Sponsoring Company: University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
In this workshop, participants will discuss how
sustainability can be an integrative thread throughout STEM topics, such as
climate change and environmental science. Participants will identify strategies
for integrating sustainability into their existing curricula and will define
sustainability in terms of systems thinking and future orientation. This
workshop will be led by faculty and staff from the University of Wisconsin-Steven Point’s Ed.D. in
Educational Sustainability Program.
TAKEAWAYS:
Participants will: 1. discuss how sustainability can be an integrative thread throughout STEM topics; 2. be able to identify strategies for integrating sustainability into their existing curricula; and 3. be able to define sustainability in terms of systems thinking and future orientation (e.g., beyond reduce, reuse, recycle).
SPEAKERS:
Elizabeth Potter-Nelson (University of Maine at Farmington: Farmington, ME), Erin Redman (University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point: Stevens Point, WI), Rachael Rost (University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point: Stevens Point, WI)