BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//GPSEN - ECPv6.15.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://dev1.gpsen.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for GPSEN REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20180311T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20181104T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20190310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20191103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20200308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20201101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20210314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20211107T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191115T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200217T170000 DTSTAMP:20260405T203710 CREATED:20191101T193023Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200217T012954Z UID:16897-1573808400-1581958800@dev1.gpsen.org SUMMARY:Sustainable Homes Professional DESCRIPTION:Join the Sustainable Homes Professional (SHP) program and learn cutting edge design and building best practices from our expert instructor\, Stephen Aiguier of Green Hammer\, as he guides participants through the entire spectrum of high performance building and shares practical insights on the following: \n\nBuilding science fundamentals & moisture management\nHigh performance wall & roof assemblies\nHVAC product selection & integrated system design\nWater conservation techniques\nIndoor air quality\, green material considerations & health impacts\nLocal green/energy efficiency building programs & incentives\n\n​SHP is a comprehensive\, interactive\, experience-driven education program for residential and multifamily building and design professionals who are looking to take their projects to the next level of quality. Each of the six monthly modules can be taken individually and provide participants with an opportunity to gain valuable information and eliminate common barriers to high performance building via: \n\n\n\nLecture\, discussion\, hands-on exercises\, & short assignments\nGuest speakers that share past projects\, experiences\, & expertise on issues that are critical to building quality homes successfully\nTwo tours of under-construction or recently-completed green certified homes with builders & raters on-site to explain approaches\, reveal cost/benefit analysis\, & answer questions\nA final project that progresses throughout the course and puts principles into practice by guiding participants in designing their own high performance building or research project\n\n​A certification exam at the end of the course allows participants to earn the designation of an accredited Sustainable Homes Professional (SHP). Earth Advantage also provides logos and marketing support to help SHPs gain visibility as informed green building professionals. \nThe SHP accreditation program was first offered in 2008 and has since has been offered over 20 times across Oregon\, all the while maintaining a longstanding reputation for depth\, applied learning\, and outstanding quality. SHP is complementary to other industry credentials\, like LEED AP\, LEED GA\, SBA\, CPHC\, BPI\, HERS\, and others. SHPs are architects\, builders\, developers\, remodelers\, raters/verifiers\, subcontractors\, planners\, engineers\, third-party verification program staff\, real estate professionals\, appraisers\, educators\, and building operators who value quality craftsmanship\, whole system thinking\, and sustainable practices. URL:https://dev1.gpsen.org/event/sustainable-homes-professional/ LOCATION:Earth Advantage Classroom\, 623 SW Oak Street\, Third Floor\, Portland\, OR\, 97205\, United States CATEGORIES:Classes + Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev1.gpsen.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ETO-Site-Visit-Banner-31536165269-8955.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Earth Advantage":MAILTO:hkendall@earthadvantage.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200106 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200107 DTSTAMP:20260405T203710 CREATED:20191202T222049Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191219T095415Z UID:17432-1578268800-1578355199@dev1.gpsen.org SUMMARY:CDE E42 Emerging Leaders Program DESCRIPTION:***Deadline extended through the New Year–New Deadline is January 6th*** \nThe Center for Diversity & the Environment is honored and pleased to announce that through generous funding from Metro Nature and Neighborhood and The Collins Foundation we are offering another Environment 2042 Leadership Program for Emerging Leaders cohort in 2020. \nOur E42 Emerging Leaders Program is focused on supporting emerging leaders age 18-25 in their personal growth and work to deepen understanding of the implications of our changing demographics\, understanding systems as ways of supporting or undermining performance\, developing skills in working across differences and with communities of color and developing action plans. \nEach cohort includes representation across various dimensions of diversity with a strong emphasis on racial and ethnic diversity. Selecting a balanced cohort is a critical and a unique element of this leadership program. Applying for this cohort means you will be placed into a selection pool from which we will select that balanced cohort. We will let you know as soon as we make the final selections in December. Because we are carefully balancing our cohort\, this invitation is specific to any young person you recommend. \nFollowing is more information about the E42 Emerging Leaders Program and the Center for Diversity & the Environment. Please feel free to contact Gladys Ruiz with any questions. \n  \nFor more information about Center for Diversity & the Environment and our work\, visit: www.cdeinspires.org URL:https://dev1.gpsen.org/event/cde-e42-emerging-leaders-program/ LOCATION:CDE\, 5431 NE 20th Ave\, Portland\, OR\, 97211\, United States CATEGORIES:Classes + Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://dev1.gpsen.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/CDE-logo.png ORGANIZER;CN="CDE":MAILTO:qgonzalez@cdeinspires.