Teaching Sustainability in the 21st Century

Searching for innovative ways to teach sustainability with engaging, interactive maps and field tools focused on key 21^st Century challenges?  This initiative is for you!

This institute provides a unique professional development opportunity for middle- and high-school educators in Colorado where participants will master geographic inquiries in sustainability using interactive, flexible web-based GIST (Geographic Information Sciences), a key component of STEM education, as a primary teaching tool in the classroom. This full-1-year initiative - aims to develop teaching modules on social science topics in relation to environmental and sustainable thinking practices among students while providing opportunity for the educators to participate in a professional networking in GIS-in-education initiative.  Directors:  Dr. Jieun lee (Department of Geography, GIS, and Sustainability at UNC), Dr Joseph Kerski (Esri), Steve Cline (Windsor High School). 

Initiative Details (This initiative is a 1-year long with 3 phases)

• Phase I: June 1-2, 2022
• Phase II: Online instructions and workshops:   Summer 2022--Spring 2023
• Phase III: In-person closing workshop:  June 2023
• Cost: Free
  • All participants receive a $720 stipend. Paid in 2 installments.
  • If interested, participants can apply for graduate credits (up to 4)
• Application Deadline: April 18, 2022

Have questions?  Contact Jieun Lee at jieun.lee@unco.edu

Selected applicants must:

• Be current 6-12 teachers in the areas of social and natural sciences
• Complete application form by April 18, 2022
• Be available for all phases of this initiative:
  • The Launch (Phase I): June 1-2, 2022 (online)
  • Deep Learning (Phase II): 90-minute monthly meetings from August-November, 2022 & February-May, 2023 (online)
  • Showcase (Phase III): June 2023 (in-person)
• Attend all sessions and functions of the initiative to receive the stipend checks.