Green STEM Learning Report Year 2015 by Mary Van Dyke
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This is the year-end 2015 report for my business Green STEM Learning. Growing environmental literacy in Arlington, VA through place-based education. Clients include Jamestown Elementary School PTA and Meridian Homeschool Club.
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Green STEM Learning Report Year 2015 by Mary Van Dyke
- 1. Green STEM Learning GROWING ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION REPORT YEAR 2015 MARY VAN DYKE Mary Van Dyke
- 2. Mary Van Dyke Vision and Practice
- 3. Effective Networks Green STEM Learning Policy Makers Students ParentsStaff Advisory Committees Mary Van Dyke Mary Van Dyke
- 4. By the Numbers 284 Hours @ Jamestown Elementary 500+ STUDENTS SERVED 30+ STAFF AND TEACHERS PRE-‐K THROUGH 5 GRADE “VISITING HORTICULTURALIST” for PTA § Enhance Courtyard and Grounds § Mentor Staff and Teachers § Facilitate Outdoor Learning Program § Organize Green Apple Day of Service § Advise 5th Grade Green Team Mary Van Dyke
- 5. Seasonal Integrative Outdoor Learning for Early Childhood Pre-‐K Pre-‐K SPED MIPA Kindergarten § Seasonal Explorations § Observe Cherry Tree § Plant Tulips and Pansies § Vegetales (in Spanish) Montessori § Use All the Senses § Make Your Own Sandbox § Put the Garden to Bed § The Potato Project § Vegetables (in English) 1st Grade § Three Sisters Garden § Shade Garden § Put the Garden to Bed § Pillbugs § Soil and Compost § Vegetales (in Spanish) Mary Van Dyke
- 6. Seasonal Integrative Outdoor Learning for 2nd – 5th Grade 2nd Grade § Bridging the Americas – Birds § Sensory Garden – Lavender § Circle Bed – Native Garden 3rd Grade • Monarchs, Milkweed and More • Energy Carnival • Decomposition 4th Grade § Goods from the Woods § i-‐Tree Design and Trees 5th Grade § Tree Community Health § Plants and Bulb Biology Mary Van Dyke
- 7. K. Use all the senses Colors, shapes, sizes, weights Plant/animal growth and life needs Living organisms and nonliving objects Shadows, repeating patterns, water flow Materials recycled, reduced, conserved 1. Weather and seasonal changes Natural resources are limited Motion Sun as energy Interactions in water Plants basic life needs and characteristics Pre-‐K to 1st -‐ Grade Level Links Mary Van Dyke
- 8. 2. Lifecycles, Habitats Types/effects of seasonal change and weather on lifecycles, Food webs Plants as source of oxygen and food 3. Simple machines Adaptations Land/water ecosystems Soil, Water cycle Energy sources, Natural events, Human influence 2nd to 5th -‐ Grade Level Links 4. Plant anatomy Ecosystem interactions Weather phenomena Solar system Virginia natural resources Moving objects 5. Light and sound Cells, Rock cycle Organisms, Fossils Classification Earth’s surface Ecosystems
- 9. Green Apple Day of Service Build community Restore native plantings at front of school 30+ participants Film by Green Scene Blog at Green STEM Learning Partners: US Center for Green Schools Master Naturalists Plant NOVA Natives The Navigators NativesNativesNOVANOVA Naturally Beautiful! PlantPlant Mary Van Dyke
- 10. Improve School Garden Infrastructure 3 composters 3 rain barrels Toolshed Mary Van Dyke
- 11. Engage Staff and Students with Signs in Garden Areas Mary Van Dyke
- 12. Integrate Curriculum Map to Science and Social Studies SOLs with Science Lead Teacher Produce “Guide to Nature through the Seasons” (in English and Spanish) Tips on Outdoor Learning: Birds Bees and Butterflies: Wings Over the Curriculum to 60 staff Mary Van Dyke
- 13. By the Numbers Wednesdays @ Meridian Homeschool 35 STUDENTS SERVED 5 COURSES PRE-‐K THROUGH 6 GRADE TEACH PLACE-‐BASED OUTDOOR LEARNING Teach multi-‐age groups § 9-‐week Spring Garden Adventures (x 2) § 9-‐week Fall Nature Explorers § 9-‐week Fall Nature Rangers § Year-‐long Earth Force/Caring for our Watershed program (in process) Mary Van Dyke
- 14. Curriculum Goals for Meridian 9 -‐ week courses Hour-‐long outdoor lessons Story-‐tell, crafts, activities Project-‐based Place-‐based learning Seasonally appropriate Weather plans Risk management Evaluate Engage Explore Explain Elaborate Mary Van Dyke Mary Van Dyke
- 15. Earth Force/Caring for Our Watershed § Year-‐long civic engagement § Ecosystem and water quality focus § Art, drama, video, blogs § i-‐Tree Design § Enviroscape § Regional Schools Environmental Action Showcase in April § Do community project in May/June Partners Earth Force Caring for Our Watersheds RiverXchange program Schools in NM and PA Local Issues + Solutions = Think Global Mary Van Dyke
- 16. Community Impact for 2015 “As a fellow presenter, your style is much appreciated for being open, flexible and stimulating!” Emily Ford, VA State Arboretum, January 2016 Presentation Highlights § Seeing Math Patterns in Nature § Learning in the Landscape: Signs, Labels and Links § Birds, Bees and Butterflies: Wings over the Curriculum § Weed Identification for Schools SlideShareMary Van Dyke
- 17. Professional Development for 2015 Professional Development Highlights § Presented at VAST and VAEE Conferences § Longwood Gardens, Schoolyard Gardening 101 § Monarch Sister School Program § Public Issues Leadership Development § Green Classroom Professional Certification § Initiated APS School Garden Meetups LinkedIn Jessica Haney
- 18. Vision and Next Steps for 2016 § Improve integrative outdoor science coordination for APS schools § Enhance role at Jamestown School to be school-‐based Sustainability and Outdoor Learning Coordinator 2+ days per week, communication component 1+ day per week, with view to position as APS Environmental Literacy Coordinator § Develop sequential, standards-‐linked integrative outdoor learning § Present at Green Schools Conference, Pittsburgh, 2016 § Increase productivity with technology including: iPad Pro ($950) and iMac 27” ($1800) Mary Van Dyke, Green STEM Learning