01+Sustainability

//Sustainability Science for Teachers// explores the challenges of sustaining human health and well-being on Earth due to human exploitation of natural resources. This course seeks sustainable solutions through science, technology, and society acting at global and local levels.Sustainability Science for Teachers covers diverse approaches used by scientists, scholars, and practitioners to study and assess human-environment interactions pertaining to sustainability challenges and solutions. This course also focuses on how to teach sustainability concepts in the K-8 classroom and other educational settings.
 * Overview: **

In-Class Schedule this Week 1) Introductions - course, instructor, each other (Highlight history of the course and interdisciplinary team of designers).

For an introduction, Leanna suggested asking the question: What topics are on your mind/worry you about our future? Students could think, pair and share, and it would give us a sense for what matters to them, and might be a nice prelude to the sustainability in the news assignment description, and also something to cycle back to as they choose a final project topic. As we conceptualize futures thinking as a team, it may be helpful to jot down notes about how students respond to this. We need a pulse on what this generation thinks and cares about!

2) Syllabus highlights (focus on assignment structure and schedule, attendance policies, how to find things on Blackboard, etc.)

3) Introduce UN SDGs with this video, [], and discuss as framework for course/ field of sustainability.

4) Global Heartbeat video and Everything is Connected Concept Map activity.

5) Reminders of upcoming assignments for the coming week

Week 1 Lesson Plan
 * Instructor resources for class: **

L esson plan for the Everything is Connected can be found here:

https://www.worldof7billion.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/everything-is-connected.pdf

All about Me form (optional way to get to know students, can be printed and completed in class, or sent out electronically)
 * Handouts for class (printing required): **

If research is being conducted this semester, or you plan to use student work or photos for any purposes, edit and use this form. Model Release form - print one per student

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 * Supplies for class: **