EarthEd Symposium Live Webcast

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Event Date: 
Thursday, April 20, 2017 - 9:00am
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EarthEd Symposium Live Webcast


April 20th, 2017 9 AM – 4PM EST


Symposium Schedule

Morning session: EarthEd Fundamentals (9 AM – 12 PM EST)

9:05   Welcome from Appalachian State University | Lee Ball Jr., University Sustainability Director

9:10   Welcome from Appalachian State University Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs

9:25   Welcome Worldwatch Institute | Robert Engelman, President Emeritus, Worldwatch Institute

9:30   EarthEd Fundamentals | Erik Assadourian

9:55   Ecoliteracy and Schooling for Sustainability | Michael K. Stone

10:20 Social Emotional Learning for a Challenging Future | Pamela Barker

10:40 Expanding Comprehensive Sexuality Education | Robert Engelman

11:00 Q & A panel with speakers

Lunch and screening of videos from satellite events (12 PM – 1 PM EST)

Afternoon Session: Higher Education Reimagined (1 PM – 4 PM EST)

1:00 Appalachian State University afternoon welcome

1:05 Afternoon introduction | Erik Assadourian

1:15 Higher Education for a Post-Growth Era | Michael Maniates (via video)

1:25 Bringing the Earth Back into Economics | Josh Farley

1:45 Agricultural Education for the Twenty-First Century | Laura Lengnick

2:05 Vocational Training for an Eco-technical Transition | Nancy Lee Wood (via video)

2:10 Sustainability Education in Prisons | Joslyn Rose Trivett

2:30 Q & A panel with speakers

3:05 Panel on Sustainability Education at App State/UNC System (3 panelists)

4:05 Closing Remarks | Lee Ball

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