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Programs for Higher Education Students/Faculty

Creative Change’s higher ed programs provide the content, career connections and real-world skills students need to thrive in a sustainable society. Our packages of curricula and professional development provide the resources and support needed to create or revise courses, syllabi, or entire programs.

See examples and case studies of our higher ed work here.

Programs:


   Our Town: Sustainable places, green spaces

Topics: land use planning, communities, habitats, brownfields, soils/water/toxicology/, green building, environmental justice, public policy, government
Disciplines: earth science, biology, environmental science, chemistry, civics, language arts, economics, design, health

Get the instructional materials through our Curriculum and Resource Center, or pair that with a customized professional development package.


   Energy

Topics: electricity sources and generation methods, energy policy, green building, life cycle analysis, greenwashing, social/environmental justice, economics, entrepreneurship, investing, technology
Disciplines: economics, government, global/regional studies, and multiple STEM disciplines: physical science, biology, earth science, environmental science, design, technology, engineering

Get instructional materials in our Curriculum and Resource Center, or combine that with a professional development package to support the revision of units, courses or programs.


   A Taste of Change: Shaping sustainable food systems

Topics: food and culture; the food “footprint”, history of food systems, agricultural technologies, food chains/webs, energy and food systems, price vs. cost, subsidies and food policy, globalization, local economies
Disciplines: biology, earth science, geography/global studies, health, civics, language arts, math, economics, history, environmental science

Get instructional materials in our Curriculum and Resource Center, or combine that with a professional development package to support the revision of units, courses or programs.


    All Together Now: Thriving in a multicultural society

Topics: culture, equity, intercultural communication, social- and environmental justice, institutional discrimination
Disciplines: global/regional studies, character/civic education, sociology, psychology, language arts, leadership development

Get instructional materials in our Curriculum and Resource Center, or combine that with a professional development package to support the revision of units, courses or programs.


    The Ecological Footprint: Stepping towards sustainability

Topics: human-environmental interactions; energy, water, atmosphere (The “Commons”); global/regional issues; culture and equity; consumption; biomes; population; technology; climate issues
Disciplines: environmental science, earth science, biology, geography/global studies, history, civics, language arts, math

Get instructional materials in our Curriculum and Resource Center, or combine that with a professional development package to support the revision of units, courses or programs.


    Economics for the Common Good

Topics: The “Commons” and ecosystems services; ecological economics; thermodynamics and the economy; externalities; policies, accountability, and governance; ecosystem services; globalization and trade; local economics; culture; economics indicators; business structures; ideology and greenwashing; life cycle analysis
Disciplines: economics, business, civics/government, environmental science

Get instructional materials in our Curriculum and Resource Center, or combine that with a professional development package to support the revision of units, courses or programs. 


   Sustainable by Design: The science and economics of green design

Topics: life cycle analysis, materials science, green chemistry, toxicology, greenwashing, social/environmental justice, economics, entrepreneurship, investing, energy, technology, policies
Disciplines:

economics and multiple STEM disciplines: earth science, physics, biology, environmental science, design, technology, engineering, business

Find the materials you need in the Curriculum and Resource Center, or combine that with a professional development package to support the revision or units, courses or programs.



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