2. Green Highways Cultivating Fruitful Citizens Molly “Irene” Dodd Pete Farness Silas Pencille Darice Terry

3. Purpose Exploration of tension in life –Explicitly, the tension between consumerism and stewardship –Fast pace verse slow pace –Related to water and food Additionally: –Demonstrate activism breeds optimism rather than cynicism Slower, less harried can be better –Promotes healthy relationships –Engenders lively discourse –Embodiment of democratic ideals

4. Enduring Understandings New technology presents new possibilities and problems. Media has different points of view. Awareness is the first step of activism. People have always had an impulse to record their experience with nature, whether through artistic expression or scientific inquiry.

5. Form and Function Four Broad Units 1.Preparation – 3 Weeks 2.Stewardship – 7 Weeks 3.Harvest – 4 Weeks 4.Sharing the Bounty – 2 Weeks Units centered on responsible life choices using the metaphors learned in the garden –Water –Food –Community Involvement 16 week course

6. Planting the Garden During the Preparation unit Gardening practices –Model the course themes –Provides metaphorical scaffold for students –Supplies for implementation for some newly acquired knowledge –Develops sense of community in the classroom

7. Unit 1: Preparation Art –Ecological art English –Information literacy Life Skills –Preparing the garden Social Studies –Critical thinking - water

8. Unit 2: Stewardship Art –Altered Books English –Land Ethic and Cadillac Desert Life Skills –Nutrition and Sensitive Gardening Social Studies –Conservation and Cadillac Desert Choose Exhibition Content Area Focus!

9. Unit 3: Harvest Art –Installation English –Coming Home to Eat and Nature Writing Life Skills –Food Preservation and Harvest Social Studies –Field Trip and World Water Issues Students finalize exhibition form!

10. Unit 4: Sharing the Bounty Art –Exhibition work Life Skills –Packing and Marketing English –Exhibition work Social Studies –Exhibition work

11. Service Learning and Student Exhibition Combined effort –Students, Teachers, Community Students –Exhibit work to community Teachers –Facilitate student work and community outreach Community –Supporting student efforts and raising awareness

12. Service Learning and Student Exhibition Students decided on their content focused Presented during the service learning community awareness fair Theme will highlight the tension of consumer life and stewardship of the Earth Focus on raising community awareness Develop closer ties to community

13. Content Specific Example: Possible exhibitions for the community awareness fair

14. Art Exhibition

15. English Exhibition

16. Life Skills Exhibition

17. Social Studies Exhibition

18. Our Vision: Modeled on a farmers market Garden at the center Booths set up to engage community Student presentations raise awareness

19. Conclusion Lessons will focus on alternative choices Critical examination of costs and benefits Many alternatives presented require a shift in priorities –Speed is not a measure of success –Quality of life is attained not given

20. Thank you for your kindness towards us and graciously allowing us into your classrooms.