Program

Reinventing Educations Track Sessions and Talks

Location: Chemistry 140 

Detailed Bios and Talk Descriptions

(Not all the people on this list will be presenting, only the ones listed below.) You can register for any of these sessions for $25. Just click register, fill in the contact information and add the number of sessions you'd like to attend. You don't have to match this with the specific session and can change your mind and go to a different one.

Register for any of these individual sessions, $25 each

Session 1: "Sustainability and the Curriculum"

Thursday, Sept 30, 1:30 - 3:30

Charles Jervis, Auburn High School,  'Using Sustainability Principles and Evaluations as Unifying Themes in High School Chemistry and Biology Classes"                

Tom Van Dam, Michigan Tech, Combining Peace Corps Service and Graduate Education: “How Michigan Tech is Providing Engineers to Developing Countries”

Tim Heidel, ENGhana 2004, “Student Expeditions As a Means for Undergraduate Participation in Sustainable Engineering”    

Matthew Tueth, Aquinas College, “The Sustainable Business Undergraduate Degree at Aquinas College”       

Chair: Spencer Jourdain

Session 2: " “Learning for Understanding/Addressing New Social Concepts/Issues and Ethics”

Thursday, Sept 30, 4:00 - 5:30 pm

Souson Urroz-Korrorri, University of Colorado, “Islamic Women in Education”

Bunker Roy, The Barefoot College, “Demystifying Education: The Barefoot Approach”

Myriam Tricate, Colegio Magno, “To know, understand and transform: a dynamic picture of the Ana Dias Region”

Ana Paula Cabral Nascimento, Sidarta Institute, “Letter of Principles to Better Live in the 21st Century”

Chair: Catarina Berg      

Session 3: "Integrating School Sustainability Education into the Community"

Friday, Oct 1, 1:30 - 3:30

Ali Ansari, Muffakham Jah College of Engineering, “The Making of a Green Village: An Initiative in Hyderabad, India”

John Guffey, Jon Anderson, & Janet Johnson, Eagle Rock School & Professional Development Center, “8 + 5 = 10  A Pathway to Sustainability”

Dr. Fred Mednick, Teachers Without Borders, “Digital Dividends:  Bicycle Spokes, Barcodes, Cold-Chains, and E-Learning”     

Liora Adler, Global Ecovillage Network; Caravana Arcoiris por la Paz, “Camps and Caravans: A Youth Strategy”  

Chair: William Moeller         

Session 4: "Sustainable Development Learning and Entrepreneurship"

Friday, Oct 1, 4:00 - 5:30 pm

Susanna Kindberg-Lasskso, CMF -  Centrum för Miljödriven Företagsutveckling (Centre for Environmental Company Development); University College of Borås, “To Create New Business Opportunities for SMEs; A New International Masters Program in Waste Management and Resource Recovery Technology”

Margie Brand & Kate Davenport, EcoVentures International,   “Sustainable Youth Livelihoods: Integrating Entrepreneurship Training and Sustainable Development Education and Technology”

George Glasson, Virginia Tech, “Earth Systems Science and Sustainability Issues in Malawi”

Christopher Nouvet, Developing Technologies, “Universities and Developing Countries, a Case Study of an Integrated Approach”

Chair: Claes Helgesson         

Session 5: " Creating Global Learning Communities"

Saturday, October 2, 1:30 - 3:30

Marie Studer, Earthwatch Institute, “Conservation Research Initiatives: Combining Research, Education and Community for a Sustainable Future”

Geore de Laval, University College of Boras, “Distance Teaching and Internet: Important Tools in Teaching Sustainable Technology”     

Brenda Brand, Virginia Tech, “Global Learning Communities”  

Daniel Greenberg, Living Routes - Ecovillage Education, “Higher Education for a Sustainable Future: Ecovillages as 'Campuses' for Sustainability Education”

Chair: Eliza Woleson       

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