Engaging Students in Conservation; Protecting the Endangered Snowleopard

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General Assessment

Question	Response
What skills does this resource explicitly teach?	How to carry out a service-learning action project. How to build consensus.
What important, related ideas/issues are not addressed in this resource?	Human population growth is playing out the same way a hare explosion would in the role play game.
What important ideas are implied by the resource, but not taught explicitly?	Wildlife is endangered because of humans. Wildlife survival is now dependent on human empathy and action. Money solves everything.
To enhance this resource the following changes would be beneficial:	Conduct lesson two in the out-of-doors. Try to arrange a visit from a local conservation/wildlife expert in conjunction with lesson four. Ask them to discuss a local wildlife issue such as bears/cougars and humans in conflict,

Sustainability Education Principles

Principle	Rating	Explanation
Bias Minimization	Very Good	Presents a conservation/preservation bias consistent with sustainable development.
Multiple Dimensions of Problems & Solutions	Very Good	Students explore the perspectives of many stakeholders.
Respects Complexity	Very Good	Students explore diversity/food web issues and make connections to other endagered species.
Action Experience	Very Good
Action Skills	Very Good	The Taking Action lesson leads students through a four-step, service-learning action project that includes brainstorming, planning, measuring success, action, reflection, and gratitude.
Empathy & Respect for Humans	Very Good	Notes provided to students regarding the stakeholders in lesson three, "It Takes All Kinds of People", are rational, rationalized, and respectful.
Personal Affinity with Earth	Good	Every effort is made to connect students to Snow Leopards through their learning. The activities do not require students to go out of doors to make a connection to nature.
Locally-Focused	Very Good	The learning topic has a global focus. Students draw local connections in all of the lessons.
Past, Present & Future	Good	While the present is the focus in four of the lessons, students are provided opportunity to make a positive impact on the future in lesson five.

Pedagogical Approaches

Principle	Rating	Explanation
Open-Ended Instruction	Good	The five lessons use different combinations of inquiry. 'Open-ended results' is an aspect of each lesson.
Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Learning	Good	The lessons are grounded in either science or social studies. Aspects of drama, math, language arts and technology come into play.
Discovery Learning	Good
Values Clarification	Very Good	This is a highlight of the lesson package, but specifically in lessons three and four.
Differentiated Instruction	Good	All of the lessons include kinesthetic, visual and auditory components. All of the lessons require aspects of co-creativity or group work for success. Specific accomodations for people with learning difficulties are not suggested.
Experiential Learning	Good	Each lesson varies in its authenticity of experience. Two lessons are dependent on simulation.
Cooperative Learning	Mediocre	The activities carried out by groups are purposeful and they are assessed.
Assessment & Evaluation	Good	For the final action project lesson students develop a rubric to measure and plan for success with the teacher.
Peer Teaching	Very Good	Lesson three and four are designed to be reliant on the students sharing of information.
Case Studies	Very Good	The case studies used are relavant and authentic but are not referenced.
Locus of Control	Very Good

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