Higher Education Curriculum Toolkit
Integrate sustainability into curricula and classrooms to prepare students to be champions addressing climate change.
Integrating sustainability across the curriculum prepares a generation to be both global citizens and champions in addressing some of the biggest challenges we face. The workplace is rapidly changing as are employer expectations. Sustainability is now being driven into core businesses and is the lens through which companies assess their operations.
These resources prepare students for 21st century careers using sustainability as a solutions driver. The toolkit provides higher education faculty curated resources and processes to teach about and engage students in the concepts of sustainability, green building and LEED.
These materials can be adapted and scaled to fit a variety of class topics, degree programs, and student learning levels and provide content for experiential learning. These materials do not provide a prescriptive path or set curriculum, rather we encourage faculty to select resources that are right for their courses. These can be applied as teaching material, student assignments or as supplemental resources to share with the class.
The materials are designed to support hands-on learning to address employers’ desire for stronger skills in critical thinking, complex problem solving, written and oral communication, and applied knowledge in real-world settings.
Access additional resources available:
- Toolkit Supplements to teach about and engage students in focused areas – Design and Construction, Operations and Maintenance, Zero Waste, Integrative Process, and Sustainable Sites.
- USGBC Higher Education website – your go to place to find the latest information on the resources and products to support higher education sustainability efforts on campus.
Reach out to the USGBC to support your higher education classroom.
Contact us at education@usgbc.org.
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