization

Geothermal Energy

Prefabricated Construction

Sequence of classes Const. Worker 1 Const. Worker 2 Const. Worker 3

Students are challenged to think critically, communicate

effectively, which will allow them to achieve academically.

WESM is also a Linked Learning school

Ensuring that students are ready to succeed in college and career

Linked Learning is an approach that is transforming education for California students by integrating rigorous academics with career-based learning and real world workplace experiences. Linked Learning ignites high school students’ passions by creating meaningful learning experiences through career-oriented pathways in fields such as construction, engineering, health care, performing arts, law, and more. When students love what they’re learning, they work harder, dream bigger, and learn more.

Focus 12TH 11TH 10TH 9TH

Achieve Academically

ENS graduates are college and career ready, familiar with the process of applying to and succeeding in higher education by taking personal responsibility to research post-secondary options and meet all application expectations.

ENS students demonstrate initiative and resourcefulness to expand one’s own learning beyond the expectations of the classroom (i.e. internships, volunteer work)

ENS students set goals, implement a plan and reflect on their current academic and post-secondary goals.

Identify short and long-term academic goals and with guidance understan what is needed to accomplish those goals.

Communicate Effectively

ENS graduates articulate and champion Environmental and Social resilience in the 21st century, using multiple mediums, appropriate for the message and audience.

Students integrate an appropriate voice and style in their verbal and non-verbal communication, which is characterized by a clear organization and articulation of ideas.. Students apply a thorough understanding of written and electronic communication, such as accurate spelling, grammar and format.

Students can interpret verbal and non-verbal communication, organize thoughts and clearly articulate directions or ideas. Students demonstrate an understanding of written and electronic communication, such as accurate spelling, grammar and format

Students can identify barriers to effective and appropriate communication. Students recognize elements of written and electronic communication such as accurate spelling grammar and format

Thinking Critically

Through the use of scientific inquiry, cost-benefit analysis and systems thinking, an ENS graduate analyzes the environmental challenges to social, political and economic structures while designing evidence based solutions to re-envision usage of finite resources

Students investigate environmental challenges to social, political and economic structures to formulate evidence based solutions to re-envision usage of resources.

Students identify patterns in environmental challenges to social, political and economic structures to predict potential impact.

Students identify environmental challenge while reporting on solutions to recognize usage of resources.

ENS Student Outcomes

Rigor & Relevance Framework

Old Blooms New Blooms

Evaluation Creating – Can the student create a new product or

improve upon one, support a point of view.

Synthesis Evaluating – Can the student justify a stand or

decision.

Analysis Analyzing – Can the student distinguish between the

different parts.

Application Applying – Can the student use the information in a

new way.

Comprehension Understanding – Can the student explain ideas or

concepts.

Knowledge Remembering – Can the student recall or remember

The information.

Aquaponics

Westchester Aquaponic Greenhouse 2013 Aspen Challenge Winner

Saturday school students put in work on the Aquaponic greenhouse.

Students prepping for

Green construction students using they’re newly acquired construction skills

to build the Aquaponic Greenhouse.

Students not afraid to get their hands dirty.

Westchester’s female students display their skills.

Student engagement & community involvement

Students taking ownership

Students are applying the same techniques and operating the same power tools used in today’s industry.

Students learn about urban farming

Class Projects Student designed and constructed solar house

What’s Next? NCCER certification for students in Renewable Energy (National Center for Construction Education and Research) Spirulina Microwfarm to grow and harvest spirulina. Work base learning opptunities for ENS students With the help of Industry partner Rafael Quesada of the Rootstock Foundation will bring urban farming to other campuses. Water Catchment system 5 kilowatt photovoltaic System for Greenhouse (Solar)

Westchester Enriched Sciences Magnets

The future of scientific thought today

Sustainability Instruction, Opportunities and

Community Service Projects

CEFPI School of the Future Competition 2011-2014 Learning Garden – School Community 2012-

Present Field Trip: La Plaza 2014-15

Water Conservation Project – School to Home Fall 2014

School Wide Compost Creation Fall 2014 By Kirsten Johnson – 93rd Street Elementary

School

CEFPI Curriculum

•School of the Future Design Competition Curriculum Unit 1 – STEM & Visual Arts Connections to Green Schools •Unit 2 – Green Schools •Unit 3 – Designing the Floor Plan I •Unit 4 – Designing the Floor Plan II •Competition Guidelines •Critical Dates •Mentor Program •Mentor & Teacher Checklist

