Sustainability Education Intensive

The Centre for Teaching and Academic Growth (TAG) is excited to launch the second annual Sustainability Education Intensive (SEI)! Over the course of 2.5 days (May 30 – June 1), members of the UBC teaching community will be given resources, support and funding to develop a sustainability education plan of action for their course, program or initiative.

The Sustainability Education Intensive will comprise of working in a supportive atmosphere, both individually and collaboratively, with a focus on becoming a reflective practitioner. The Sustainability Education Intensive (SEI) includes:

• Definitions of sustainability
  – Increase your sustainability literacy and awareness, as it relates to your discipline or area
• Teaching and learning tools and strategies
  – Experiment with specific examples that you can apply
  – Consider connections with sustainability
• Field trip
  – Get outside to experience place-based learning!
  – Learn about the natural features of our campus
• Networking
  – Connect with post-secondary sustainability education leaders
• Sustainability education plan
  – Work on your individualized plan throughout the SEI, a sustainability education plan of your choosing that is designed to affect change in your course, program or initiative. Participants from UBC: you must connect your SEP to UBC activities.
• Follow-up
  – Join a community of practitioners to continue the conversation about sustainability education
  – Access professional development funds for UBC colleagues: $500 for use towards attending a conference or specialized training, hiring a student, purchasing, etc…Participate in optional group support for all participants
  – Showcase your final work at events through TAG and SO, and online

Click here to find out more and apply!