Moving From:Moving From:Getting the Right AnswersGetting the Right Answers

to toAsking the Right QuestionsAsking the Right Questions

Presentation to:Presentation to:Faculty of Education: University of ReginaFaculty of Education: University of Regina

Educational Professional Studies 100Educational Professional Studies 100“Colleagues”“Colleagues”

Tuesday, October 21, 2008Tuesday, October 21, 20082:30 to 3:45 p.m.2:30 to 3:45 p.m.

Education 191Education 191

by:by:Lyle A. M. BenkoLyle A. M. BenkoCo-CoordinatorCo-Coordinator

U.N.U. RCE SaskatchewanU.N.U. RCE Saskatchewanandand

PresidentPresidentL*A*M*B*L*A*M*B*

Environmental & EducationalEnvironmental & EducationalConsulting (Inc.)Consulting (Inc.)

I.I. Introduction:Introduction:

a) My background: “Smart Bunny a) My background: “Smart Bunny oror

Dumb Ass” Dumb Ass”

b) Your perspective as a “learner” will b) Your perspective as a “learner” will impact your “teacher/learner” model impact your “teacher/learner” model and possibly the impact on your future and possibly the impact on your future studentsstudents

II. Asking the RIGHT II. Asking the RIGHT Questions:Questions:

(What are the right answers?)(What are the right answers?)

ACTIVITY: A tree and a light: What ACTIVITY: A tree and a light: What do do they have in common? they have in common?

Further considerations:Further considerations:

a) SASKPOWER PGI Shand Greenhousea) SASKPOWER PGI Shand Greenhousehttp://shand.saskpower.com/shandhttp://shand.saskpower.com/shand

b) Canadian Tire “Eco/Green b) Canadian Tire “Eco/Green CommercialCommercial

III. “Sustaining” Our Future:III. “Sustaining” Our Future:What are the issues?What are the issues?

Climate Change: Is it real or is itClimate Change: Is it real or is itjust “An Inconvenient Truth”?just “An Inconvenient Truth”?

From the Skeptics to the ScientistsFrom the Skeptics to the Scientistswith the politicians debating thewith the politicians debating thefacts from the “factoids”?facts from the “factoids”?

*Climate Change Saskatchewan *Climate Change Saskatchewan Facts:Facts:

www.climatechangesask.comwww.climatechangesask.com

IV. “Education for Sustainable Development IV. “Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)(ESD)

Activity: “Two oranges & a banana”Activity: “Two oranges & a banana”

a) What is “Sustainable Development?”a) What is “Sustainable Development?”

b) What is “sustainability”?b) What is “sustainability”?

“Meeting the needs of the present without “Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future compromising the ability of future

generations to meet generations to meet their own needs.” (U.N. 1987)their own needs.” (U.N. 1987)

“ Living today while learning lessons “ Living today while learning lessons from our ancestors of the past and from our ancestors of the past and

borrowing borrowing the future from our the future from our grandchildren.”grandchildren.”

c) What is your role as and individual?c) What is your role as and individual?

d) What is your role as a professional educator?d) What is your role as a professional educator?

V. A “Teacher” Model or a “Model” Teacher?V. A “Teacher” Model or a “Model” Teacher?

a) What does it mean to be a teacher today?a) What does it mean to be a teacher today?

b) Will you become a “Science” teacher orb) Will you become a “Science” teacher ora “teacher” of Science?a “teacher” of Science?

c) Will you become a teacher of ……..?c) Will you become a teacher of ……..?

QUOTE: Students don’t “care” QUOTE: Students don’t “care” what what you “know”, they you “know”, they just want just want to “know” that to “know” that you “care!”you “care!”

VI. From “Awareness” to VI. From “Awareness” to “Action”:“Action”:

Your role as an Your role as an educator?educator?

Activity: Balancing the Stool andActivity: Balancing the Stool andHelping Hands!Helping Hands!

a) Economy vs Environment?a) Economy vs Environment?Example: Tofino, B.C. Example: Tofino, B.C.

b) Balancing the Stool:b) Balancing the Stool:Economy/Society/Environment/CultureEconomy/Society/Environment/Culture*Craik Sustainable Living Project**Craik Sustainable Living Project*www.craikecovillage.cawww.craikecovillage.ca

c) Ecological Footprint: Royal Saskatchewan Museumc) Ecological Footprint: Royal Saskatchewan Museumwww.royalsaskmuseum.cawww.royalsaskmuseum.ca

d) Youth Action Forums and “Action Projects”d) Youth Action Forums and “Action Projects”

e) “Train the Trainer IV” U of R Faculty of Education e) “Train the Trainer IV” U of R Faculty of Education 2009?2009?

VII. Sources of Resources:VII. Sources of Resources:a) Youth Action Projects and Ecological Footprint: a) Youth Action Projects and Ecological Footprint:

www.royalsaskmuseum.cawww.royalsaskmuseum.cab) Climate Change Saskatchewan:b) Climate Change Saskatchewan:

www.climatechangesask.cawww.climatechangesask.cac) Saskatchewan Ministry of Education: Grade 10c) Saskatchewan Ministry of Education: Grade 10

Science Unit on Sustainability:Science Unit on Sustainability:www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/xsci/www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/xsci/

d) United Nations Decade on ESD:d) United Nations Decade on ESD:www.ias.unu.edu/www.ias.unu.edu/

e) Saskatchewan ESD Network (SESDN)e) Saskatchewan ESD Network (SESDN)www.saskesd.cawww.saskesd.ca

f) GREENLIFE (SCN)f) GREENLIFE (SCN)www.scn.ca/greenlife.phpwww.scn.ca/greenlife.php

g) Regional Centre Of Expertise Saskatchewang) Regional Centre Of Expertise Saskatchewanwww.saskrce.cawww.saskrce.ca

VIII. Questions:VIII. Questions:

“Moving from getting the “Moving from getting the right ANSWERS toright ANSWERS to

Asking the right Asking the right QUESTIONS!”QUESTIONS!”

>>>>YOUR TURN<<<<>>>>YOUR TURN<<<<

IX: Evaluations (Optional)IX: Evaluations (Optional)

Your professors will haveYour professors will havean “Evaluation Form” thatan “Evaluation Form” thatmay be completed at theirmay be completed at theirdiscretion.discretion.

Follow-up contact:Follow-up contact:lyle.benko@sasktel.netlyle.benko@sasktel.net

X: Closure:X: Closure:

“I teach: I touch the “I teach: I touch the future”future”

-Christa McAuliffe (1948 – -Christa McAuliffe (1948 – 1986)1986)

“We SUSTAIN the future“We SUSTAIN the future

byby our ACTIONS as our ACTIONS as

teachers.”teachers.”-Lyle Benko (1950 - )-Lyle Benko (1950 - )