Curriculum, Instructions & Guidelines

Components of School of Future Competition

Power Point Presentation

Project Made from Recycled Materials

3 Page Paper detailing sustainable components of proposed Green School

Speakers Intro – Q and A Prep

Middle School Competition

Local-State-Regional-National

CEFPI 2011

CEFPI 2011 – Southwest Reg. Finalists

Additional Support for CEFPI Success

Visiting Architects

Visiting Architecture Students

Realtor Presentations

Visit to Knox El – Leed Cert. School

City College NY Materials

Holle Solar Lessons – Boats/Fountains

Planting/Tending of Learning Garden

CEFPI 2012

CEFPI 2012 – 2nd Place State Finalist

CEFPI 2012

CEFPI 2012 – Mayoral Visit

CEFPI 2012 – Mayoral Visit

CEFPI 2012

Realtor Report/LA Times Feb 2012

Students Focus on Tech, Green

School of the Future

Our Lady of Lourdes in Northridge was

selected recently to represent California in

a nationwide “School of the Future Design

Competition” sponsored by the National

Association of Realtors and the Council of

Educational Facilities Planners.

Five sixth graders from a class of 25 at

our Lady of Lourdes — top right photo, left

to right, Nicole Leitheiser, Vanessa Olguin,

Cheyanne Washington, Ellen Malham, and

their teacher Kevin Gallagher — convinced

a panel of 15 judges that their design was

worthy of moving on to regional and national

competitions.

The students consulted architects for tips

in designing a community oriented school

The Learning Garden 2012

CEFPI 2014

CEFPI 2014

Water Conservation:Garden

Reduce Reuse Recycle

Recycling Reuse in Classroom:

Bubbles

Field Trips: La Plaza

La Plaza: Corn Black Bean Salad

Field Trips: La Plaza

Salad Creation

Water Conservation: Planning

Water Testing: Quality Analysis

Water Analysis/Testing

Water Conservation Curriculum

Building a Water Meter

Water Conservation Personal Meter

Water Conservation Tracking and Accountability

Compost Creation 3 Bins – Leaves Only, Working Bin, Resting Bin

Grades 4th-6th Compost Commanders

3 Month Cycle

Just began two weeks ago

Compost – when complete – will support Learning Garden Growth

L A Register August 4th 2014 Two Los Angeles Unified School District teachers are among six state finalists for the prestigious 2014 Presidential Awards for

Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.

Erica Rood, a third-grade teacher at CHIME Charter School in Woodland Hills, and Kirsten Johnson, a fifth-grade teacher at Ninety-Third Street Elementary School in South Los Angeles, teach science from an outside-the-book approach, relying on interactive approaches to get kids interested in and ultimately learning about science.

For Johnson, science education is about having an experience.

“I like them to be participants, to have that hands-on opportunity,” Johnson said. “It promotes that critical thinking, ‘I’ve got to build something, got to do something.’ Those are the classes I remember and that’s what I try to do for the kids.”

Johnson has taught for 21 years at Ninety-Third Street Elementary and is the science lead teacher. One of her proudest accomplishments is being part of a concentrated four-year stretch in standards testing improvement, she said.

The school’s overall pass rate of the California Standards Tests began at 18 percent, but with intensive attention to in-class teaching methodology, the rates jumped to 49 percent.

“My favorite method, I think, is getting the kids involved. A lot of the time, when the kids come to me, I find they’re getting a lot of the same (in many classes): the same worksheet, the same books,” Johnson said. “I find the best way for kids to do it is to be a participant.”

For Rood, science is an interactive collaboration that often uses art and music.

Rood has taught at the CHIME Institute in Woodland Hills for six years, in a classroom of students who have special education needs, have standard development or are gifted, all in the same space.

“That’s pretty indicative of my method,” Rood said. “My teaching philosophy has to reflect that. All kids are capable of learning and all kids should be able to learn science. We use lots of art and music and things in our everyday classroom.”

Rood has collaborated on a classroom partnership with NASA through her master’s education program, which allows her to expand the kinds of resources and tools her students interact with – such as actual moon rocks. Rood draws on her arts perspective to show

Contact Information Kirsten Johnson

Kirnkha@aol.com

93rd Street Elementary School

330 East 93rd Street

Los Angeles, CA 90003

323-754-2869 Room 51