Green Duwamish Watershed – Curriculum Design Lab
Practicum for problem-based learning exploring the intersectionality of ecological, economic, and equity outcomes for communities within a shared watershed. For secondary teachers in all disciplines. Teams strongly encouraged. Aug 11-13, 8:00-12:00. 12 STEM Clock Hours
Time & Location
Aug 11, 2020, 8:00 AM PDT
Zoom Meeting
About the Event
The purpose of this Lab is to support teaching teams from different school districts within the boundaries of the Green-Duwamish Watershed in developing and disseminating problem-based units of instruction that meet academic standards while serving watershed/community goals. Existing units developed through previous Labs will be shared with an emphasis on refinement, local relevance, and community impact. We are interested in advancing district-wide models.
Key issues include climate change, climate justice, water quality, salmon recovery, flood control, and food systems. We are interested in multiple curricular lenses including science, civics, history, economics, geography, math, ELA, and STEM literacy for career-connected learning. Read on for Learning Outcomes..
Lists of inspiring ideas for student impact projects will be shared along with instructional strategies for coaching effective project design. We will emphasize the authentic integration of meeting academic standards in context of meeting local watershed/community performance measures.
The Lab features interaction with technical experts…