Engage in hands-on, interdisciplinary activities to help gifted students explore issues around environmental sustainability (e.g., climate change and threats to biodiversity) and how they relate to the health of communities around the globe. The presented lessons build skills in science, math, and social sciences while applying learning to addressing authentic problems and emphasizing collaboration and creativity.
Learning Objectives:
Participants will be able to describe concrete strategies for including interdisciplinary lessons on timely global issues in their classroom instruction.
Participants will be able to build knowledge and skills in the social sciences while applying learning to authentic problems.