8:15

Golightly Center, Belle Isle Annex

• Writing into the Day

  • • For the next few days, we will reflect on the possibilities and promise of place-based learning. What’s a specific place in Detroit that has special meaning for you? Why?

• Introductions

  • • The institute is designed by InnovatED313 and supported by a Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources grant.

• Key Presentation: Overview of PBL

  • • New research makes a powerful case for PBL (Edutopia, 2021)

    • PBL Brainstorming Tool

10:15

Belle Isle Aquarium

• Presenter: Ossie White, Belle Isle Conservancy

  • • Pond Sampling and Water Quality Testing

    • Field Trip Resources

• Tour of Oudolf Garden

• Debrief

noon

Golightly Center, Belle Isle Annex

• Lunch

12:30

• Key Presentation: Teacher as Connector

1:15

• Presenters: Kathy Garrett & Gretchen Abrams, Detroit Bird Alliance

  • • Detroit is situated where two North American bird flyways touch.

    • Educational offerings

    • Installed meadows

    • Safe light for safe flight program

    • Migration headache and Great migration challenge from Flying wild: Birds across the curriculum

2:15

• Presenter: Erin Cole, Nurturing Our Seeds

  • • Prezi on food sovereignty and PBL

    • Topsy Turvy Bus

    • Hortis App

    • Padlet with resources

3:15

• Debrief and Reflections (Square-Triangle-Circle)

• Optional Site Visit: Detroit Abloom