Day 1

Green Schools Leadership Institute

Do Now

Join the Green Schools for Teachers Wiki:

http://greenschoolsforteachers.wikispaces.com/home

Go to the Green Give 1-Get 1 link (left side of page) and post answers to the following questions about yourself in the Reply box (bottom of page).

•Name, School, Grade level and Content Area.

•(Give)  Something that you or your school has accomplished, or would like to, in the area of “Greening a School.”

• (Get) What area of “Greening a School” that you would like to learn more about?

•What do you do for fun?

Green Schools Leadership Institute (GSLI) is a network of K-12 districts, organizations,

green industry experts and other community stakeholders interested in

promoting “the greening of education”

Workplace Readiness…prepare students for a world of emerging green collar and STEM careers.

Green Professional Learning Community…sharing best practices and resources. A 21st Century Collaborative model

Healthier Schools at Lower Operating Cost

Economy Society

Environment

Planet

PeopleProfit

The School Building and the Community as the Learning Lab…the process of greening the facility becomes the framework for curriculum development and integration. (LEED)

Sustainable Decision Making… a balance of, people, the environment and economy

PALS Grant

Facilitators

John Henry, NJ Carol James, NJ Lester Ray, NJ

Marianne Leone, NJ Mark Swiger, WV

Donny Bravo (LEED AP)Tanya OznowichAllison Jackson

Sponsors

American Institute of Architects NJ Chapter (AIA NJ)

A Greener New Jersey

Princeton Green

Shaw Industries Group Inc.

SSP

Smart Little House

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US Green Building Council NJ Chapter

Challenger Learning Center

History of GSLI

NJSBA Research

Connections between the process of greening a school and student achievement

Currently, Sustainable Practices are an option, not a way of life

Introductions

On a piece of paper, write the following:

Name

School or District

Grade level

Content

What is your favorite place in NJ?

Introductions

Crumple the sheet up, and throw it into the center of the hoop. After everyone intro is in hoop:

Pick one up, find that person, and share. (2 mins)

Re-crumple and toss into the center of the hoop.

Repeat 2 more times

What is your definition of a Green School? What do you consider to be the critical attributes of a Green School?

The Green School

Green School /grEn skül / n. a school building or facility that creates a healthy

environment that is conducive to learning while saving energy, resources and money

What is a Green School?Benefits of green schools

• A healthy, productive learning environment• Improved teacher retention• Financial savings• Hands-on learning• Environmentally Friendly

The Alliance for Saving Energy

USGBC, Green Schools Campaign

A Green School: – Improves education through hands-on, real-world learning

about energy and energy efficiency – Strengthens schools by saving money on energy costs

Some call green schools “high-performance schools”

A high performance school is: – Healthy– Comfortable– Energy Efficient– Material Efficient– Easy to Maintain and

Operate– Environmentally

Responsive Site

– A Building that teaches– Safe and Secure– Community Recourse– Stimulating Architecture– Adaptable to Changing

Needs– Opportunity to increase

academic performance by engaging students in real-world experiences relevant to their life

What is a Green School?

The Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS)

How can you create a green strategic plan for your school?

How can you use the building as a teaching tool in the process of greening your school?

How do you teach Students Advocacy and Leadership as a way for schools to go green?

How can your participation in a green learning network assist you in the development and implementation of your green strategic plan?

GSLI Guiding Questions

Rationale for Green School

The Human Built Environment

1985 - The Alliance For NJ Environmental Education was

Founded (ANJEE)

1994 - The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) began its

development founded and spearheaded by Natural Resources Defense Council

(NRDC) senior scientist Robert K. Watson

2007 Pew Research Center for the People and the Press

William McDonough

Green Buildings could be considered Economic Stimulus

The process of greening a school building can be considered the ultimate

teaching and learning lab

Healthier Schools at Lower Operating Cost

Sustainability

Tanya Oznowich

DEP

Overview of LEED

Sustainability & Built Environment

2006-2007 the US Green Building Council - Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

(LEED) for Schools is created)

2007 Green Schools Advocacy Campaign begins

In 2000, US Green Building Council established the Leadership in Energy and

Environmental Design (LEED) rating system as a way to define and measure

“Green Buildings.”

In 2007 USGBC established LEED for Green Schools

July, 2000

State of New JerseyExecutive Order #24

Governor James E. McGreevey

Designates that all new school design shall incorporate the guidelines developed by the US Green Building Council known as

Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) to achieve maximum energy efficiency and environmental sustainability

in the design of schools.

LEED promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing

performance in five key areas of human and environmental health:

• sustainable sites• water efficiency

• energy and atmosphere• materials and resources

• indoor environmental quality•Innovation and design

LEED for Schools is…

A nationally recognized benchmark for building and maintaining green schools that recognizes

the unique nature of K-12 environments

In school terms, LEED is like a report card for buildings, demonstrating to the community that a

facility is built and/or operated in a way that supports the health and wellbeing of occupants

and saves energy, resources, and money

Provides comprehensive tools for schools that wish to build green or transition an existing

building with measurable results

LEED for Schools…

LEED Pair Share

USGBC NJ Chapter Presentation

Reflection on Wikihttp://greenschoolsforteachers.wikispaces.com/

home

Home work

How Sustainable is Your School--Survey