Social discussion of CS in K-12

[Kristine Chalifoux <kmchalifoux AT aol.com>]

Well, that was easier than I thought.  The website is http://www.kidsactonenergy.com/

 

But it looks like they just send the information to the teacher (DVD and lesson plan).  They also have a speaker's bureau.  Maybe Scott Tess (The Urbana Sustainability Coordinator) could be the speaker?

 

The website also says it is geared to K-6, although he said he was looking at MS.  I don't think the middle schools want Louis the Lightning Bug or Sniffy the Sniffisourous!

 

Each Kit Contains:
• Two 13W compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs)
• 1.75 gpm showerhead, chrome finish
• 2.0 gpm kitchen aerator
• 1.0 gpm bath sink aerator
• Hot water temperature card thermometer
• Energy pursuit activity worksheet

 

anyway, if you are interested, let me know the parameters you would be interested within and I will get him working on a proposal.

 

Kristine Chalifoux

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Jennifer White <whiteje AT champaignschools.org>
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​6th grade covers alternative sources of energy and 7th grade covers electricity 
and magnetism.  The format of the presentation is what I am wondering 
about...whole school assembly?  Visits/talks to individual classes?


Jennifer White, M.S., M.Ed., NBCT
Jefferson Middle School
8th grade Science and AVID
Science Building Leader
AVID Site Coordinator
Vice President, Champaign Federation of Teachers
https://sites.google.com/site/mswhites8thgradescience/
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To the science teachers in the bunch...

Would there be any interest in having Ameren Illinois come into middle school 
science classes and giving a talk on energy efficiency?  As part of the talk, 
they also give each kid a box with energy efficiency stuff they can take home 
and use.  It probably has CFLs, faucet aerators, and a few other things.  This 
is a standard program they have for schools.

The director of sustainability in Urbana is looking at having a competition 
between the middle schools of Champaign and Urbana to see who does this the most 
(or something along those lines).  They are trying to get funding so there is a 
prize too!

I know you all are busy just trying to cover the curriculum.

Any thoughts?

Kristine Chalifoux


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From: George Reese <reese AT illinois.edu>
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Yes, let’s go for 6 PM tomorrow (Thursday). Cowboy Monkey if it’s sunny, the 
Quality if there’s rain.
George

From: Todd Lash [mailto:lashtodd AT champaignschools.org<mailto:lashtodd AT champaignschools.org?>]
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 9:36 AM
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​I could make it tomorrow if we are still on.
Thanks,
Todd

Todd Lash
Librarian
Kenwood Elementary School
1001 Stratford Dr.
Champaign, IL 61821
217.351.3815
The Kenwood Tech Story<http://lashtodd.edu.glogster.com/kenwoods-tech-story/>

"We live in a participatory culture.  Technology is not transformative.  
Teaching and pedagogies are transformative.  Technology is just a means to that 
end.  We've got to teach our kids to think outside the box, to celebrate unique 
thinking and unexpected results."  --Ewan McIntosh
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I’m assuming we are still meeting tomorrow evening?

Maya

Maya Israel, Ph.D.
Department of Special Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

276B Education Building
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Champaign, IL 61820
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On Jun 18, 2014, at 8:19 AM, George Reese <reese AT illinois.edu<mailto:reese AT illinois.edu>> 
wrote:


Kerris and I have made a doodle poll to see if we can find a better time for
the rest of the summer and the fall. The poll is at
http://doodle.com/xbwrust2pzfqkwc9

Please let us know what time is least bad for the summer/fall meetings.
No doubt most of the summer gatherings will be small. So, think of this poll
as primarily looking for a fall 2014 time.

Thanks to those who have already filled it out.

-George



George Reese
Office for Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education (MSTE)
505 East Green St.
Suite 102
Champaign, IL 61820
217-333-6604




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