Strategies and Teaching Themes
Strategy: Infuse Sustainability
Teaching with sustainability topics can increase student engagement by establishing relevance, bridging course content to current topics in the news, and connecting course material to other disciplines. Explore:- Incorporation strategies
- Key topics (Energy, food, water, etc)
Strategy: Incorporate Expert Ways of Thinking about Earth
A sustainable approach requires sophisticated ways of thinking about the Earth system. Geoscience can lend expertise about how to approach these complex issues. Explore:- Systems thinking
- Geoscientific thinking
Strategy: Connect to the World We Live In
Help your students make connections between what they learn in the classroom and the real world, get involved in the community, and prepare students for the workforce with hands-on experience. Explore:- Service learning
- Teaching in the field
- Using the local environment
- Using local data
- Real world examples
Strategy: Build Interdisciplinary Connections
Complex socio-scientific issues require interdisciplinary approaches that give students practice integrating their scientific knowledge with societal constraints. Build connections with faculty that offer additional perspectives and expertise to strengthen your teaching. Explore:- Connections between faculty
- Geoscience & engineering
- Understanding perspectives
Strategy: Connect Justice to Sustainability
Issues of sustainability do not affect everyone on the planet in the same way. Give your students an ethical perspective on Earth and society. Explore:- Environmental Justice
- Risk & Resilience
- GeoEthics