The document discusses a class project to adopt a road to clean up litter. It provides information on different roads the class could choose and criteria for making the decision, such as traffic levels or amount of litter. The class would consider these factors and decide which road most needs adopting. The document suggests resources for learning about litter problems, adopting roads, and criteria to consider in choosing a road, with the goal of the class making an informed decision about how to help their community and the environment.
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How to come up w ideas: Idea Hexagon
How to write a paper
How to give a talk
Open research problems
How to decide merit of a project
How to attend a conference, brainstorm
Strive for Five
Before 5 teams
Be early, let others do details
Beyond 5 years
What no one is thinking about
Within 5 steps of Human Impact
Relevance
Beyond 5 mins of instruction
Deep, iterative, participatory
Fusing 5+ Expertise
Fun, barrier for others
Take a walk with a child and decide for yourselves.Everyon.docxperryk1
Take a walk with a child
and decide for yourselves.
Everyone benefits from walking. These benefits
include: improved fitness, cleaner air, reduced risks
of certain health problems, and a greater sense of
community. But walking needs to be safe and easy.
Take a walk with your child and use this checklist
to decide if your neighborhood is a friendly place
to walk. Take heart if you find problems, there are
ways you can make things better.
Getting started:
First, you'll need to pick a place to walk, like the
route to school, a friend's house or just somewhere
fun to go.
The second step involves the checklist. Read over
the checklist before you go, and as you walk, note
the locations of things you would like to change.
At the end of your walk, give each question a
rating. Then add up the numbers to see how you
rated your walk overall.
After you've rated your walk and identified any
problem areas, the next step is to figure out what
you can do to improve your community's score.
You'll find both immediate answers and long-term
solutions under "Improving Your Community's
Score..." on the third page.
Walkability Checklist
How walkable is your community?
Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center
U.S. Department
of Transportation
How walkable is your community?
1. Did you have room to walk?
Yes Some problems:
Sidewalks or paths started and stopped
Sidewalks were broken or cracked
Sidewalks were blocked with poles, signs,
shrubbery, dumpsters, etc.
No sidewalks, paths, or shoulders
Too much traffic
Something else ___________________
Locations of problems: _____________
Rating: (circle one) __________________________
1 2 3 4 5 6 __________________________
3. Did drivers behave well?
Yes Some problems: Drivers...
Backed out of driveways without looking
Did not yield to people crossing the street
Turned into people crossing the street
Drove too fast
Sped up to make it through traffic lights or
drove through traffic lights?
Something else ___________________
Locations of problems: _____________
Rating: (circle one) __________________________
1 2 3 4 5 6 __________________________
4. Was it easy to follow safety rules?
Could you and your child...
Yes No Cross at crosswalks or where you could
see and be seen by drivers?
Yes No Stop and look left, right and then left
again before crossing streets?
Yes No Walk on sidewalks or shoulders facing
traffic where there were no sidewalks?
Yes No Cross with the light?
Locations of problems: ________
Rating: (circle one) __________________________
1 2 3 4 5 6 __________________________
5. Was your walk pleasant?
Yes Some unpleasant things:
Needed more grass, flowers, or trees
Scary dogs
Scary p.
http://raskar.info or CameraCulture Wiki Page
How to come up w ideas: Idea Hexagon
How to write a paper
How to give a talk
Open research problems
How to decide merit of a project
How to attend a conference, brainstorm
Strive for Five
Before 5 teams
Be early, let others do details
Beyond 5 years
What no one is thinking about
Within 5 steps of Human Impact
Relevance
Beyond 5 mins of instruction
Deep, iterative, participatory
Fusing 5+ Expertise
Fun, barrier for others
Take a walk with a child and decide for yourselves.Everyon.docxperryk1
Take a walk with a child
and decide for yourselves.
Everyone benefits from walking. These benefits
include: improved fitness, cleaner air, reduced risks
of certain health problems, and a greater sense of
community. But walking needs to be safe and easy.
