Sustainability Ambassadors 

What if a building could teach? These Labs take place in a newly constructed school building and feature curriculum resources gleaned from technical documents, construction images, architectural renderings, engineering drawings, and computer models, plus a guided tour of the facility with a focus on the latest advances in green building systems and design. Plus healthy food will be provided! 

STEM literacy learning opportunities for both science and non-science educators will be explored across multiple disciplines. Sample NGSS aligned curriculum will be shared and participants will walk away with at least three lesson ideas or phenomena-based entry points.

WHO: Secondary educators (Science, Social Studies, ELA, CTE) interested in your own personal learning to more authentically align opportunities for STEM Literacy, NGSS, Common Core, policy, civics, finance, geography and career pathways. Also invited: Student leaders, architects, builders, advocates, local governments, community leaders, PTA members

This is the deep-dive, problem-based, technical workout you have been looking for to integrate rigor with relevance in your classroom.

Wastewater Engineering – Matter and Its Interactions is a six-hour PBL curriculum design lab on integrating local relevance. It’s designed for secondary educators interested in their own personal learning and in more authentically aligning STEM Literacy, NGSS, Common Core, policy, civics, finance, geography and career pathways.

The Lab takes place at King County’s South Plant Wastewater Treatment Facilities in Renton and is organized around this question: “What can we do to ensure that our wastewater is not harmful to the Puget Sound Ecosystem?” Participants will engage in problem-based inquiry, experience a technical tour of the wastewater treatment facilities, and curate real-world resources that serve as a “living textbook” for student problem-solving.

STEM literacy learning opportunities for both science and non-science educators will be explored across multiple disciplines. Sample NGSS aligned curriculum will be shared and participants will walk away with at least three lesson ideas or phenomena-based entry points.