Utilizing information that is currently in the news, presentation will explore project-based/ problem-based learning by focus on the renewable energy questions, along with the recent coal ash problem facing our communities, which are impactful and relevant to our students and our future. We will investigate this topic through live interactive technology integration, discussion, writing, and hand-on exploration via group collaboration and individual learning.

1. Act Locally,
Think Globally
Kim Moore
Energy Ant compliments of the US Department of Energy
Innovative Learning Project

2. What Does It Mean?

3. STEM (or STEAM) is an ideal
platform for developing creativity
and innovation skills. If children are
not engaged in science by 4th
grade, they only have a 12%
chance of pursuing a STEM career.
(Pew Research Center, 2015)
The Research

4. “The retirement of baby boomers is
expected to deplete the current
science and engineering workforce
dramatically over the next 10-15
years.”
(National Science Foundation)
The Research

5. Education for children is twofold: We
must teach them the rules and theories,
such as Newton’s three Laws of Motion,
but we must also teach them the
process of inquiry which allows them to
understand the world around them,
make connections to other areas and
subjects, and solve the most complex of
real-world problems.
Real-World Problem Solving

6. If we are truly going to impact our global
community, then our mission as
educators, environmentalists, and life-
long learners is to equip future
generations with those strategies and
skills necessary to solve the problems
that the past generations have created
and prevent these and other problems
from occurring.
Real-World Problem Solving

7. By finding new ways to solve the most
complex problems and develop
transferable skills that are impactful
today, we are preparing students for a
future full of innovative possibilities and
careers that don't even exist in today’s
market.
Real-World Problem Solving

8. My “No-Profit”
Kim Moore
moore4knowledge@gmail.com
770-685-5568

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Welcome to Innovative Learning Projects
Utilizing information that is currently in the news, these
projects provide topics and activities that can be
explored through:
• Technology Integration
• Discussion
• Writing
• Hand-on Exploration

10. Mission
Mission
To provide free information for educators,
parents, and students that provides:
for students in The South.

11. • Inspire students to think outside the box
• Persevere through difficult tasks
• See mistakes or failure as learning opportunities
• Help solve some of the most complex problems
facing our society today
• Realize that not all problems have a solution
Purpose
Purpose
Of the Innovative Learning Projects are to:

12. In the News:
The largest supplier of energy in the country, Duke Energy,
was recently fined $102 million for illegally dumping coal
ash in rivers and streams throughout the Southeast. Upon
further investigation, it is very clear that this is not just a
regional problem, renewable energy resources is a global
challenge.
Evidence
The Coal Ash Problem and Renewable Energy Solutions

13. Overview
Of The Coal Ash Problem and Renewable Energy
Solutions Innovative Learning Project:
This is your opportunity to research all of the available
information regarding the problems associated with
using coal as an energy source. Solving the problem
with coal ash, though, does not provide a long-term
solution.
The Problem
Based on your chosen career path, you will
need to determine what your role would be in not
only making recommendations for the coal ash
problem, but also to look for solutions to our
renewable energy issues.
OverviewThe Problem
The Problem
Working on a Solution

14. In the News
OverviewThe Problem
The Problem
News Articles:
http://www.timesnews.net/article/9088033/tva-to-sell-properties-
bought-during-coal-ash-spill-cleanup
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/state/north-
carolina/article22964364.html
http://www.greensboro.com/news/article_257eb73c-8ddc-11e3-b156-
001a4bcf6878.html
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/energy-
environment/coal/index.html
http://www.pennenergy.com/articles/pennenergy/2015/04/coal-news-
dominion-to-close-all-coal-ash-ponds-in-virginia.html
http://www.mining.com/us-coal-miner-murray-energy-to-lay-off-
around-1800/
http://www.naturalnews.com/049824_pollution_wells_coal_ash.html

15. Research Sites
http://www.southeastcoalash.org/
http://www.duke-energy.com/news/releases/2014100201.asp
http://www.worldcoal.com/
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Existing_U.S._Coal_Mines
Research Sites
Sites on the Coal Ash Problem or Response to It:

16. Renewable Energy
Energy Websites
Renewable Energy Map
Careers in Renewable Energy Fields
Alternative Energy News and Inventions
Seeking Solutions

17. Building Background
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18. Building Background
Earth/Space Science
Amazing Space
Down to Earth!
Earth Explorations
Earth Explorations II
Exploring the Universe
Forces of Nature
The Weather Report
Physical Science
Chemistry Clues
Energy Works!
How Things Are Made
The Material World
Matter and Motion
Science Works!
Science in Social &
Personal Perspectives
Global Issues
Healthy Living
Physical Science
Chemistry Clues
Energy Works!
How Things Are Made
The Material World
Matter and Motion
Science Works!