Take a walk with your child and use this checklist
to decide if your neighborhood is a friendly place
to walk. Take heart if you find problems, there are
ways you can make things better.
Getting started:
First, you'll need to pick a place to walk, like the
route to school, a friend's house or just somewhere
fun to go.
The second step involves the checklist. Read over
the checklist before you go, and as you walk, note
the locations of things you would like to change.
At the end of your walk, give each question a
rating. Then add up the numbers to see how you
rated your walk overall.
After you've rated your walk and identified any
problem areas, the next step is to figure out what
you can do to improve your community's score.
You'll find both immediate answers and long-term
solutions under "Improving Your Community's
Score..." on the third page.
Walkability Checklist
How walkable is your community?
Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center
U.S. Department
of Transportation
How walkable is your community?
1. Did you have room to walk?
Yes Some problems:
Sidewalks or paths started and stopped
Sidewalks were broken or cracked
Sidewalks were blocked with poles, signs,
shrubbery, dumpsters, etc.
No sidewalks, paths, or shoulders
Too much traffic
Something else ___________________
Locations of problems: _____________
Rating: (circle one) __________________________
1 2 3 4 5 6 __________________________
3. Did drivers behave well?
Yes Some problems: Drivers...
Backed out of driveways without looking
Did not yield to people crossing the street
Turned into people crossing the street
Drove too fast
Sped up to make it through traffic lights or
drove through traffic lights?
Something else ___________________
Locations of problems: _____________
Rating: (circle one) __________________________
1 2 3 4 5 6 __________________________
4. Was it easy to follow safety rules?
Could you and your child...
Yes No Cross at crosswalks or where you could
see and be seen by drivers?
Yes No Stop and look left, right and then left
again before crossing streets?
Yes No Walk on sidewalks or shoulders facing
traffic where there were no sidewalks?
Yes No Cross with the light?
Locations of problems: ________
Rating: (circle one) __________________________
1 2 3 4 5 6 __________________________
5. Was your walk pleasant?
Yes Some unpleasant things:
Needed more grass, flowers, or trees
Scary dogs
Scary p.
Title: Policies for Pupils: Working with School Boards on Walking and Bicycling Policies
Track: Change
Format: 90 minute panel
Abstract: Engaging schools in walking and bicycling efforts can be difficult given competing education priorities and frequent staff and volunteer turn-over. Attendees will learn about strategies for influencing school boards and policy opportunities at the district level.
Presenters:
Presenter: Sara Zimmerman Safe Routes to School National Partnership
Co-Presenter: Diane Dohm ChangeLab Solutions
Co-Presenter: Bree Romero Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
Co-Presenter: Leigh Ann Von Hagen Voorhees Transportation Center, Rutgers University
Biodiversity: Southern Fried STEAM... Innovative Learning Project, not a Stir...Kim Moore
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Our paper presented by Tais Lagranha on 2013 International Association of Societies of Design Research (IASDR) in Tokyo.
Artigo apresentado pela Tais Lagranha no IASDR 2013 em Tóquio, o congresso internacional mais importante de pesquisa em Design. O artigo em português se chama "O prazer de andar a pé: a experiência do usuário no espaço urbano".
Understanding users without getting boredStefan Ivanov
The slides were used in a workshop at UXify Bulgaria 2018 in order to share and let the participants explore different techniques for conducting user research.
A presentation on 'Polling in Context: The role of polling in policy research' by Charlie Cadywould from Demos. Part of the Young Policy Professionals and Royal Statistical Society event, 'Where next for polling?', held on 29 October 2015.
This was 15 min talk I gave at the "State Of The Map" OpenStreetMap conference on Sat 11th July 2009
Audio available. See my blog post.
http://www.harrywood.co.uk/blog/2009/10/04/community-smoothness/
Working within the System to Create Active Streets
Format: 60 minute panel
Abstract: Fostering walkable, active streets requires an understanding of how government works – particularly the transportation agencies, engineers, and elected officials who often serve as gatekeepers to change. Learn about how to build the relationships, partnerships, political support, and resources necessary to create successful, healthy streets.
