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Page 1: Welcome to the SEED Collaborative Workshop Tyumen, Siberia, Russia October 9-12, 2006
Page 2: Welcome to the SEED Collaborative Workshop Tyumen, Siberia, Russia October 9-12, 2006

Welcome to theSEED Collaborative

Workshop

Tyumen, Siberia, Russia

October 9-12, 2006

Page 3: Welcome to the SEED Collaborative Workshop Tyumen, Siberia, Russia October 9-12, 2006

What is SEED?

•A volunteer-based corporate non-profit educational development program whose members

•share their passion for learning and science and

•create opportunities for youth around the world

Page 4: Welcome to the SEED Collaborative Workshop Tyumen, Siberia, Russia October 9-12, 2006

What are the goals of the collaborative workshop?

•Explore the Learning-While-Doing approach

•Work collaboratively in a project-based environment while learning about global climate change and energy

•Keep the flame burning

•Have some fun!

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Learning Experiences

•Project-based learning

•Learning while doing (LWD)

•Collaborative learning

•Learning tools

•Theme-based approach

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Rather than as a “science Rather than as a “science lesson” or a “mathematics lesson” or a “mathematics lesson,” project based learning lesson,” project based learning focuses first on identifying a focuses first on identifying a problem to be solved.problem to be solved.

What is project based learning?

As a byproduct of this project, participants As a byproduct of this project, participants develop a deeper understanding of related develop a deeper understanding of related concepts from many different “subject areas” in concepts from many different “subject areas” in an authentic and engaging way. an authentic and engaging way.

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What is Learning While Doing (LWD)?

•Active •Simultaneous roles of learning and teaching•Diverse styles and approaches•Exploration and risk-taking•Collaborative•Curriculum “on demand”

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CollaborativeCollaborativeLearningLearning

• Work in groups

• Respect each other

• Encourage everyone to be both a learner and a teacher

• Involve all group members

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LearningTools

• GoGo board, sensors, output devices, and software

• MicroWorlds multimedia software

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Workshop Theme:Workshop Theme:Global Climate Change and Global Climate Change and

EnergyEnergy• Local and global problems and

perspectives

• Basis for group projects

• Motivation for sustained work beyond workshop

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Workshop AgendaMonday, October 9

Familiarization with concept and tools

Start on project planning

Tuesday & Wednesday, October 10 & 11

Field trip and continue project work

Thursday, October 12

Finish project work

Project sharing

Plans for the future

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Page 13: Welcome to the SEED Collaborative Workshop Tyumen, Siberia, Russia October 9-12, 2006

ProjectDevelopment

Stage 1: BrainstormingStage 1 team task: brainstorm theme-related problems and project concept ideas related to the theme for 15 to 20 minutes•Generate as many different ideas as possible•Write down each idea in a list•Do not evaluate or discuss any idea – yet•Encourage all group members to contribute ideas•Make use of unusual ideas to inspire more ideas

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ProjectDevelopment

Stage 2: Project Concept

Stage 2 team task: Decide on project concept •Discuss and evaluate ideas on brainstorm list•Begin grouping related ideas•Assemble as many groups of ideas as possible into a system for the project concept•Where possible, relate to the workshop theme and make use of the workshop tools•Draw up a plan, including a diagram and a flow chart to communicate your project concept

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ProjectDevelopment

Stage 3: Project Completion

Stage 3 team task: Work together to develop, test, revise, finalize, and share finished project •Start and maintain project journal in Microsoft Word•Develop and test a prototype•Make necessary revisions and test again•Develop animation using MicroWorlds•Finalize project prototype•Share project with others

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ProjectComponents

•Working model•Schematic diagram and flow chart•Project report in MicroSoft Word,

including GoGo procedure•Project simulation or extension in

MicroWorlds file•Project summary posted on SEED Bulletin Board

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Page 18: Welcome to the SEED Collaborative Workshop Tyumen, Siberia, Russia October 9-12, 2006

Special Notice

•The project work in this SEED workshop is not a competition.

•The value of the project work is in the process.

•You have planned together and cooperated in your work.

•You have learned about climate change and energy.

•You have learned how to apply tools to solve problems that are important to the world.

•You have learned that everyone is both a learner and a teacher.

•This is the BEST kind of learning! It is not a competition.

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