Category Archives: Faculty: Professional Development

Workshop: Service Learning through Forest Ecology and Invasive Species

Educator Workshop Service Learning through Forest Ecology and Invasive Species In collaboration with: Project Learning Tree (www.plt.org) and Green Teacher (https://greenteacher.com/ ) When: Wednesday Oct. 28th 8:30 – 3pm Where: NorthWoods Stewardship Center, East Charleston, VT Cost: $75, lunch and curriculum materials included Bring: Small backpack, outdoor footwear/clothes, raincoat/layers, water bottle. Register: Sign up by […]

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ow to Communicate Climate Change: The 2015 New England Environmental Education Alliance Conference – Nov 8-10

REGISTER NOW!  . Join us at Climate of Change: The 2015 New England Environmental Education Alliance Conference Click here to download the Conference Guide Click here to Register . . SPOTLIGHT ON: Susanne Moser:Communicating Climate Change Special Pre-Conference Workshop Sunday November 8        Effectively communicating and engaging communities on climate change is critically important. And […]

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Collaborative Leadership Workshop (Weekend of 9/25)

Round Sky Solutions is offering their intensive Collaborative Leadership Certification Program again this fall. Increase your proficiency as a social entrepreneur, facilitator, activist or co-leader by learning research-based and tested strategies to build collaborative capacity, improve focus, rapport and team productivity in your work and communities. Your collaborative work is too valuable be held back […]

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Int’l Association for Research on Service-learning and Community Engagement – Conference 2015 – Nov. 16-18, Boston

Hosted by: Northeastern University; Program Chairs are Becca Berkey and Lori Gardinier REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN General Information Welcome to Boston, where tradition meets innovation! Boston is home to historic Faneuil Hall and The Old State House, places where revolution and freedom were debated. Boston is also home of the Innovation District, an expansive new […]

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Education for a Sustainable Future – DANS Resources for your Association

Dear Colleagues for a Sustainable Future, The Disciplinary Associations Network for Sustainability (DANS) is pleased to share an updated collection of  resources and initiatives with you and your associations’ members. The national trend within higher education continues to grow. The majority of colleges and universities are trying to educate for a sustainable future.  Educators are […]

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Integrating Bike-Ped Topics into University Transportation Courses Workshop at Portland State U – June 18-19

As the bicycle-pedestrian profession evolves, so do university transportation programs. Many professionals learn bicycle planning and design on the job, and a crucial piece to helping advance the profession resides in integrating core bike-ped topics into university transportation courses. Portland State University is offering a unique opportunity to train-the-professors to increase the number of students […]

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Vermont-hosted New England Chapter of the North American Lakes Conference (May 29-30)

Come join us, one or both days, to Celebrate the Natural and Cultural Values of Our Lakes, May 29-30th, for the Vermont-hosted New England Chapter of the North American Lakes Conference.  The NEC NALMS conference will take place in Burlington, along the banks of Lake Champlain in the state-of-the-art, LEED certified Main Street Landing and […]

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“Research in Sustainability” webinar series – may 20 & June 10

Dear Colleagues, Are you a researcher or student working on developing new technologies, strategies and approaches to address sustainability challenges? Are you a faculty interested in applied learning and community engagement in sustainability – not just learning taking place in the classroom or laboratory but engagement at various levels on campus and in the community? Are you a sustainability officer […]

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Masterclass – Education, Ethics, and Values for Sustainability: Transformative Teaching and Learning with the Earth Charter

Re-post from the Earth Charter Center for Education for Sustainable Development: We are pleased to announce our executive programme for June 2015, that we hope you can participate: Education and Values for Sustainable Development: Teaching what really matters  June 22-26. Sam Crowell will return to co-facilitate with Mirian Vilela this programme, that is offered in English […]

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Furman University Faculty Curriculum Development Workshop

Re-Post Courtesy of Angela C. Halfacre: From the David E. Shi Center for Sustainability at Furman University Full Cost Analysis Curriculum Development Workshop: Classroom, Campus and Community Applications   Activate your classroom and engage your students using videos, projects and discussion. The David E. Shi Center for Sustainability is pleased to announce a new workshop […]

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