Education

The following resources provide support in incorporating into climate action plans “Actions to make climate neutrality and sustainability a part of the curriculum and other educational experience for all students.”

Publications

Advancing Education for Sustainability: Teaching the Concepts of Sustainable Building to All Students

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Explores the critical role of the built environment in educating all students about sustainability. Includes examples, recommendations, and a rich appendix of empowering resources.

Education for Climate Neutrality and Sustainability

Identifies some of the best practices across higher education and provides resources to assist signatories in creating their own strategies to make climate neutrality and sustainability a part of the educational experiences for all students.

Videos

Roundtable: Educating Students for the 21st Century Business Climate

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Webinars

Curriculum Integration: Climate Literacy, Energy Awareness and Evaluating Student Learning
May, 2011

Panelists: Matthew Inman, Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE); Mark McCaffrey, Associate Scientist at the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences at University of Colorado Boulder; Meriel Brooks, Associate Professor of Biology and Director of the Environmental Liberal Arts Program at Green Mountain College.

Articles & Blog Posts

The Greenforce Initiative Supports Workforce Development and Sustainability Practices at Community Colleges
November, 2010

Kevin Coyle, Vice President of Education and Training, National Wildlife Federation and Maria Flynn, Vice President of Building Economic Opportunity, Jobs for the Future
America’s Community Colleges Unite to Train Students for Jobs in the Green Economy
November, 2010

Todd Cohen, Director of Sustainability Initiatives, American Association of Community Colleges
Transforming the Academy: Fostering a Climate Literate, Energy Aware, Science Savvy Society
November, 2009

Mark S. McCaffrey, Associate Scientist III, The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), Education & Outreach Group, University of Colorado at Boulder