Mary  Van  DykeGreen  STEM  Learning

July  2016

Student  Voices   in  the  Community

Take  One,  Action!

Mary  Van  DykeGreen  STEM  Learning

July  2016

Student  Voices   in  the  Community

Take  One,  Action!

Synopsis

• Actors• Audiences• Performance• Year-­‐long• Issues• Narrative• Action• Student  Voices

Community  Action  and  Problem-­‐Solving  Process

Actors  and  Audiences

Homeschool  Club

Students

ChurchCongregation

Myself

Earth  Force

Caring   for  Our  Watersheds

Other  Partners

Performance   is  Place-­‐Based

Planning  Tools  e.g.  Logic  Models

Sky  Mind

Student-­‐Centered

Where  in  the  World?

Chesapeake  Bay

Chesapeake  Bay

Inquiry

Stories  and  Media

• Script  about  Chesapeake  Bay  Watershed  Facts• For  School  in  New  Mexico

Film  #1

Close  Up  – Local  Problems

More  Local  Problems

…  Some  Solutions?

Big  Native  Plants

Tools

Enviroscape

i-­‐Tree  Design

Audience  and  Communication

Puppets

Improv

Question  Mapping

Storyboard  and  Script  Techniques

Edit

Intermission

Co-­‐Stars

Video  Vision

Plant  NOVA  Nativeshttps://youtu.be/1Id97y6hubQ

Story  Stones

Story  Stones

‘Extra  Extra’  Script  and  Rehearsals

Performance  at  the  Showcase

Big  Wins

Plants,  More  Plants,  and  Fun

Care  of  Creation

Go  With  the  Flow

$500  Plants

Plant

Second  Backdrop  of  Native  Plants

Make  Labels

Plant  and  Weed

Rehearse  and  Film  the  Puppet  Show

Caring  for  Our  Watershedhttps://youtu.be/yM4vbXPFTeI

Application

• Visit  member  of  congregation• Study  garden  habitat

Reflect

STUDENT  LEARNING  FOCUS

o Start  with  a  questiono Establish  purpose  – real  world  issues  and  problemso Record  knowledgeo Analyze  /  applyo Reflect  /  celebrate

Resourceshttps://goo.gl/2zWglD

Take  One,  Action!  Student  Voices

in  the  Community

Mary  Van  Dyke

Thank  You

Meridian  Homeschool  ClubEarth  Force  Team  Students• Abigail• Annika• Ava• Jairo• Johnny• Lauren• Leon• Nora

Meridian  Homeschool  Club  Families  and  Staff• Stacia Aho• Meredith  Carlton• Karen  Elliott• Melissa  Verge

St  Michael’s  Church,  ArlingtonAdministration  and  Congregation• Reverend  Leslie  Hague• Will  Harkins• Caroline  Haynes• Laura  West  

Arlington  CountyDept of  Environmental  Services• Aileen  Winquist• Sarah  Archer

Earth  Force• Genora Givens• Donna  Power  Stowe• Kurt  Moser