Problem-Solving in the Community
Empowering Students to Take Action
Two Strands of Problem-Solving through STEM
Englewood, Chicago
Young scientist in action
Toad Lily
Tune in April to hear more about our projects!
About Us - Daphne Moore
Email: djmoore@cps.edu
Website: stemconverter.wordpress.com
About Us - Oscar Newman
Email: odnewman@cps.edu
Website: megalonyx.wordpress.com
Phone:
Twitter: @newman_oscar
About Us - Valia Thompson
Email: vlthompson1@cps.edu
Website: valiathompson.wordpress.com
Five Key Ideas from Problem-Solving Workshop
- Community is key
- Science is everywhere
- Innovation has no age
- Our world is formed by choices. We can make new ones.
- Think globally, act locally
Resources
Louv, Richard. Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature Deficit Disorder.
Ferguson, Ronald, and Dickens, William. Urban Problems and Community Development.
Gutstein, Eric, and Peterson, Bob. Rethinking Mathematics: Teaching Social Justice by the Numbers.
Articles:
Irwin, Alan. Constructing the Scientific Citizen: Science and Democracy in the Biosciences.
Silvertown, Jonathan. A New Dawn for Citizen Science.
Web Resources:
Deep Play Book Group Video
Project-Based Learning at High Tech High Video
Rethinking Schools: Web resources for teaching social justice.
Sci Starter: Lots of Citizen Science Projects
Who to Follow on Twitter:
- @punyamishra
- @vlthompson1
- @newman_oscar
- @DaphneJMoore2
- @RethinkSchools
- @CatalystChicago
- @GoldenApple