Infusing Sustainability into the Curriculum, Action Plans

Infusing Sustainability into the Curriculum

Action Plans and Accomplishments

A. Recognition and Co-ordination of Overall Mission

• Participation in UMass events

• Further contributions to the Education for Sustainability website, http://www.uhi.umb.edu/efs/

• Environmental literacy benchmark survey

B. Gradual building of the community at UMass Boston infusing Sustainability into the Curriculum

• Formulation of vision of Education for Sustainability and a mission for infusing sustainability into the curriculum that are clear and compelling to diverse faculty members at UMass Boston
• Compile and publicize list of sustainability-related courses
• Workshops for faculty members ready to revise their syllabi to reflect a central or a smaller concern with sustainability issues (Spring '03)
• Share experiences through email list (under relocation)
• Student working groups and representatives on EFS Curriculum Committee—Volunteers sought to prod faculty to change and generate other initiatives
• Inter-college faculty seminar on "sustainability and social change"

C. Infusing Sustainability into K-12 schools

• COSEE grant—partnership among New England Aquarium, UMass Boston (and other campuses) for formal and informal education in coastal and ocean sciences
• WISP, GK12 NSF grant—partnership among ECOS Department, selected graduate students, Graduate College of Education, and Middle school teachers focusing on the Neponset watershed ( www.wisp.umb.edu)

Education for Sustainability Sub-Committee on Teaching, 9/03

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For further info or to make suggestions contact: peter.taylor@umb.edu