AZventure Summer 2008 Academy

Places We Live – a Project Learning Tree (PLT) Workshop
7.5 Professional Development Hours
8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
June 30, 2008 in Flagstaff

With sufficient water, energy and mineral resources, we have several basic components of sustainable communities. Why do we live where we do? What essential elements create a community? Once built, how can we sustain those communities to ensure long-term quality of life? Examine issues involved with the places we live and how each individual plays a role in making decisions based on their needs and wants.

Teachers who have been trained in a PLT workshop, such as this one, are eligible to apply for a GreenWorks! grant. More information will be shared at this workshop or you can visit the GreenWorks! webpage.

Best practices emphasis: Understanding by Design (UbD), literacy across the curriculum

By participating in this workshop, learners will:

• Examine the survival and success of a community depends upon responsible management of resources by engaging in activities demonstrating the effective use of sustainable practices.
• Evaluate the importance of studying the history of previous cultures by comparing and contrasting their resource usage with that of modern civilization.
• Identify knowledge and tools that can lead to a sustainable future by exploring a variety of instructional media and materials and by participating in reflective activities.
• Understand how to address the diverse literacy needs of students by learning to use strategies for differentiating content, process, product, and learning environment.
• Discover how UbD can be a powerful tool to increase the intellectual rigor and relevance of your classroom.

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