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Meet the Polar Bears & Help Change the World

Kyle SchuttDiscovery Education

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@lrougeux

Director, Education Outreach & Curriculum Integration

Kyle_Schutt@Discovery.com

Twitter: @ktschutt

160 Character Bio:Husband father friend; Outdoors lover;

lifelong learner, listener; DIYer; Director, Discovery Education; DEN STAR, SMART Certified, 3rd grade coteacher

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The Challenge is designed to help your students work together to solve an environmental problem in their…

• Classroom (K-2)

• School (3-5)

• Community (6-8)

• Beyond the Community (9-12)

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Finalists(&(Winners(

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Important Dates

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• Big Idea

• Essential Question

• The Challenge

• Guiding Questions, Activities, and Resources

• Solutions

• Implementation

• Evaluation

• Documentation

• Reflection

• Informative Assessment

Good Pedagogy

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Preparing for the “real world”

“Lowell astronomers will use the DCT to answer fundamental questions about our universe. In fact, some big questions – for example, how our solar system formed and how dwarf galaxies evolve – are only the beginning.”

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Inspire Curiosity

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http://p21.org

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http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/05/ff_jobsessay

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http://youtu.be/jvPjWhsqPf4

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How did they do it?

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http://p21.org

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http://www.apple.com/education/challenge-based-learning/

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What are some tools that might help?

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Foster collaboration

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Track their progress

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Make it authentic

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Engage them in the process

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http://www.wecanchange.com/middle-school/resources/virtual-labs

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Make it social(er)

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http://www.edmodo.com

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Emphasize information literacy

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http://www.safesearchkids.com/Thursday, October 24, 13

Allow them to curate

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http://www.livebinders.com/

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http://www.livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=101199

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Tap into their creating minds

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http://edu.glogster.com

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Glogster EDU

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Make real-world connections

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http://dlc.com/DEvfts

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Putting It All Together

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Elementary School Challenge Fast Facts:

•Open to classes, grades K-5, with one teacher/mentor per class

•Teacher/mentor must register and create a class team to begin

•The teacher/mentor can then work with his or her class to complete the application

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Middle School Challenge Fast Facts:

•Open to grades 6-8 working in teams of two to four with a teacher/mentor

•The teacher/mentor must register and create a team to begin

•Student teams can work on the Challenge application

•Only the teacher/mentor can submit the final application

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High School Challenge Fast Facts:

•Open to all high school students in grades 9-12•Teams will consist of two to four students (with

one designated student team lead) under the guidance of a teacher/mentor

•The teacher/mentor must register and create a team to begin

•Student teams work on the Challenge application

•Only the designated student team lead can submit the final application

•All team members must contribute to the process

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TEAM PRIZES (varies by grade band):

•$50,000 scholarship•$10,000 U.S. Savings Bonds•Discovery adventure trip•Discovery school-wide assembly•Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge green prize packs

SCHOOL PRIZES:•$5,000 grant to school to further “green” initiatives•Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge winner banner

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FAIL = First Attempt In Learning

~2013 STEM Institute Fellow

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Thank you!

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