julene reed: polar bears in a changing climate

Polar Bears in a Changing Climate

Julene ReedDirector of Academic TechnologySt. George’s Independent SchoolCollierville, Tennessee

Apple Distinguished EducatorGoogle Certified Teacher/AdministratorSTAR Discovery Educator

• Curricular and Interdisciplinary• Collaborative• Focus on Authentic, Real–World Problems• Teachers Learn with Students• 24/7 Access to Information and Resources• Action–Based with Solutions (Local/Global)• With Technology, Students Create/Publish to a Global Audience

• Curricular and Interdisciplinary• Collaborative• Focus on Authentic, Real–World Problems• Teachers Learn with Students• 24/7 Access to Information and Resources• Action–Based with Solutions (Local/Global)• With Technology, Students Create/Publish to a Global Audience

• Curricular and Interdisciplinary• Collaborative• Focus on Authentic, Real–World Problems• Teachers Learn with Students• 24/7 Access to Information and Resources• Action–Based with Solutions (Local/Global)• With Technology, Students Create/Publish to a Global Audience

• Curricular and Interdisciplinary• Collaborative• Focus on Authentic, Real–World Problems• Teachers Learn with Students• 24/7 Access to Information and Resources• Action–Based with Solutions (Local/Global)• With Technology, Students Create/Publish to a Global Audience

The Changing Climate

Big Idea

How does climate change impact animal habitatsand their environment?

How do our actions impact the world?

Essential Questions

Related Challenges:

Challenge One:

Raise awareness about the effects of climate changeon polar bear habitat (and the polar bears).

Challenge Two:

Reduce your carbon footprint either at home, at school, or in your community.

Guiding Questions

Students generate guiding questions related to the challenge (and the big idea and essential question).

These questions will guide their activities, resource utilization, solutions, and action plans.

Guiding Activitiesand Resources

Students conduct research related to the guiding questions.

Students conduct related or necessary experiments and investigations.

Students contact experts to further investigate their guiding questions and collaboratively determine solutions and action plans.

Sample Questions

What are some sources of CO2?

How does CO2 cause the earth to warm?

What is happening to polar bear habitat, and why is it happening?

How are polar bears being affected? What changes have been observed?

What are some things people are doing to reduce their carbon footprint?

Typical Resources

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Assessment

Ongoing

Dynamic Process

Student Involvement

Online Rubric Resources

Presentation to Peers

Reflection (oral or written)

Local or Global Actions

Solutions

Creative Solutions

Student–designed

Technology Utilization toPublish to Global Audience

Publishing with Technology

Publishing with Technology

Publishing with Technology

Publishing with Technology

Address the NETS•S

• Creativity and Innovation

• Communication and Collaboration

• Research and Information Fluency

• Critical Thinking, Problem Solving,

and Decision Making

• Digital Citizenship

Polar Bears in a Changing Climate

Julene ReedDirector of Academic TechnologySt. George’s Independent SchoolCollierville, Tennessee

Apple Distinguished EducatorGoogle Certified Teacher/AdministratorSTAR Discovery Educator