Green Ambassadors


	Index Introduction Becoming a Sustainability Expert California Science Standards California ELA Standards How to Be a Green Ambassador Unit: Creating an Earth+ Photo Story Unit: Delivering an Earth+ Presentation Unit: Creating and Delivering an Earth+ Presentation Unit: Writing an Earth+ Script Unit: Producing an Earth+ Video Documentary Unit: Creating Earth+ Marketing Materials Unit: Producing an Earth+ Event Unit: Earth+ Social Marketing Unit: Producing an Earth+ Fundraiser Unit: Earth+ Public Relations Training Unit: Planning and Delivering an Earth+ Elementary Lesson Unit: Creating an Earth+ Game Unit: Creating Earth+ Alternative Marketing

Teaching Guide: Producing an Earth+ Event
Summary	Students learn the elements of successful event production, then work in teams to plan and prepare for a community earth+ event.
Guiding Questions	How can members of a community be engaged in an event that effectively promotes positive changes in understandings, attitudes and practices?
Objectives: Language Arts	TBD
Objectives: Science	TBD
Objectives: Social Science
Assessment	In the Performance Task for this lesson, students are expected to produce a successful event that engages members of the community from various sectors, raises awareness and understanding of a sustainability issue and effectively promotes solutions.
Note	The Green Ambassadors curriculum is segmented into 10 week units, in each of which the students become experts the issues and solutions of a particular zone of practice during the first 5 weeks, then spend the next 5 weeks working in teams to create elements of a community event. These event production lessons should take place during the second 5 weeks, on a one-day-a-week basis.
Day One: Event Overview and Roles
Actions	Distribute the Earth+ Marketing Worksheet to the teams (download here). Discuss to make sure all elements are understood. As a class discussion, fill out the left hand side of the worksheet. (You may wish to have each team fill it out first, then share out and discuss to agreement as to what should be written.) Students fill out the event form. Put up the blank event form on the overhead and brainstorm the answers (download here). Use the filled out form as an example, if needed (download here). In discussing the question "How will you determine if the event is successful?", show students the Earth+ Event Results form, and modify it as you wish to allow you to report on the results most important to the class. At this point you should decide whether or not you want to survey some of event attendees as they leave as part of your evaluation of the results, and, if so, what questions you will ask. This discussion will help students focus on intended results of the event, which should be clear in everyone's mind before the event is planned and prepared for. Have each group sign up for one of the tasks on the event assignments form (download here).
Day Two: Invitations
Actions	Go over the invitation example Have students determine what needs to be part of an effective invitation Write the directions to the school following the example (assign this to someone) Assign a group to deliver to the market that has been identified As a group you can walk the neighborhood and put the invitation on people’s doors (For composter event) Make sure the school that will receive the composter is invited and will be coming
Day Three: Food/Greening Event
Actions	Invite a chef to come in and teach the five different recipes Have the event group determine what food should be served Assign a group of people to make the food If you can’t get a chef, set up five stations that have the five different recipes, all of its ingredients, and the instructions, have each group make their recipe and have them share it with the rest of the class.
Day Four: Agenda
Actions	Share the example and see if anything is missing Go over their roles using the role sheet Assign the event organizers to talk to every teacher whose room you will be using
Day Five: Signs
Actions	Get paints and cardboard Have each group write a sign for their section Discuss where everyone will be located Rehearse where everyone will go and the evening Event organizers need to be reminded to send out the reminder invitation
The Event!
Actions	Use this Performance Task description to guide you through the event.
After Event: Thank you letters and follow ups
Actions	Using the sign-in sheet, have event organizers thank everyone for coming via email. Have the event organizers write thank you's to those who purchased a composter or who has donated . Send a follow up email to have the Event Organizers remind people that they can still purchase it. Event organizer call the school who will get the composter to confirm date and time their class will get a training.