Sustainability Education Community of Practice

Communities of Practice (CoPs) are technical working groups that support and amplify education, research, and analysis from higher education institutions to advance the use of science in environmental decision-making across all levels of government. Learn more.

Please complete this form if you are interested in joining this CoP. Contact Krista Hiser, GCSE Senior Lead and Advisor for Sustainability Education if you have any questions about the CoP: krista@gcseglobal.org​​​ 

Purpose

  • We support and advance efforts to implement a shared reference framework of key competencies in sustainability as a guideline for program development in higher education. 

    • In this work, equity, inclusion, diversity, justice, and access are fundamental to our objectives of sustained learning, action, and accountability. We focus on collaboration, dialogue, and resources to support context-specific sustainability education initiatives at a range of institutions in order to generate global impact.

  • Identify the core sustainability competencies and student learning outcomes.

Meeting Times

GCSE Sustainability Education Community of Practice Meetings take place virtually every third Wednesday of from 2:00-3:30 PM Eastern Time, which includes a one-hour meeting with thirty minutes for networking and informal conversation. 

 

March Community of Practice Meetings 

  • Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at 2:00 - 3:30 pm EST - topic: review draft program standards for Grounded Areas: Campus & Community, and Leadership & Mission (with AASHE guests)

  • Thursday, March 21, 2024 12:00 -1:30 pm EST - topic: review draft program standards for Grounded Areas: Faculty Support

April Community of Practice Meetings (repeating the same 3 twice)

  • Wednesday, April 17, 2024 2:00 - 3:30 pm EST- topic: review draft program standards for Grounded Areas: Curriculum & Content, Evaluation & Assessment, and Teaching and Learning (pedagogies)

  • Thursday, April 18, 2024 12:00 -1:30 pm EST - topic: review draft program standards for Grounded Areas: Curriculum & Content, Evaluation & Assessment, and Teaching and Learning (pedagogies)

May Community of Practice Meetings

  • Wednesday, May 15, 2024 2:00 - 3:30 pm EST - topic: review draft program standards for Grounded Areas: Student Support
  • Thursday, May 16, 2024 12:00 - 1:30 pm EST - topic: review draft program standards for Grounded Areas: Student Support

Current Projects

 

In partnership with Arizona State University and support from the Mitchell Foundation, GCSE is exploring accreditation for sustainability and sustainability-related programs in higher education. Learn more about the components of this initiative here.

 

 

 

 

cover page of proposal statementPublic Input Process: Proposal Statement on Key Competencies in Sustainability

The Global Council for Science and the Environment (GCSE) facilitated a public input process on the shared reference framework on key competencies in sustainability to inform learning objectives for sustainability and sustainability-related programs in higher education. The public input process was supported through a research study to ensure systematic and transparent analysis of feedback to refine the GCSE Proposal Statement on Key Competencies in Sustainability. The research was conducted by Jordan King and Katja Brundiers of the GCSE Sustainability Education Community of Practice and Arizona State University. We collected feedback from a diverse audience including higher education administrators, staff, faculty, students, as well as employers in the field of sustainability. 

 

Past Meetings

Co-chairs

  • Rod Parnell, GCSE Senior Fellow

  • Katja Brundiers, Arizona State University 

 

Watch this page for resources and opportunities to get involved. Contact Krista Hiser, Senior Lead for Sustainability Education, at krista@gcseglobal.org for more information.