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The Maine Watersheds Project:

Teaching for Sustainability

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2010 Agenda

Friday, October 22nd
Luther Bonney 209, Portland Campus, USM

9:15
– 9:30 Coffee, tea, and book table browsing  
9:30
– 9:45 Provost's Welcome John Wright
9:45
–10:20 Introductions/Overview of the 2-day session Nancy Artz
10:20
–11:00 Sustainability principles and issues Sam Merrill
11:00
–11:10 Break  
11:10
–12:00 Teaching for sustainability Sandy Wachholz
12:00
–12:45 Lunch  
12:45
– 1:45 Walk  
1:45
– 2:30 Panel discussion, previous participants

Maureen Ebben
Nathan Hamilton Andrea McCall

2:30
– 3:00 Community involvement and environmental justice Samantha Langley-Turnbaugh
3:00
– 3:45 Sustainability in your discipline: what do students need to know?

Rachel Bouvier
Nancy Artz

3:45
– 4:15 Report-outs  
4:30
–5:30

Swedish Climate Policy (location: Talbot Hall)
Registration information here
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Lars Westermark

Saturday, October 23rd
Maine Audubon, Gilsland Farm Road, Falmouth 781-2330

9:00
– 9:15 Coffee, tea, and book table browsing  
9:15
– 9:20 Announcements, overview of the day Nancy Artz
9:20
– 9:50 Economic dimensions of sustainability  Lisa Morris
9:50
–10:05 Discussion  
10:05
–10:15 Break  
10:15
–11:00 Environment and health Steve Taylor
11:00
–11:15 Questions and discussion  
11:15
–12:15 Group picture and naturalist walk

Dudley Greeley

12:15
– 1:15 Lunch  
1:15
– 4:30 Syllabus enhancement workshop Nancy Artz
  1:15 – 1:30 Introduction  
1:30 – 2:30 What would you like to incorporate in your class?  
2:30 – 4:30 Roundtable clinic – seven+ minutes each person on a teaching problem to solve  
4:30
– 4:45 Evaluation form and energy audit draw  
    Closing Song TBA

Registration for Westermark lecture: if you are registered in this workshop, you will automatically have a reserved seat at the Westermark lecture. If you wish to attend this lecture and are not in the workshop, register electronically sending an email to artz@usm.maine.edu.

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