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INT E GR AT ING ST E M & MWE E A m ulti- disc iplina ry a ppro a c h to te a c hing pro je c t- ba se d e nviro nm e nta l e duc a tio n Dr. C a nd a c e Lutzo w-Fe lling , Bla nd y Exp e rime nta l Fa rm/ UVA Dr. Da t Le , Arling to n Pub lic Sc ho o l

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Ar lington Public Sc hools ◦ Arling to n Co unty is a dive rse c o mmunity lo c a te d a c ro ss the Po to ma c Rive r fro m Wa shing to n, D.C. ◦ 13th la rg e st a mo ng Virg inia ’ s 132 sc ho o l ◦ A to ta l o f 39 sc ho o ls a nd pro g ra ms ◦ Se rving o ve r 28,000 stude nts ◦ Stra te g ic pla n c o re va lue s fo c us o n e nviro nme nta l susta ina b ility a nd ste wa rdship

Role as pr oje c t par tne r: University of Virginia’s • MWE E e xpe r tise Blandy Experimental • Pr oje c t c onc e ption Farm & • Pr oje c t administr ation • The State Arboretum of Initial c ur r ic ulum de ve lopme nt • F ie ld site Virginia • Cr e ate & manage a public we b site Our Mission: “T o advanc e unde rstanding o f the natural wo rld thro ug h e duc atio n , o utr e ac h , and r c h .” e se ar

What is ST E M? ◦ Sc ie nc e ◦ T e c hnology ◦ E ngine e r ing ◦ Mathe matic s

What is Pr oje c t- Base d L e ar ning? ◦ Pro je c t Ba se d L e a rning e ng a g e s stude nts with ha nds-o n inve stig a tio ns b a se d o n a n a uthe ntic pro b le m to g a in kno wle dg e a nd skills.

What is a MWE E ? ◦ Me aningful ◦ Wate r she d ◦ E duc ational ◦ E xpe r ie nc e Outdoor Field Conclusions Synthesis & Definition Based Issue Experience Action

PBL MWE E What ar e the Issue base d; pr opose a De fine a pr oble m que stion e sse ntial Stude nt c e nte r e d Stude nt c e nte r e d e le me nts of a PBL & MWE E ? Multiple ste p Classr oom & outdoor inve stigation inve stigations Compose & te st Colle c t data to answe r solutions a que stion Multidisc iplinar y Multidisc iplinar y Analyze & synthe size Analyze & e valuate r e sults r e sults Communic ate r e sults Communic ate r e sults Pr oje c t- foc use d Ac tion Pr oje c t

Be ne fits of Par tne r ships

Par tne r ship Ide as ◦ Pa re nt a nd Co mmunity E xpe rtise ◦ L o c a l, sta te , fe de ra l a g e nc ie s ◦ Busine sse s ◦ Co lle g e a nd Unive rsitie s ◦ No npro fits

E ffe c tive MWE E Par tne r ships pr e K- 12 E duc ator s E ffe c tive Outc ome s Knowle dg e , Skills & Unde rsta nding Curric ulum De sig n Instruc tiona l Stra te g ie s Re le va nc e & Rig or Indoor & Outdoor L e a rning E nvir onme nta l E duc ator s

E r osion & Se dime nt: Wate r she d Impac ts & Mitigation De sign & te st: How c an we r e duc e se dime ntation? E xplor e : What ar e some c ause s of e r osion & se dime ntation? Oyste r s: What ar e some impac ts of se dime ntation?

E le me ntar y stude nts r e duc ing litte r impac t in the wate r she d ◦ https:/ / www.a psva .us/ a ps-g re e n-sc e ne /

E xplor ing land use histor y: Past use s influe nc e pr e se nt & futur e use s

Ye ar - L ong Str e am Monitor ing

Ac tion Pr oje c ts: Community & Civic E ngage me nt Stude nt Voic e / Stude nt Advoc ac y

Asse ssme nt

Ne xt Ste ps: Br ainstor m MWE E ide as, inc luding the following: ◦ What ar e some e nvir onme ntal issue s whe r e you live and wor k? ◦ Who ar e the pote ntial stake holde r s and par tne r s? ◦ What ar e pote ntial funding sour c e s? ◦ What is the pr oje c t plan, inc luding the e nvir onme ntal foc us and tar ge te d audie nc e s?

T he MWE E Guide A tool to c onne c t fie ld & sc hool- ba se d e duc ator s in the se r vic e of de signing & imple me nting MWE E s.

Contac t Us: ◦ Da t L e , da t.le @ a psva .us ◦ Ca nda c e L utzo w- F e lling , lutzo w-fe lling @ virg inia .e du