12:30 Session – Inter-regional Infusing Sustainability Across the Curriculum: Experiences from Furman and Middlebury Two presenters, one each from Furman University in South Carolina and Middlebury College in Vermont discussed the collaborative approach they took toward integrating sustainability into their curriculum. The schools employed Faculty Curriculum Development Workshops, which required faculty to revise a course/integrate [...]
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AASHE Tuesday Afternoon Sessions Recap
October 17th, 2010 
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Posted in Education, Eric Wilson, Recylcing, Renewable Energy, Sustainability 
Tags: 2nd Green Revolution, AASHE, Biomass, Curriculum, Emory, LEED, Waste 
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October 14th, 2010 Eric Wilson Here are some insights from the Tuesday morning sessions of AASHE’s national conference. These follow in the heels of my notes from Monday’s morning and afternoon speakers. There will be one more post with Tuesday afternoon’s thoughts to wrap up the conference, followed by a general reflection in the coming weeks. 8:15 Keynote Presentation – [...]
AASHE Monday Afternoon Sessions Recap
October 13th, 2010 Eric Wilson The AASHE (Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education) continued Monday afternoon with several presenters covering an array of topics in both operations and curriculum. Here are the notes from two of the afternoon’s events. The 12:30 session was in front of a packed audience at the Colorado Convention Center. (For a recap [...]
Posted in Conferences, Education, Eric Wilson, Sustainability Tags: AASHE, Curriculum, Denver, Quotations, United Nations No Comments »SmallFeat, Devoted to Helping Schools Shrink Their Footprint
September 13th, 2010 Eric Wilson Education represents one of the most surefire ways to create a more sustainable society. One organization is collaborating with schools to help reduce their impact on the surrounding environment while making their curriculum more eco-conscious. The organization smallFEAT works with schools to reduce their environmental impact by “helping schools shrink their footprint one small step [...]
Posted in Education, Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson, Featured Posts, Sustainability Tags: Curriculum No Comments »Facing the Future Curriculum Support for Sustainability Education
September 9th, 2010 Eric Wilson A number of curricular programs exist that teach about sustainable development. One text that was featured last year, Science and Sustainability from SEPUP and Lawrence Hall of Science, provides a textbook, lab materials, and activities for an integrated science course. There are also a number of websites that provide a wealth of information. Facing the [...]
Posted in Education, Eric Wilson, Sustainability, Sustainable Development Tags: Curriculum No Comments »Environmental vs. Sustainability Education: Shifting the Focus
August 29th, 2010 Eric Wilson The environmental education movement in this country has been around for quite some time. Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring and the first Earth Day 40 years ago were both important factors in bringing environmental education to the fore. My personal journey is not nearly as long. Nearly ten years ago I worked for a school district [...]
Posted in Education, Eric Wilson, Op-Ed, Sustainability Tags: Colorado, Curriculum, David Orr, Environment, Jobs No Comments »Green School in Bali Focuses on Sustainability
July 7th, 2010 Eric Wilson As a former K-12 educator pursuing a doctorate in science education, my focus has been on sustainability education for a while. As I begin to formulate a proposal for my dissertation I have been gathering information from various journals (including the recently launched journal for sustainability education) in search of support for the topic of [...]
Sustainability Curriculum from Lawrence Hall of Science
March 23rd, 2009 Eric Wilson Lawrence Hall of Science, out of The University of California Berkley, has developed an innovative science curriculum for 8th – 12th graders. The course, Science & Sustainability, is part of their curricular series Science Education for Public Understanding Partnership (SEPUP). This curriculum takes a global perspective on issues and content integrating physics, chemistry, biology and [...]
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