Mining Decisions: Developing New Perspectives on Mineral Extraction part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities
Students examine different stakeholder-perspectives with respect to a local mining project. Debate and discussion will highlight environmental, economic, and social justice issues.

Water and Civic Responsibility: An Online Discussion Exercise part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities
Students apply their science learning to regional issues related to water quantity and quality.

Investigating Local Food: Meet Your Washington Farmers part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities
This assignment sequence seeks to stimulate students' thinking and writing about food production in the western Washington bioregion through a series of activities combining readings, class discussion, fieldwork, and writing assignments. Collaborative work in and outside of class culminates in students' interviewing local farmers and vendors at farmers markets and writing a surprising informative essay.

Courting Environmental Justice: Science, Community Knowledge and Public Health part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities
While this module was developed when we followed the federal criminal case around WR Grace and asbestos exposure in a small Montana mining town, it can be adapted for a range of learning experiences regarding environmental justice, argumentation, strategizing, remediation and sustainability.

Using Reflection Activities in the Field to Deepen Student Learning part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities
This activity offers one of the reflection activities we developed in our learning community "Exploring Natural History in Word and Field." In this class, the students learn about natural history by reading natural history essays and participating in field trips. In this activity, we use reflection before and during a field trip to an Old Growth Forest to help our students clarify their own stance for a Position Paper on whether and under what conditions logging should be allowed in Old Growth Forests.

Building Resiliency through Food Security: Long-Term Community Partnerships part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities
Partnering with a food bank garden over time demonstrates ways long-term community partnerships can benefit both students and organizations in the community

Culture and Climate Change part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities

Engaging Campus Conversations about Climate Action part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities
Campus Climate Conversations are designed to be both educational and "deliberative," meaning students, staff, and faculty interact with one another in small groups to share views and ideas about climate action strategies. This activity is structured to enhance education and engagement, and to generate collaborative climate action strategies.

Perceiving Climate Change from Local Temperature Anomalies part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities

Using Metaphors to Advance and Assess Learning part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities
Use metaphor frames throughout a course to help students both learn various concepts and to assess how they are understanding them.