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New ew Direct ections for Cur urricul ulum um Development nt & Facu culty Dev evel elopmen ent

through a Consortium Approach

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Ira a Feldman an SCC Founder & Managing Director Jess Gerrior SCC Director of Learning & Practice

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state of play & why we’re here what faculty have shared actions to date & 201 6-201 7 plans interactive table dialogues

participant input on SCC themes

continuing the dialogue

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stat ate of play ay

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2015 15 SCC CC launc unch h statem emen ent

Instit itutio ions and academic ic sustain inabilit ility le leaders a are s seekin king a responsive and cohesive entity to address the curriculum and professional development needs of a dynamic, diverse, and intellectually rich community that is being called to step up for the greater global good.

We envision a consortium that

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builds ilds our colle llectiv ive capacit ity as educators and change agents to improve the perception, modeling, and teaching of sustainability, and

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erves es as a a g gen ener erator of principles, practices, and shared resources, and thus

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es the e edu ducat atio ion asp spect of higher education sustainability up to & beyond campus operations.

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At AASHE 201 5, we convened a dialogue to identify sustainability educators’ challenges and recommendations to address critical needs. That successful workshop informed the launch of the Sus ustaina nability C Cur urricul ulum um Cons nsortium um™.

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Th This y year, we are driving an even deep eeper er excha hang nge among sustainability educators. We invite your ur i inp nput ut on future SCC activities. We’ll update the community on approaches pioneered by SCC, including online dialogues on the Collaborase™ platform. The goal today is to crea eate t e the s e syner ergy ne needed t to take s sus ustaina nability in n hi highe her ed education to t the n e nex ext l lev evel el.

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we e asked ed faculty:

What is the bi bigge ggest c challenge ge you face as a sustainability educator? What do you need to support rt y your r work rk as a sustainability educator in terms of faculty and curriculum development?

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bi bigge ggest ch challen enges es

: y your ur ans nswers

• educating colleagues in other disciplines

as to how sustainability applies to them

• getting from multi-disciplinarity to trans-

disciplinarity

• infrastructure
• unsupportive administration
• time to consider and implement ideas
• faculty are territorial over subjects and

not enthusiastic about changing the status quo

• getting sustainability out of silos during

“lean” times

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need eed for supp pport

: y your ur ans nswers

• facilitating critical mass of faculty to initiate

program development

• training; making connections
• more bridge builders and experiments, with

university support

• deepening faculty expertise to improve

knowledge & teaching delivery through lens of sustainability

• clearly written, well thought out learning
• utcomes
• changes to reward structure

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SCC’ CC’s 2016 16-2017 17 plan ans

SCC is committed to 3 themes in faculty and curriculum development:

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eader ership

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SC SCC actions s tak aken

SCC Advisory Council

plus new Management Team

Webinar Series

e.g., SCC-AASHE series on ESD pedagogy

Online Dialogues with Collaborase ™

e.g., the 2030 Development Agenda

Sustainable Societies Academy™

5-day pilot at Poly Prep Country Day School

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SCC’ CC’s 2016 16-2017 17 plan ans

Faculty-only event in Spring 201 7

• expert speakers and workshops
• invited papers and proceedings
• planning committee in formation

Develop our cohort model

into a true con

• nsor
• rtium approach

Advise & support sustainability programs

including AASHE “Sustainability Across the Curriculum” Centers

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her ere’ e’s wher ere e you come

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Planning Committee for faculty event Sustainability Curriculum Consortium in interactiv ive t table ble dia dialo logu gues

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inter eract ctive e tab able di dialogu gues

How can SCC support faculty in these areas? What else can we do toget ether er to address experiential learning, work with sustainability officers, and other needs?

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Pedago gogy gy

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Cont ntent nt

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Lea eader ership

learning outcomes program/course design competencies assessment etc. hot topics & emerging trends SDGs socio-economic systems energy-water nexus etc. What does “leadership” mean in the context of sustainable education/ EfS/ESD?

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• llow
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• n with us!

curriculumforsustainability.org > Conta

tact t Us

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Ira a Feldman an SCC Founder & Managing Director Jess Gerrior SCC Director of Learning & Practice