Mitchell


 * Inquiry-Based Global Water Education **

Lisa Mitchell - Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology (CAWST ) In this workshop you’ll receive a teacher tested unit plan for grades 5 and 6, curriculum linked lessons plans, and multi-media resources that you can use to promote an integrated and inquiry-based approach to global water education in your classroom. The lesson and unit plans were developed out of a unique partnership between the University School in Calgary, the University of Calgary Engineering and Education departments and a Calgary based NGO, CAWST. These partners collaborated to deliver an integrated Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) program focused on global water issues. The work evolved to include partnerships with a school in Kenya and young people in Zambia. The results were meaningful learning across all curricular areas including Social Studies, Math, Science, and Language Arts, that can be duplicated by other educators to achieve real world learning on global water issues.

**Presenters**: Lisa Mitchell is an education program developer for CAWST - The Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology. She has over 10 years of experience developing educational resources and programs for organizations in Latin America, Africa and Canada. Lisa has a Master's Degree in Environmental Studies with a focus on popular and environmental education. She has a keen interest in global citizenship and providing youth overseas with tools to explore and communicate their realities to youth in Canada.

Joe Barnett is a grade 5/6 teacher at University School in Calgary. He worked, in a team with Patti Acorn and Laura Lea Smart to deliver this unique global water education project. Joe has over 5 years of teaching experience with a background in special programs and regular education.

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