IDEAS Empowered by Youth® PBL curricula is a pioneering approach to youth education, ideally tailored for today's rapidly evolving, technologically-driven, and globally connected world. By preparing educators to instill a culture of self-directed learning, our tool emphasizes crucial skills that today's youth require: effective communication, collaborative learning, creativity, critical thinking, and emotional intelligence.



More than just imparting knowledge, the curriculum empowers educators with the tools and techniques for facilitating learning, offering coaching, and delivering resources that delve deeper into subjects, thereby nurturing a generation equipped to thrive in a complex, fast-paced landscape.



- Includes Curriculum Fundamentals Training and Climate Change (STEAM) PBL Curriculum

- Dive deep into evidence-based practices surrounding project-based learning, student-led environments, social-emotional learning, and fostering a social entrepreneur mindset.

- We included our specialized “Climate Change” curriculum, which will guide young minds towards impactful projects centered on proposals to reduce the - carbon footprints in their communities.

- This module emphasizes STEAM, data-driven activities, and a project-based community proposal. Experience the transformative power of our curriculum by trying it out, entirely on us.



LEARNING OBJECTIVES



In this engaging and influential program, youth will:

• Learn about global climate and environmental problems, including the plastic trash crisis, pollution and its effects, the shortage of fresh water, and other health threats.
• Discover how these problems affect their communities.
• Explore how their personal choices affect the environment.
• Create a proposal to solve a problem related to climate change or the environment in their community.
• Present the proposal to experts.
• Present the final version of their proposal to their peers at a culminating event.

PROCESSING & ACTIVITIES

• Constructing a timeline of climate change-related events.
• Creating an original public service announcement video about climate change.
• Conducting online and field research.
• Developing and administering questionnaires.
• Creating charts and PowerPoint presentations.
• Gain skills in video production and editing.
• Develop leadership and problem-solving skills.

COURSE OUTLINE FOR EDUCATORS



Curriculum Fundamentals Training

• Introduction to Empowering Minds PBL Curricula
• Creating an Entrepreneurial Mindset
• Effective Facilitation
• An Introduction to Project-Based Learning
• PBLWorks Gold Standards
• Introduction & Facilitation Training
• Knowledge Assessment
• Resources
• Certification

Climate Change PBL Curriculum

• Introduction
• Facilitator's Guide
• Prezi Presentation
• Evaluation Rubric
• Student's Final Project Example