A five-year community effort to improve Earth literacy and build a workforce prepared to tackle environmental and resource issues

An NSF STEP CenterDUE-1125331

InTeGrate supports integrated interdisciplinary learning about resource and environmental issues across the undergraduate

curriculum to create a sustainable and just civilization.

Our nation and the world struggle with significant environmental and resource challenges.Meeting these challenges will require a savvy public, a new kind of workforce, and a broader understanding of the Earth by all who engage these issues•Our approach is three fold –

– Integrate learning about Earth with an understanding of the issues we face,

– Develop capacity for teaching higher order, interdisciplinary problem solving skills,

– Open up new venues for learning

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Interdisciplinary Teaching for a Sustainable Future

Why Coastal Hazards, Risk, and Environmental Justice ?

• An important regional issue around which you can engage students and where you have common ground

• A chance to explore how we can build across and on previous InTeGrate activities

A Systems Model for Transformation of

Individuals, Institutions, and the Education

Community

Courses Programs/Institutions

Community/Network

Workshops

Teaching Materials

Implementation Programs

Research Groups

Assessment Team

Website Webinars

A System of ResourcesFor You

Workshop Goals

To help InTeGrate understand•how to help more diverse students learn about the Earth and the environmental and resource issues we face as a society•how or if it can be of help to you in your work to prepare a citizenry and workforce for tomorrow•how you can be of help to the larger InTeGrate community as they strive to support the success of diverse students

A five-year community effort to improve Earth literacy and build a workforce prepared to tackle environmental and resource issues

http://serc.carleton.edu/integrate

Possible Assets

• Teaching Materials• Strategies from others (and a way to share

your wisdom)• Implementation Program Solicitation ($50K)• Follow on workshops, webinars or activities