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200115T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200217T235900 DTSTAMP:20260405T203710 CREATED:20191113T191451Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200217T012140Z UID:17093-1579046400-1581983940@dev1.gpsen.org SUMMARY:Online Certificate on Education for Sustainable Development DESCRIPTION:This unique programme is designed to provide participants with the opportunity to deepen understanding\, knowledge\, and skills to integrate Education for Sustainable Development and Education for Global Citizenship into classrooms\, schools\, and curricula. It contributes to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals\, with a specific focus on SDG 4\, target SDG 4.7. \nUnlike most programmes in sustainability\, in these courses the Earth Charter (EC) is used as a central feature of this approach. The EC provides a broad\, inclusive and powerful values-based orientation that can be infused within the missions and purposes of most educational programmes. The methodologies introduced are ones that can be applied to all learning across the curriculum and across grade levels. \nParticipants who successfully complete this Online Programme will be invited to join the Earth Charter Educators Network. \n\nProgramme Objectives\nStrengthen the knowledge\, skills\, and abilities of educators to implement Education for Sustainable Development and Education for Global Citizenship in their work\, providing a space for dialogue and professional update on pedagogical processes of transformative learning that respond to the new guidance and educational needs in this area. The programme will offer a special space to look into the UN Sustainable Development Goals. \nSpecifically\, this Certificate Programme seeks to: \n\nClarify concepts of sustainability\, sustainability values and principles\, sustainable lifestyles and responsible consumption; and global citizenship\, as well as the synergies between them.\nDeepen and expand knowledge about new paradigms of education associated with education for sustainability\, sustainable lifestyles\, education for global citizenship and transformative education.\nStrengthen capacities and skills of the educators to integrate the values of sustainability in their areas of action\, and develop educational programmes that promote a new awareness of our relationship with the environment and sustainable lifestyles.\nExplore methodological and transforming pedagogical tools that can be used in educational programmes.\nMotivate and inspire educators to contribute\, through their areas of action\, in building more coherent\, harmonious\, and sustainable societies.\nStimulate the exchange of experiences between educators from different contexts and regions.\n\nSome expected results: \nWhen completing the Certificate Programme\, the participants will: \n\nDevelop a greater understanding of sustainable development\, the Sustainable Development Goals and their application in education.\nBe familiar with new paradigms of education within the framework of Education for Sustainable Development\, and related themes.\nDeepen knowledge and pedagogical tools to incorporate values-based education for sustainable development in educational programmes and processes.\nInternalize the ethical framework for sustainable development that is articulated in the Earth Charter\, as a set of fundamental principles and values for building a more just\, sustainable\, and peaceful society.\nStrengthen the abilities and skills to work with values and principles of sustainability and the Earth Charter in educational programmes.\n\n\n\nParticipants Profile\nThis Certificate Programme is aimed at K-12 teachers (primary and secondary educators)\, education professionals\, and academics in different areas and levels of education. \n\n\nMethodology\nThis is an online Certificate Programme\, therefore sessions follow the model of asynchronous learning\, where participants have flexibility to complete the sessions when it is convenient for them. However\, there will be five real time webinars\, one at the beginning of the programme and one at the end of each course\, to give the possibility for participants and facilitators to meet and interact more. \nThe Certificate Programme has a duration of five months. \nIt consists of four courses plus five seminars. \nEach course consists of five sessions (one per week). \nThe minimum hourly load per participant is 124 hours\, which involves 4 hours per week to read and see all the materials per session\, plus the time for the seminars\, and the preparation and implementation of a final project (individually or in group). \n\n\nCourses\nThe courses provide a balance of theoretical and practical analysis\, and includes video chats offered by facilitators\, individual study materials\, and forums where the group discusses the subjects.  The four courses offered are: \n\nA Planetary Perspective: Toward a Culture of Peace\, Sustainability\, and Well-Being\nValues and Principles for Sustainability: The Earth Charter as an Ethical Framework and a  Call to Action\nTransformative Learning\, Worldviews\, Sustainability: Experiential Education and the Earth Charter\nTransformative Learning and ESD: A Holistic Pedagogy Grounded in the Neurosciences\n\nRequirements to successfully conclude the Programme and obtain the Certificate:\na) Conclude all the courses and meet basic course requirements.\nb) Implement the final project and present a report. \n\n\nPayment\nThe course fee is US$1\,300 \n30% discount offered for groups of 3 or more. 10% discount in registration before 2  December 2019 (full payment only). \nCourse fee must be paid at least two weeks before Online Programme starts. \nPayment methods: \n\nCredit card\nBank transfer\n\n*Flexible payment plans available. \nFor more information on payment contact apply[@]earthcharter.org URL:https://dev1.gpsen.org/event/online-certificate-on-education-for-sustainable-development/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Classes + Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://dev1.gpsen.