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Laura Rademacher: Environmental Science for Informed Citizens at University of the Pacific
Laura Rademacher, University of the Pacific
My course is an introductory environmental science course. Over time, I've incorporated more opportunities for active learning in the classroom and students respond favorably to spending additional time on the topics they find most compelling. The incorporation of integrate modules has provided new opportunities for active learning in the classroom. Most of the modules lead students through case studies, many of which are focused on regions outside of California and those could broaden my students' perspectives on these issues.

Subject: Environmental Science
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Teaching Context: Intro Courses
InTeGrate Modules and Courses: Environmental Justice and Freshwater Resources , Climate of Change , A Growing Concern

Martha Murphy: Teaching A Growing Concern in Introduction to Environmental Science at Santa Rosa Junior College
ENVS 12 is an introduction to environmental issues from a scientific perspective, focusing on physical, chemical, and biological processes within the Earth system, the interaction between humans and these processes, and the role of science in finding sustainable solutions. Topics include contemporary environmental issues related to resource use, pollution, and human population growth.

Subject: Geoscience:Soils, Geology:Geomorphology:Weathering/Soils:Soils, Environmental Science:Soils and Agriculture, Land Use and Planning
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Teaching Context: Two Year Colleges, Intro Courses
InTeGrate Modules and Courses: A Growing Concern

Rachel Pigg: Using InTeGrate Materials in Survey of Life at Presbyterian College
Rachel Pigg, University of Louisville
My nonmajors biology students enjoyed the new content provided by three InTeGrate modules: (1) Interactions between Water, Earth's Surface, and Human Activity, (2) Climate of Change, and (3) A Growing Concern. Elements and exercises from all three were interleaved into existing course content, which greatly enhanced student engagement in lecture and lab.

Subject: Biology:Ecology, Evolution, Biology
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Introductory
Teaching Context: Intro Courses
InTeGrate Modules and Courses: Climate of Change , Interactions between Water, Earth’s Surface, and Human Activity , A Growing Concern

Tara Jo Holmberg: Using the A Growing Concern and Soils, Systems, and Society Modules in Introduction to Environmental Science at Northwestern Connecticut Community College
Tara Holmberg, Northwestern Connecticut Community College
This course was taught within a newly designed 21st century classroom. The 16 students were from a variety of majors, most taking it as their science elective and 3 as a major requirement. This particular class was one of the most engaged I have ever had. While the personality of the class was unique, upbeat, and engaged, the design of the classroom cannot be overlooked as a contributing factor in the success of this implementation.

Subject: Environmental Science
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14), College Introductory
Teaching Context: Two Year Colleges, Intro Courses
InTeGrate Modules and Courses: Soils, Systems, and Society , A Growing Concern

Hannah Scherer: Teaching A Growing Concern in Ecological Agriculture at Virginia Tech
Ecological Agriculture presents an overview of historic and modern agricultural practices. Surveys the principles of ecology in the context of managed ecosystems, civic agriculture, and food systems. Explores ecologically based practices and their use in holistic and integrated agricultural systems.

Subject: Environmental Science:Soils and Agriculture, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Weathering/Soils:Soils, Geoscience:Soils, Environmental Science:Land Use and Planning
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Teaching Context: Intro Courses
InTeGrate Modules and Courses: A Growing Concern

Elizabeth Nagy: Using portions of four InTeGrate modules in Physical Geology at Pasadena City College
Elizabeth Nagy, Pasadena City College
Replacing lab activities with materials from four InTeGrate modules in an introductory physical geology course at a two-year college I replaced about half of my previous laboratory activities in an introductory physical geology class with ten activities adapted from four Integrate Modules. The students seemed to enjoy the group work and moving around the room, something that I rarely did in previous semesters. I also enjoyed the diversity of teaching techniques.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Teaching Context: Two Year Colleges, Intro Courses
InTeGrate Modules and Courses: Living on the Edge , Map your Hazards! , Humans' Dependence on Earth's Mineral Resources , A Growing Concern

Sarah Fortner: Teaching A Growing Concern in Geology of the Critical Zone at Wittenberg University
This course will give students experience employing the scientific method. Laboratories will include fieldwork and inquiry-based activities. Students will also conduct research on environmental issues within their community and be responsible for conducting a community outreach project. This semester that will include evaluating potential urban wetland sites on vacant city lots. Activities & lectures will encourage interaction and discussion between students. Students will solve problems and work together as real scientists do over memorizing facts (e.g. definitions and equations) that can easily be looked-up.

Subject: Environmental Science:Soils and Agriculture, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Weathering/Soils:Soils, Geoscience:Soils, Environmental Science:Land Use and Planning
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Teaching Context: Intro Courses
InTeGrate Modules and Courses: A Growing Concern

Robert Loeb: Using the A Growing Concern Module in Introductory Soil Science at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois
Robert Loeb, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
The goal of Introductory Soil Science is to introduce the study of soil properties and processes and their relationships to land use, plant growth, environmental quality, and society. My offering of the course is online and serves a population of students who are primarily majors in the agricultural and earth sciences. Transforming the six units of a Growing Concern from the face-to-face format to the on-line setting resulted in valuable additions in regard to environmental quality and society.

Subject: Geoscience:Soils, Environmental Science:Soils and Agriculture
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Introductory
Teaching Context: Intro Courses, Online/Distance/Hybrid Courses
InTeGrate Modules and Courses: A Growing Concern