[bioundgrd] Fwd: D-Lab: Education (Class + Travel!)

[Janice Chang]

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From: Heather Beem <beem at MIT.EDU<mailto:beem at MIT.EDU>>
Date: February 11, 2014 1:03:45 PM EST
Subject: D-Lab: Education (Class + Travel!)
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There is still space to join this class and travel funding available!

Want to travel over the summer? Want to learn about education in economically developing settings? Want to teach? Want to help encourage creativity and hands-on science around the world?

EC.717 D-Lab: Education<x-msg://129/d-lab.mit.edu/courses/education>
TR 3-5 PM, N51
Prereq: None
Units: 4-0-8

This class explores education in the international development context and how modern best practices can be applied to overcome challenges, such as limited resources, language barriers, large class sizes, and entrenched pedagogy. Topics covered emphasize experiential and project-based learning to nurture creativity in youth around science, technology, engineering, and math.

During the semester, student teams design a project alongside an international partner and test components of the project with local youth and educators. Students receive feedback from a mentor network of local teachers, education leaders and development practitioners.

Each team has guaranteed funding to send one member to work with their international partner on the ground over the summer. Campus resources can be leveraged for additional funding (over half of the teams successfully received external funding last year).

Projects include:

Co-creating hands-on biology and chemistry activities with secondary school teachers in Ghana to use in their classrooms.

Designing a bio-digester curriculum with Barefoot Angels, an after-school program for youth in El Salvador. The goal is to equip the students to maintain their community's existing bio-digester and learn to improve its design.

Exploring educational kits around conservation with the Kasiisi Project, an organization in Uganda that works with primary schools surrounding the Kibale Forest.


A collaboration with the Practical Education Network (www.pen-ed.com<x-msg://129/www.pen-ed.com>)

Questions? Email d-lab-education at mit.edu<x-msg://129/d-lab-education@mit.edu>

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Heather Beem
www.mit.edu/~beem<http://www.mit.edu/%7Ebeem>
[cid:067E2E1D-9BD5-4DCD-A1D4-AE5B7F0BC9EE at mit.edu]

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