Teaching with Sustainability

Syllabus and Course Materials

Schedule

The class ran as four 2-hour sessions during MIT’s Independent Activities Period in January 2022.

Topics and Activities

The goal of this class was to provide participants with the opportunity to connect sustainable pedagogies with their teaching practices.

Each student was asked to think about a lesson, activity, syllabus, whole course design, or other course product that they would like to workshop during the last session with others in our group.

	Broad Topic for the Week	Main Class Activity	Lecture slides
Week 1	What is sustainability education?	Welcome activity Jigsaw activity about the foundations of sustainability education	Week 1 (PDF) Week 1 (PPTX)
Week 2	What makes effective teaching?	Reflect on previous effective teachers Brainstorm goals for students	Week 2 (PDF) Week 2 (PPTX)
Week 3	What is the connection between sustainability and teaching?	Information about how to use sustainable pedagogies in your teaching practice	Week 3 (PDF) Week 3 (PPTX)
Week 4	How can I leverage this knowledge in my professional practice?	Workshop to plan, discuss, and work through course material(s)	Week 4 (PDF) Week 4 (PPTX)