Presenters:
Presenter: Kelly Morphy WALC Institute
Co-Presenter: Molly O'Reilly America Walks
Co-Presenter: Gary Toth PPS
Title: Policies for Pupils: Working with School Boards on Walking and Bicycling Policies
Track: Change
Format: 90 minute panel
Abstract: Engaging schools in walking and bicycling efforts can be difficult given competing education priorities and frequent staff and volunteer turn-over. Attendees will learn about strategies for influencing school boards and policy opportunities at the district level.
Presenters:
Presenter: Sara Zimmerman Safe Routes to School National Partnership
Co-Presenter: Diane Dohm ChangeLab Solutions
Co-Presenter: Bree Romero Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
Co-Presenter: Leigh Ann Von Hagen Voorhees Transportation Center, Rutgers University
Biodiversity: Southern Fried STEAM... Innovative Learning Project, not a Stir...Kim Moore
Real-world projects provide an opportunity to students to explore a variety of different subjects, and most importantly, they prepare students for real world problem solving. In this presentation, we explore this idea using the concept of Biodiversity.
Our paper presented by Tais Lagranha on 2013 International Association of Societies of Design Research (IASDR) in Tokyo.
Artigo apresentado pela Tais Lagranha no IASDR 2013 em Tóquio, o congresso internacional mais importante de pesquisa em Design. O artigo em português se chama "O prazer de andar a pé: a experiência do usuário no espaço urbano".
Understanding users without getting boredStefan Ivanov
The slides were used in a workshop at UXify Bulgaria 2018 in order to share and let the participants explore different techniques for conducting user research.
A presentation on 'Polling in Context: The role of polling in policy research' by Charlie Cadywould from Demos. Part of the Young Policy Professionals and Royal Statistical Society event, 'Where next for polling?', held on 29 October 2015.
This was 15 min talk I gave at the "State Of The Map" OpenStreetMap conference on Sat 11th July 2009
Audio available. See my blog post.
http://www.harrywood.co.uk/blog/2009/10/04/community-smoothness/
Working within the System to Create Active Streets
Format: 60 minute panel
Abstract: Fostering walkable, active streets requires an understanding of how government works – particularly the transportation agencies, engineers, and elected officials who often serve as gatekeepers to change. Learn about how to build the relationships, partnerships, political support, and resources necessary to create successful, healthy streets.
Presenters:
Presenter: Kelly Morphy WALC Institute
Co-Presenter: Molly O'Reilly America Walks
Co-Presenter: Gary Toth PPS
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• Which road should our class adopt?
Alternatives
• What are the different roads?
Criteria
• What might impact which road to adopt?
Decision
• Which road did your class adopt? How did
you make that decision?
3. • What is litter?
• What problems are caused by litter?
• What are natural resources?
• What impact does litter have on our natural
resources?
• What choices can you make to help solve the
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Read the informational text.
4. Read the informational text.
• https://www.conserve-energy-future.com/various-littering-facts.php
9. Rank the alternatives.
Guiding/reflective Questions
• Which road would be the best road to adopt?
• Why do you think that would be the best road?
• What category on the data set is the most important to you?
• Which road would be your next choice? And after that?
• Do you agree with your group's ideas? Why or why not?
11. Extend the learning.
• Have student groups present their decisions to the class and discuss
how they decided which road to adopt. Create a poster that
highlights the importance of adopting this particular road.
• Research which roads in the community are a part of the Adopt-A-
Highway program. Involve parents to take pictures of these signs to
share in class.
• Put it to work! Plan a clean up time for a safe, near-by area that
allows students to contribute to the community as responsible
citizens.
• Substitute symbols for criteria (e.g. cars instead of traffic lights; trash
cans instead of frowny faces)
12. Questions?
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