19. Building Background
Resource Book

20. Building Background
Resource Books

21. Problem-Based Learning
Challenge 1:
You have been asked by Duke Energy to be on a national panel of
independent experts to provide advice and recommendations for their
ash coal problem. “The panel includes some of the nation’s most
respected experts in engineering, waste management, environmental
science and risk analysis. They will provide independent and objective
analysis of the issues Duke Energy and the industry face when identifying
safe, environmentally sound and permanent storage solutions for coal
ash.”
See press release: http://www.duke-
energy.com/news/releases/2014100201.asp
Determine the goal for this panel and what recommendations you and
your colleagues will make to Duke Energy and others regarding your
research findings and conclusions. Create a working example of your
recommendation for either solving the coal ash problem or creating a
renewable energy source. Demonstrate your invention and the thought
behind it.
Problem-Based Learning

22. Problem-Based Learning
Challenge 2:
You are contacted by an entrepreneur that is interested in making a
profit by developing alternatives sources for renewable energy. Working
with members from a variety of different career interests, you will
research the pros and cons of several renewable energy sources to
determine which one will meet the entrepreneur, who is funding your
research, need for making a profit while also taking environmental and
other factors into consideration. Build a prototype and create a
business plan for your recommendation. Present your findings and
recommendations to your Venture Capitalist.

23. Problem-Based Learning
Challenge 3:
You work for a news source (newspaper, blog, news network, local news
channel, Associated Press), and you and your Circle Group hold
different positions in this industry. Researching the issues from all angles,
write a non-biased piece and an editorial (your opinion). Who will you
interview? What quotes will you put into the pieces for impact? What
are the different positions that you and your Circle Group will hold in this
organization? What is each person’s responsibility in moving to
publication within the needed timeline?

24. Problem-Based Learning
Challenge 4:
You and your Circle Group are Duke Energy employees. How does this
lawsuit affect your positon with the company? How will this new
development impact your job? How will it change? Moving forward,
how does this impact your job performance or how you look at your
job? Could it eliminate your position? Could it impact the business’
viability?

25. Problem-Based Learning
Challenge 5:
You are in a law Circle Group that is either for the prosecution or
defendant in the Coal Ash trial. What will your opening statement be?
Who will be your witnesses? Why? As the culminating activity for this
challenge, your group will conduct a mock trial with colleagues from
other groups acting as the jury. The proceedings will be recorded for a
television audience.

26. Problem-Based Learning
Challenge 6:
You and members of your family have worked for coal mining
companies for several generations. How does the EPA figure into this
discussion? How might this affect your company and possibly your
career? What other career paths are available for different positions
held by employees of coal mines, such as miners, geologists, business,
sales….. Write a play and perform it based on your findings related to
the future of coal mining.

27. Assessment:
Each learner will write specific answers to these questions:
• What background knowledge did you gain from participating in
your group’s project?
• How could you use that information?
• What are two actions that you and/ or your Circle Group can do to
extend this project?
• What did you learn from working with your Circle Group?
• What do you think about the career pathway that you chose for
this project? Do you want to research it further, or do you feel that
this isn’t the field for you? Why or why not?
• Were you satisfied with the results of your group’s project? Why or
why not?
• What would you do differently next time? Why? How?
Conclusion

28. Conclusion
Assessment:
Discuss responses with your Circle Group
This is a time for self and group reflection. Each person in the
group will have an opportunity to share their responses, and the
group will discuss these responses.
Share Information from Circle Group/ Discussion with the Class
Elect a spokesperson for your group to share information about
what you learned with the class. Other group members can also
add comments and recommendations at this time.

29. According to the Partnership for 21st Century
Learning (2010), "There is a growing achievement
gap between the U.S. and other nations in the
interconnected world of the 21st century. America’s
economic competitiveness suffers when our nation’s
children lack the knowledge of core subjects AND
the critical skills necessary for college and career
readiness in the innovation economy of the 21st
century.”
21st Century Learning Strategies

30. In Conclusion
Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/globally.html#D8lDHzYTcFkqoYHz.99
One of the most important
lessons we can glean from
the environmental
movement is to ‘think
globally and act locally.’”
Mike Love, musician, activist

31. In Conclusion
Act Locally….October 24, 2015
Think Globally….Make a Difference Day

32. STEAM DREAM TEAM

33. Contact Me
Kim Moore
moore4knowledge@gmail.com
770-685-5568
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