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Meet the Polar Bears & Help Change the World

Kyle SchuttDiscovery Education

Thursday, October 24, 13

@lrougeux

Director, Education Outreach & Curriculum Integration

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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)


Finalists(&(Winners(

Announced((April(2014(

Applica7ons(Due((March(4,(2014(8:00pm(EST(

Important Dates


wecanchange.com


• Big Idea

• Essential Question

• The Challenge

• Guiding Questions, Activities, and Resources

• Solutions

• Implementation

• Evaluation

• Documentation

• Reflection

• Informative Assessment

Good Pedagogy


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.”


Inspire Curiosity


http://p21.org


http://www.tomorrow.org/speakup


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


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

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

http://youtu.be/jvPjWhsqPf4




How did they do it?


http://p21.org




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




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http://www.bie.org

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What are some tools that might help?


Foster collaboration


Track their progress


Make it authentic


Engage them in the process


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






Make it social(er)


http://www.edmodo.com




Emphasize information literacy


http://www.agoogleaday.comThursday, October 24, 13

http://www.agoogleaday.com

http://www.agoogleaday.com

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

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http://www.safesearchkids.com

Allow them to curate


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http://www.diigo.com

http://www.diigo.com

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http://www.symbaloo.com


http://www.livebinders.com/


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




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http://www.scoop.it

Tap into their creating minds


http://edu.glogster.com




Glogster EDU


Make real-world connections


http://dlc.com/DEvfts




Putting It All Together


wecanchange.com


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


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


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


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


FAIL = First Attempt In Learning

~2013 STEM Institute Fellow


Thank you!

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