Clean and Green

What’s a Webinar? What do you

know? What are the

tools? How do we use the

Whiteboard? How do we vote? Who has the most

experience?

Objectives Learn about how to do a Webinar well Get excited about Clean and Green Get your ideas about the program Get familiar with the Web site &the

program Get acquainted with Keep Iowa Beautiful Find out how we can help you use the

program

Clean and Green is based on…

best practice educational

research

Clean and Green includes… 20 lesson plans for each grade level engaging

activities for classrooms, afterschool and summer programs

Units for teaching science, gardening, service-learning, conservation

Stuff for kids And it’s all free!!!

Clean and Green teaches The Iowa Core—Science, Social Studies,

and 21st Century Skills The Common Core--Mathematics,

English Language Arts Place-Based Education Service-Learning The Four Keys of Character Education

Place-based education encourages teachers and students to

use the schoolyard, community and public lands as resources

turns neighborhoods into classrooms What is placed-based education?

Service Learning encourages students to participate in

public service to contribute to community

strengthens educational and personal growth

creates sustainable partnerships and coalitions that meet school and community needs

Why service-learning?

Four Keys to Character Education challenge children to do their best providing a community without fear gain insight into their own learning

styles focus on relationships with others present what they learn publicly

Clean and Green… carries the message of good character,

clean schools and green communities to teachers and kids

Clean and Green Scavenger Hunt Go to Teachers Going Green Find the following

An activity involving birds A mouse made of recycled materials An activity that uses computer keys A famous artist’s name A picture book you’ve read An outdoor activity Something to eat

Where are we?…and where are we going?

Assess & promote K—2nd grade program Promote with afterschool programs,

home school consultants and families Revise lessons as needed. Analyze Keep Iowa Beautiful Web site

Ongoing

Develop 3rd-5th grade program Review resources Collect & write lesson plans Add Character Counts processing

questions Post on Keep Iowa Beautiful Web site

April 1, 2012

Market, assess, implement, revise and train Promote with afterschool programs,

home school consultants and families Refine survey, & develop a plan to

collect data on use and usefulness Revise lessons as needed.

Ongoing

Try out the survey

Service-Learning InitiativeThree-year project to expand and improve service-learning in Iowa

Partners

Surveyinput from—Superintendents, principals, and teachers of Grades 6-12Faculty, students and administrators in higher educationYouth development and other community organizations

Clean and Green includes… 20 lesson plans for each grade level, K-12th

grade Grades K-2 is available on-line Grades 3-5 will be available by April 1 engaging activities for classrooms,

afterschool and summer programs Units for teaching science, gardening,

service-learning, conservation Stuff for kids And it’s all free!!!

Partners Keep Iowa Beautiful Character Counts! in Iowa Wells Fargo Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service Iowa Hall of Pride ICISL (Iowa Coalition for the Integration

of Service-Learning) Waste Commission of Scott County

Thank you!!!