South Carolina Council for Teachers of English

Act Locally, Think Globally, Read and Write Critically

With Your HostKim Moore

ABSTRACT:

This session will explore project-based learning by focusing on the questions surrounding stewardship to our planet. Creating Informational Literacy through exploration of topical reading selections, we will analyze and discuss ways to bring relevance to our classrooms through real-world problem-solving. These issues are impactful and relevant to our future; therefore, they have significant meaning in our classrooms.

We will investigate this topic through: Live interactive technology integration Discussion Writing Hand-on exploration via group collaboration and individualized learning strategies.

Information literacy 

is a set of abilities requiring individuals to "recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information."

Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education ...

www.ala.org/acrl/standards/informationliteracycompetency

Literature and Thought What on Earth?

Essential Question: How Do We Protect Our Planet?

Cluster One: What is our relationship with Nature? Evaluate

Cluster Two:  What Happens When Humanity and Nature Collide?—Analyzing

Cluster Three:  How Can We Live in Harmony with Nature?—Problem Solving

Cluster Four:  Thinking on Your Own—Synthesizing         

Stimulate

Meditate

Create

Facilitate

Only a Little Planet By Lawrence Collins

Today we have gathered and we see that the cycles of life continue. We have been given the duty to live in balance and harmony with each other and all living things. So now, we bring our minds together as one as we give greetings and thanks to each other as People. Now our minds are one.

Excerpt from Thanksgiving Address that the Haudenosaunee recite whenever they gather.

Wisdomkeepers

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Innovative Learning Projects

“21st Century Learning Strategies are strategies that are necessary, not just recommended or suggested, in order for today’s learner to thrive in the Information Revolution. We are experiencing a time where we have access to more information than ever before in human history.”

Kimberly V. Moore

Southern Fried STEM

Moore4Education

If we are truly going to impact our global community, then our mission as educators,

environmentalists, and life-long learners is to equip future generations with those strategies and skills necessary to solve the problems that the past generations have created and prevent

these and other problems from occurring.Kimberly V. Moore

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSz9lRbl_0I

This is your opportunity to research all of the available information regarding the problems associated with using coal as an energy source. Solving the problem with coal ash, though, does not provide a long-term solution. Based on your chosen career path, you will need to determine what your role would be in not only making recommendations for the coal ash problem, but also to look for solutions to our renewable energy issues.

Overview:

The Challenges:• National Panel Participant• Renewable Energy Researcher• News Reporter• Duke Energy Employee• Lawyer/ Judge• Coal MinerLooking at the issue from the angles of your chosen career path, you will research the problem and potential solutions. Determine which Challenge appeals to you and join that collaborative group, or Circle Group. At the conclusion of this project, you will determine a creative way to convey your results to your community leaders, Learning Environment Leaders, Career Experts, Facilitation Mentors, parents, and fellow colleagues.

http://www.twcnews.com/nc/triad/news/2016/12/22/year-in-review-coal-ash-leak-into-the-dan-river.html

Research

http://www.southeastcoalash.org/

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Additional Literature and Thought Titles Include:

• Government & Current Events

• Historical Events & Eras

• Literary Genres

• Literary Themes

www.perfectionlearning.com

Additional Innovative Learning Project Titles Include:

• Biodiversity: How Can we Plan Today to Protect our Environment Tomorrow?

• Attack of the Mutant Head Lice

• Yazoo City Clay: Old Problem, New Solutions?

• Fire Ants, Killer Bees, Mutant Lice, Oh My!

• Tree Disease: Why are the Trees Falling?

Kim Moore678-323-5500moore4knowledge@gmail.comwww.slideshare.com/kimmoore11

Pam Daniels980-253-0797pdaniels@perfectionlearning.com

Innovative Learning Project

http://www.twcnews.com/nc/triad/news/2016/12/22/year-in-review-coal-ash-leak-into-the-dan-river.html December report of Dan River Coal Ash

http://www.moretrench.com/contact-careers/http://www.southeastcoalash.org/

http://www.southeastcoalash.org/plant-page/?id=92#jump_hereArsenic https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&rlz=1C1PRFC_enUS644US647&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=Health+risks+of+arsenic

http://coastalconservationleague.org/ http://coastalconservationleague.org/projects/defeated-construction-pee-dee-coal-plant/

The Problem

The Solution

http://coastalconservationleague.org/category/think-energy/http://www.energy.sc.gov/renewableWhite Pine Camp http://www.ourkids.net/tv/video-detail/the-environment-inspired-artist-david-marshak/90 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQmz6Rbpnu0