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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

Our L

• c ation

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

University of Virginia’s Blandy Experimental Farm & The State Arboretum of Virginia

Our Mission: “T

• advanc e unde rstanding o f the natural wo rld

thro ug h e duc atio n, o utr

e ac h, and r e se ar c h.”

Role as pr

• je c t par

tne r:

• MWE

E e xpe r tise

• Pr
• je c t c onc e ption
• Pr
• je c t administr

ation

• Initial c ur

r ic ulum de ve lopme nt

• F

ie ld site

• Cr

e ate & manage a public we b site

What is ST E M?

• Sc ie nc e
• T

e c hnology

• E

ngine e r ing

• Mathe matic s

What is Pr

• je 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 Based Experience Action Synthesis & Conclusions Issue Definition

What ar e the e sse ntial e le me nts of a PBL & MWE E ?

PBL

De fine a pr

• ble m

Stude nt c e nte r e d Multiple ste p inve stigation Compose & te st solutions Multidisc iplinar y Analyze & synthe size r e sults Communic ate r e sults Pr

• je c t- foc use d

MWE E

Issue base d; pr

• pose a

que stion Stude nt c e nte r e d Classr

• om & outdoor

inve stigations Colle c t data to answe r a que stion Multidisc iplinar y Analyze & e valuate r e sults Communic ate r e sults Ac tion Pr

• je 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
• 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 nvir

• nme nta l

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 r

• sion & 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

• f e r
• sion & 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
• ng Str

e am Monitor ing

Ac tion Pr

• je 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

• nme 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
• je c t plan, inc luding the e nvir
• nme ntal foc us and

tar ge te d audie nc e s?

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.

T he MWE E Guide

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