Teaching for Impact

UBC Sustainability Hub

A FACULTY-FOCUSED EVENT TO CONNECT AND ADVANCE SUSTAINABILITY-INFORMED TEACHING ACROSS ALL DISCIPLINES AT UBC.

Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability

Join us for Teaching for Impact, the opening event of <a href="https://sustain.ubc.ca/events/sdg-month-canada" title="https://sustain.ubc.ca/events/sdg-month-canada" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">SDG Month at UBC</a>. Presented by UBC Sustainability Hub, this faculty-focused event provides an open space to connect and advance sustainability-informed teaching across all disciplines at UBC, with a particular emphasis on climate change.Together, we will explore the key role that higher education plays in preparing students with the knowledge, skills, and ethical frameworks required to address today's complex challenges —from climate change and environmental health to social inequities. <h4>MONDAY, MARCH 2 | 10 AM - 3 PM</h4>Visit our <a href="https://sustain.ubc.ca/teaching-for-impact" title="https://sustain.ubc.ca/teaching-for-impact" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">event page</a> to learn more details about the teaching-focused sessions and the full list of the open forum exhibitors. <h4>SCHEDULE AND ACTIVITIES</h4><ul><li>TEACHING-FOCUSED SESSIONS | 10 AM - 3 PM</li></ul>A series of themed, facilitated sessions that invite faculty to explore practical, innovative ways to integrate sustainability and climate change into their teaching. Session 1: Transformative Pedagogies for Climate Education10 - 10:50 AMThis session will be livestreamed at the BC Hydro Theatre. Participants can choose to register to attend online instead. [link] Session 2: Climate Curriculum Clinic11 - 11:50 AM Session 3: Community Engaged Learning: Working with Municipalities as Partners12 - 12:50 PM Session 4: Health, Climate and Sustainability in Teaching and Learning1 - 1:50 PM Session 5: AI and Sustainability in the Classroom2 - 2:50 PM <ul><li>COFFEE AND SNACKS CORNER | 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM</li></ul>Enjoy light refreshments, including the CIRS signature freshly popped popcorn, sweet treats and coffee! <ul><li>OPEN FORUM | 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM</li></ul>An open space for faculty to connect with and learn about the many support units at UBC that can provide sustainability-relevant resources for their teaching.Featuring: Office of Wellbeing Strategy, Centre for Community Engaged Learning (CCEL), Centre for Climate Justice (CCJ), Campus and Community Planning (C+CP), Sustainability Hub, Climate Solutions Research Collective (CSRC), and UBC Psychology.

Agenda

Teaching-focused Sessions

Coffee and Snacks Corner

Open Forum 

Teaching-focused sessions

Session 1: Transformative Pedagogies for Climate Education (Livestream)

Session 2: Climate Curriculum Clinic

Session 3: Community Engaged Learning: Working with Municipalities as Partners

Session 4: Health, Climate and Sustainability in Teaching and Learning

Session 5: AI and Sustainability in the Classroom 

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