Instructor Resources
ideas for connecting courses to climate change
Show films or video clips that initiate class discussion. (Bioneers DVD's)
Form discussion groups about climate change causes,
solutions, perceptions, etc. (Web link resources)
Explore the cultural and social dynamics of global climate change (Instructor resources)
Review the types of language used in regards to sustainability and global warming (Instructor resources)
Develop connections between climate change and readings already scheduled (Web links)
Lead students through a carbon footprint experience (links)
Review newly released reports: IPCC (global report) and BRAC (Utah report)
Teach-in instructor briefing materials
View Materials from Teach-In briefings.
Helpful Educational web resources
View a categorical list of web resources and links.
Powerpoint Presentation
Dr. Eban Goodstein, the principal Focus the Nation organizer and faculty at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon outlines a simplified version of global warming explanations and impacts. View powerpoint file...
Video Clip: Governors Take the Lead on Climate Change
Check out the video clip including Arnold Schwarzenegger of California, Brian Schweitzer of Montana, and Jon Huntsman Jr. of Utah asking Congress to take action on global climate change.
2007 Report on climate science and policy options for Utah by Governor Huntsman’s Blue Ribbon Advisory Council on Climate Change
- Blue Ribbon Advisory Council Final Report - Executive Summary
- Climate Change and Utah: The Scientific Consensus
2007 Bioneers Conference Presentations on DVD
Bioneers Conference 2007 DVD set can be checked out from the Lowell Bennion Service Center library. The set offers 16 inspirational, 1/2 hour lectures on building sustainable communities through holistic and innovative measures addressing global health, poverty, institutionalized racism, and environmental justice. Presentations feature speakers from various fields including green chemistry, reponsible entrepreneurship, marine biology, art activism, and human rights.
Instructors may use these DVDs in their classrooms as an engaging resource for class dialogue on the connections between climate change, sustainability issues and their discipline." For a brief synopses of each lecture, Click here...