1. AASHE Conference Tuesday, October 12, 2010

2. The Hows and the Whys: Connecting Career Technical Programs to their Social Contexts

3.  Structure- How do we organize our institutions?  Infrastructure- How do we frame our physical world?  Culture- What values shape our communities?

4. ◦ Withdrawals- resources ◦ Additions- waste, by-products ◦ Limits to the carrying capacity ◦ Externalities- unmeasured costs

6.  Shared community spaces  Rational Choice Theory (Olson, 1965)  Individuals strive to maximize benefits and minimize costs.  Free Rider Effect

8.  The Triumph of the Commons  The Triple Bottom Line  Sustainable Education  Cultural Paradigm Shifts

9. http://www.earthday.net/footprint/flash.html

10. http://www.storyofstuff.com/

11. ◦ Curriculum Module: handout ◦ Identify an item to analyze ◦ List all of the resources required and waste created:  Production  Consumption  Disposal ◦ Alternatives? Cradle to Grave or Cradle to Cradle?

14. ArchitectureEngineering Drafting ConstructionInterior Design Landscape DesignCodes and Inspections PhysicsHorticultureReal Estate

15. BiologyHydrologyClimatology ArtPhilosophyHistory Sociology PsychologyEconomics Geography Politics Anthropology

16. www.cityrepair.org Curricular, Co-Curricular, and Operations

18.  Curriculum topics: Sustainability Living, Voluntary Simplicity, Health, Food, Children, Work, Deep Ecology, Global Warming, etc.  www.nwei.org

19.  Introduce Self and provide a short answer to the following question:  How does your discipline or job contribute to addressing sustainability?

20.  What factors would you like to see in a collaborative multi-disciplinary Living Lab?  What particular issues would need to be addressed?  Beyond your disciplines, who else should be at the table? Why?