1. The document provides guidelines for a class project to analyze an entity making a positive impact. It instructs students to identify an organization and apply Kevin Starr's framework of lasting impact, behavioral change strategies from Switch, and systems thinking perspectives.
2. Students are asked to consider the entity's mission and measurements of impact, whether their strategies could effectively change behaviors, and the systems involved in their work.
3. A 5-minute presentation to the class is required to share the information about the identified entity.
2. Identify some entity
(Individual, Nonprofit, Lesley Group,
Government Agency, Initiative,
Campaign, Social Enterprise, etc.)
making a positive
impact in an area
related to this class.
7. Are they trying to change
people’s behaviors with
strategies we can understand
with Switch? If not, how could
they?
What’s sticky about their work?
What could make it stickier?
16. What’s your mission or goal?
What are you measuring?
What does the measurement
tell us about impact?
17. The mission of CRS is to connect and engage educators,
students, and scientists in a vibrant and innovative web of
science learning resources, transforming science education.
Our vision is a community of educators and scientists working together to excite all children
about learning through the scientific exploration of the world around them. Community
Resources for Science contributes to this vision by weaving connections between the needs of
individual teachers and educational resources, while acting as a catalyst to improve the available
resources in our community.
Our goal is simple: help teachers give students more
opportunities to “do science” – to ask questions, test ideas,
get their hands on real science activities. We need to inspire
the next generation of thinkers, makers, problem solvers, and
leaders!