Strategies for Incorporating Sustainability into the Curriculum

Six strategies are outlined for incorporating sustainability or green concepts into curriculum and assessment. The first is to create an organization-wide assessment rubric targeting a green outcome. The second strategy discusses development of a new green program. Next, a green program outcome can be added to an existing program. Strategy four is to create a course to augment an existing program or use as a stand-alone offering. The next strategy is to analyze course level competencies and build learning modules for green competencies. Finally, performance standards for competency assessment can be modified to incorporate sustainability into courses. Sample processes are listed along with curriculum examples.