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Capital Region Sustainability Educators’ Working Group Meeting

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When:
February 2, 2014 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
2014-02-02T19:00:00+00:00
2014-02-02T21:00:00+00:00
Where:
Union 3606
Rensselaer Union
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 15th Street, Troy, NY 12180
USA
Contact:
Kim Fortun
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Meeting Sustainability Education
Capital Region Sustainability Educators' Working Group Meeting @ Union 3606 | Troy | New York | United States

This meeting of sustainability educators in the Capitol Region is an opportunity to make new connections, learn about initiatives in the region, and discuss potential collaboration. All interested in environmental and sustainability education are welcome.  On Sundays, there is free parking along 15th Street.

This meeting will be used to review and plan for activities in 2014, with this agenda:

Brief introduction and history of the working group.

  • RPI Sustainability Studies Program
  • Solar energy education initiative
  • STANYS collaboration

Activities already underway for    

  • RPI EcoEd programs for k-12 students (in-school, after school and at RPI)
  • RPI Earth Week Festival
  • STANYS Lab Day: Fracking Jeopardy Game and Debate

 Proposed activities for 2014

curriculum development and sharing

  • Continue and codify the Solar Energy Education Initiative
  • Launch collaborative curriculum initiatives on additional topics
  • Design and build a web platform to support curriculum sharing

funding sustainability education

  • field trip fund

building sustainability capacity among teachers, administrators and BOEs

  • Webinar for environmental science teachers
  • Statewide meeting of sustainability educators

BOE Resolutions and Certification Programs

  • Brittonkill BOE Green Schools Resolution
  • Certification programs for campuses, administrators, teachers and students