talk to me: signs + labels by mary van dyke
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o Trained as architecto Master Gardenero Master Naturalisto Visiting Horticulturist at Jamestown School
o Garden Teacher at BrooksfieldMontessori
o Blogs at Green STEM Learning
EngageMary Van Dyke
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Legibility
Environmental LiteracyMary Van Dyke
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“Talking Makes Sales”
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Making Signs, Labels and Links
Messages include:• Instruct• Identify•Model• Links• Evidence of Learning
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Do’s
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…and Don’ts
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Be Positive!
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Identify
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Identify
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Identify vs. Model
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Links
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Links
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Evidence of Learning
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Cheap & Easy Techniques
• You design and get shop to make
• DIY
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Laser-‐etched Plastic
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Printed Corrugated Plastic
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Carved Wood
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Board and Paint
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Popsicle Sticks and Sharpies
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Other Techniques
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Adhesive Plastic ‘Paper’Corrugated Plastic
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Polyester ‘Paper’ or ‘Card’ Galvanized Metal Holders
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5 Steps to Make a Sign1. 8.5 x 11 inch polyester ‘paper’/‘card’ sheets2. Metal Holders are horizontal
-‐ Choices 11 x 7, 7 x 5, or 5 x 4 inch
3. Set document to finished sizes of holders-‐ Publisher preferable-‐ PowerPoint quite sophisticated-‐ Google Presentation easier to share
4. Laser print in color or black + white5. Add blob of Goop to secure in holder (adult)
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Color?Links -‐ QR Codes?
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5 Steps to Make a QR Code1. Think of content and get the link2. Go to a QR generator e.g. QRStuff.com3. Enter your link to get QR Code4. Use a QR shortener to simplify the QR Code5. Download the QR Code and save as jpeg
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Mobile-‐friendly
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Sign Design for Our School
• 5E’s Goals• Easy to design • Easy to produce• Engage• Educate• Evidence of Learning
• Additional Goals• Cheap• Durable for a season or two… The Courtyard Mary Van Dyke
Engage
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DRAFT
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DRAFT
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Scan for
• Seasonal photos
• Plant list
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Weeping Cherry GardenMs Rowland’s Kindergarten
Scan for ● Seasonal photos● Plant list
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The Potato Project Blog
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Four Sisters and Brothers Garden
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See Our Project
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Grow
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In the Courtyard
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Name and Sign Areas
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Signs for the Courtyard
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Language Links
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Bird Feeding Station
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Evidence of Learning
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Evidence of Learning
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Opportunities for Arbor Houseand The Friendship Garden
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“Talking Makes Sales”
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“Talking Makes Sales”
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• Use social marketing (incl. social media solutions)
• What do visitors and customers want/need?
• Cultivate relationships and reciprocity
Cheap & Easy Techniques?
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• Allow for experimentation
• Change as landscape grows
• Enhance visitor’s appreciation
• Enable “Evidence of Learning”
• Create memories
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Where Beauty Meets Science
Usemulti-‐media
Link to Arboretum resources:
seasons, plants and animals
lifecycles, special collections
Produce:
• Brochures, ID cards, signs, labels
• Postcards, books, small gifts
Photos on location at:
Arbor House Gift ShopUS National ArboretumThe National Bonsai FoundationNational Capital Area Garden ClubsNational Herb CollectionWashington Youth GardenArlington Traditional SchoolJamestown Elementary School
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Audrey MorrisLydia BarbourJudy FunderburkLisha JonesNoah LeeBobby Bell
And my family
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Thank You
www.GreenSTEM.us
Mary Van Dyke
o Trained as architecto Master Gardenero Master Naturalisto Visiting Horticulturist at Jamestown School
o Garden Teacher at BrooksfieldMontessori
o Blogs at Green STEM Learning