Excited by the student projects!

These are great Angela, thanks for sharing! We have a Green Club that runs our bottle recycling program on campus and uses the deposit money to fund field trips to learn about how waste and emissions impact our local community.  We also have a Farm Club that revamped an unused courtyard to create and maintain a greenspace with raised beds for flowers and vegetables. It is a favorite hangout for students when the weather permits. 

I've been a loyal Flashfood user for a long time. It's an app that grocery stores can use to post overstocked produce items at discounted prices. The app tracks your savings in money and carbon emissions. However, I've found this to be very regional, so students might examine ways to expand similar offerings to new markets. 

Thanks for writing back and offering some great suggestions! Our Students for Environmental Action already does bottle and paper recycling in the school, and some of the students might join SEA to carry on their individual proposals. One of my students is starting a tree planting club and will connect with our local Trail and Forest Committee.  I'm trying to connect inteested students with local community leaders if they want to continue on with any of their projects.  

Flashfood sounds similar to the app "To Good to Go" also combats food waste from restaurants or bakeries for end of the day discount purchases.  That is a really good idea for future projects. The team of students looking at food waste is looking at composting at the HS, and then maybe collaborating with a local farm to pick it up. Another group from my colleagues class had proposed a green space that would raise local produce for the school to use.  

Thanks for writing back and offering some great suggestions! Our Students for Environmental Action already does bottle and paper recycling in the school, and some of the students might join SEA to carry on their individual proposals. One of my students is starting a tree planting club and will connect with our local Trail and Forest Committee.  I'm trying to connect inteested students with local community leaders if they want to continue on with any of their projects.  

Flashfood sounds similar to the app "To Good to Go" also combats food waste from restaurants or bakeries for end of the day discount purchases.  That is a really good idea for future projects. The team of students looking at food waste is looking at composting at the HS, and then maybe collaborating with a local farm to pick it up. Another group from my colleagues class had proposed a green space that would raise local produce for the school to use.  

Hi, Angela and Ann, 

I just discovered the OER Project this evening while brainstorming and looking for resources for my 6th grade STEAM class.  I get so excited when I read about programs and projects like the ones you are doing with your students.  I admire your work and energy in creating these experiences for your students.  I have been trying to wrap my head around how to do something similar but haven't gotten there yet.  Thank you both for sharing your experiences they have given me ideas of ways I might be able to take the first steps toward a project with my students.

I integrate Digital Storytelling, Creation Stations, and Engineering Design so most challenges I provide for the students would take one to two weeks to complete. (I see 7 different classes on a Day 1/Day 2 Schedule (so I teach 7 bells every day but the groups switch every other day).  The classes are 40-minute periods for 14 weeks and then a new rotation of students every other day for the next 14 weeks.)  I will have to look more closely at the Climate Project to determine how to keep the project's integrity in less time. 

Angela, I would love to show my students your webpage and challenge them to create their own as a group.  I also use Canva to help them create custom posters and will likely have them create logos, infographics, and apps for environmental awareness.  

Thanks again for sharing your experiences.  

Jen