Course Description
Promising practices for educating students in grades pre-K-12 of the importance and complexities of global sustainability.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
In addition to the assignments for all students, graduate students will design a proposal for a Sustainable UGA grant. These proposals need not be submitted but should be a project that would be viable under the following guidelines: http://sustainability.uga.edu/get-involved/students/sustainability_grants/.
Athena Title
Sustainability Education
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in ETAP 5700 or ETAP 7700
Non-Traditional Format
This course will be taught 95% or more online.
Semester Course Offered
Offered summer semester every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Students will broaden their understanding of sustainability and sustainability practices by becoming familiar with practices that provide PreK-12 students with knowledge of: Human and natural communities Global interconnectivity Engagement in creating sustainable communities How one can make a difference
Topical Outline
• What is sustainability and why does it matter to our children? • Sustainability in the natural world • Cultural contexts of sustainability • Sustainability farming and community gardening • Thinking beyond reducing, reusing, and recycling • Sustainability in our local communities and the importance of buying local • Sustainability and consumer culture
Syllabus
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