science thru global lens
DESCRIPTION
TRANSCRIPT
Looking at ScienceThrough a Global Lens
Partnership for Global Learning Annual Conference
July 9, 2010
Jennifer Chidsey Pizzo & Tonilee Hanson
Goals• To explore and discuss a rationale for science
education that prepares students for global competence
• To consider opportunities for interdisciplinary learning across important global issues
• To share ideas and strategies for making science prominent in interdisciplinary learning
Global Competence Mj& Mj
College/Career Readiness Mj
Asia Society Definition Mjof Global Competence Mj
Recommendations for College and MjCareer Readiness: Mj
David MjConley Mj (EPIC) MjAchieve Mj
Workforce Organizations Mj
CCSSO Mj MjEdSteps Mj MjProject Mj
ISSN MjGraduate Mj
Profile Mj
GPS Mj
State Standards Mj 21st Century Skills Mj
Professional Organizations Mj
BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig ablaze. Image: U.S. Coast Guard
BP video shows oil gushing from broken wellhead in the Gulf of Mexico. (BP/Associated Press)
Transocean Discoverer Enterprise drill ship (with flare) collects oil from site of BP Deepwater
Horizon
Controlled Burn: Smoke billows as spilled oil is set alight off Louisiana coast
Crude oil washes ashore in Orange Beach, AL
Oil spill cleanup introduces hundreds of thousands of gallons of highly toxic chemical dispersant, Corexit, into
Gulf waters.
Oil-soaked pelican at East Grand Terre Island, La. June 3, 2010 AP Charlie Riedel
Poggy Fish Near Port Sulpher, LA 6.20.10 Reuters Sean Gardner
Map of BP Oil Spill Locations 6.10.10
BP CEO Tony Hayward prepares to testify before House oversight & investigations subcommittee on Capitol Hill in
Washington, DC. (Alex Brandon/Associated Press)
Exxon Valdez (1989)Exxon Valdez supertanker ran aground on Bligh Reef,
ruptured and spilled 11 million gallons of crude oil
into Alaska's Prince William Sound. The spill
was the worst in American history, damaging more
than 1,300 miles of shoreline.
Inspecting subsea production equipment in deep water using an autonomous underwater vehicle (artist’s impression)
OSMAS – Oil Spill Monitor
and Alarm System
Deceive has not been deployed
Audubon Society Response Team
Photo Citations and References• http://
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/
• http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/06/17/bp-oil-executives-congress.html#ixzz0rhZvF0hi
• in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-49480020100621
• thetbf.wordpress.com/.../ • jotman.blogspot.com/
2010/05/timeline-of-gulf-...
• U.S. Coast Guard• www.newsweek.com/
photo/2010/05/22/oil-spill-t...
• www.boston.com/.../ • www.NOAA.org • www.oilblogcentral.word
press.com/.../ • Associated Press• Reuters• earthrehab.wordpress.co
m/tag/politics/ • gcaptain.com/.../
deepwater-horizon-oil-spill/
Performance Outcomes: Integrated expectations for students
Visit us on the web at:
www.AsiaSociety.org/Education