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SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION EXAMINING YOUR ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT RENEE WRIGHT, PHD PRESENTED AT THE CILC SYMPOSIUM, TRITON COLLEGE, APRIL, 2010. PARTICIPATING COURSES Rhetoric & Composition 1 Essay Persuasive speech Environmental Biology Poster Introduction to Business Business analysis of BP Oil Company Intro to College Writing 2 Introduction to Speech Essay Rhetoric & Composition 2 Poster Children’s Literature Research environmental & nature books for children SET THE CONTEXT What is the topic or issue? What theme will be the most meaningful? Examining individual environmental impact What can individuals do to change their individual impact? How long will the discussion take? What outcomes are envisioned? CREATE HOSPITABLE SPACE Cover tables with chart paper for writing ideas Have music playing Have writing material on table Included books and posters during the discussions EXPLORE QUESTIONS THAT MATTER What do you feel so strongly about that you would want to fully dedicate yourself to it? Why was the first Earth Day needed? What happened as a result of Earth Day? Is Earth Day still needed today, and if so, what should be its goals? Consider how technology has both improved our lives and created new threats to environmental and human health. EXPLORE QUESTIONS THAT MATTER Globalize the curriculum Why is there a disconnect between science & what is being done? What role, if any, do morality, ethics, and spirituality play in addressing climate change? What leads some people to commit themselves deeply? What is the hardest thing about addressing climate change? EXPLORE QUESTIONS THAT MATTER EXPLORE QUESTIONS THAT MATTER ENCOURAGE EVERYONE'S CONTRIBUTION CONNECT DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES Identify assumptions and paradigms that had been in vogue earlier. Discuss with students what current ideas might shift in the near or distant future. Share values, beliefs, and experiences about advocating for fairness and social justice. LISTEN TOGETHER AND NOTICE PATTERNS Listen for deeper questions, patters, insights and emerging perspectives Listen with an openness to be influenced by the speaker Listen for what is not being said SHARE COLLECTIVE DISCOVERIES What deeper questions are emerging as a result of these conversations? Do we notice any patterns and what do those patterns point to, or how do they inform us? What do we now see and know as a result of these conversations? SHARE COLLECTIVE DISCOVERIES SUPPORT RESOURCES Learning Community on Blackboard Learning Community on website ADDITIONAL RESOURCES World Café www.theworldcafe.com/know-how.htm#context Earth Days, The Movie www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/earthdays/ Orion Magazine www.orionmagazine.org/ PostSecret: Confessions on Life, Death, & God 2009 by Frank Warren, http://postsecret.blogspot.com/ Earth Hour www.myearthhour.org/toolkit-supporting-schools Make Me Sustainable www.makemesustainable.com Last Child in the Woods http://richardlouv.com/ 2008 by Richard Louv