Education for Sustainability - A Public Lecture/Learning Series - Spring 2012
Introduction:
Seven billion and growing. Drastic global biodiversity losses. The looming spectre of global climate change. We have a long way to go to forge a sustainable future. Sustainability is a concept and value that only a minority of Americans embrace, with the remainder of the population unaware, skeptical, or unconvinced that actual behavioral change is needed.
It seems obvious that education is a key to embracing a sustainable
approach to our collective future. The questions addressed in this
lecture series seek to:
- clarify what we know about educational approaches to learning that can move people to authentically embrace sustainability (what is "education for sustainability"),
- share best practices and new approaches to engaging with the values and substance of sustainability (updates from the field), and
- provide opportunities for practitioners and educators to evaluate, integrate, and create new approaches to education for sustainability (learning next steps).
The series, grounded in a weekly lecture/seminar in Spring of 2012, will invite national leaders and local educators to share their knowledge of and experience with education for sustainability. Complementary activities such as workshops, webcasts, blogs, etc. may also be included in the overall activities of this series. Several UVM classes will be partners in this series. In addition, professional development credits will be available through UVM Continuing Education for faculty seeking formal recognition of their participation.
The support of many organizations in co-sponsoring this series is greatly appreciated:
- Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources (UVM)
- GreenHouse Residential Learning Program (UVM)
- Sustainability Faculty Fellows Program (UVM)
- College of Education and Social Services (UVM)
- Gund Institute of Ecological
Economics (UVM)
- Shelburne Farms
- Sustainability Academy (Lawrence Barnes Elementary School)
- Burlington School District
- Vermont Commons School
Links to instructions for various programs:
- NR 199 Honors Seminar
- NR 16 Ecological Citizenship
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