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/eci.png ORGANIZER;CN="Earth Charter International":MAILTO:apply@earthcharter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200120T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200217T170000 DTSTAMP:20260405T203710 CREATED:20200124T232829Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200217T012502Z UID:17842-1579507200-1581958800@dev1.gpsen.org SUMMARY:Strengthening stakeholder engagement for the implementation and review of the 2030 Agenda DESCRIPTION:This massive open online course (MOOC) is designed to strengthen the capacities of Governments representatives and stakeholders to engage in an effective and meaningful way with major groups and other stakeholders in the implementation and review of progress towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). \n  \nParticipants can follow the course at their own pace for free of charge and earn a UN certificate upon meeting certification requirements. \n  URL:https://dev1.gpsen.org/event/strengthening-stakeholder-engagement-for-the-implementation-and-review-of-the-2030-agenda/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Classes + Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://dev1.gpsen.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/unitar.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200122T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200122T130000 DTSTAMP:20260405T203710 CREATED:20200115T024704Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200208T103248Z UID:17722-1579694400-1579698000@dev1.gpsen.org SUMMARY:ESD for 2030: The Future Depends on Us! DESCRIPTION:The United Nations has established a new decade\, beginning in 2020\, focused on the power of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). “ESD for 2030” calls for educators to help advance new skills\, empower youth\, increase public awareness\, and build community partnerships to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Kim Smith\, Portland Community College Sociology Instructor and co-founder of the Greater Portland Sustainability Education Network (GPSEN)\, will highlight sustainability projects around the world\, UNESCO’s ESD vision\, and how we can all help create a sustainable future. \nPresenter Dr. Kim Smith received her B.A. in Sociology from Whitman College and her Ph.D. in sociology from Indiana University\, specializing in environmental sociology and social movements. She has taught sociology and served in a variety of administrative roles at Portland Community College (PCC) since 1996. She is the co-founder of the Greater Portland Sustainability Education Network (GPSEN)\, a UNU Regional Center of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development\, and works with many non-profits. She has represented the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)\, the US Partnership for ESD\, and United Nations University at multiple international conferences\, including Rio+20 and the UNESCO World Summit on ESD\, and served on AASHE’s Board of Directors from 2014-2017. She is committed to offering hope for a sustainable future through education\, professional development\, and civic engagement. \nCheck out the recording here. URL:https://dev1.gpsen.org/event/esd-for-2030-the-future-depends-on-us/ LOCATION:Webinar CATEGORIES:Classes + Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev1.gpsen.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ESD-for-2030.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200123T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200123T170000 DTSTAMP:20260405T203710 CREATED:20200121T145440Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200122T003252Z UID:17833-1579770000-1579798800@dev1.gpsen.org SUMMARY:SCC Webinar - Competencies and Pedagogies for Sustainability Education DESCRIPTION:Sustainability studies educators in colleges and universities must identify and teach the knowledge\, skills\, and abilities their graduates will most need to advance sustainability while confronting perhaps the most serious\, sweeping\, and integrated set of challenges humanity has ever known. Drawing upon her recently published article “Competencies and Pedagogies for Sustainability Education: A Roadmap for Sustainability Studies Program Development in Colleges and Universities” \, Evans articulates and describes a set of five competencies for the sustainability field and suggests potentially effective pedagogies for teaching them. Findings from her article in the areas of both competencies and pedagogies for sustainability education imply the benefits of integrative\, active\, collaborative\, and applied approaches to curriculum development and teaching—approaches that directly involve students in learning and practicing transdisciplinary engagement in service to sustainability. \nThe Bachelor of Arts in Sustainability Studies program at Colorado Mountain College serves as an example of how her articulated competency framework is being applied to evaluate and enhance curriculum and learning outcomes. The competency framework and pedagogical recommendations offered may also serve as roadmaps for educators at other institutions who prepare graduates to address the pressing challenges of sustainability evident in communities\, nations\, and the world. \nDr. Tina Lynn Evans is a Professor of Sustainability Studies at Colorado Mountain College (CMC) where she teaches in the Bachelor of Arts program in that field. She is also the author of Occupy Education: Living and Learning Sustainability (2012\, Peter Lang). Dr. Evans has led and participated in extensive course and program development efforts in environmental and sustainability studies for more than 15 years. She focuses much of her teaching on sustainability theory and practice\, socio-cultural aspects of sustainability\, sustainable economics\, energy issues in society\, permaculture design\, and career development in sustainability. Her recent publications focus on sustainability competencies and pedagogies\, sustainable leadership\, hope and agency in sustainability education\, and transdisciplinary theory and practice. Evans was awarded the 2017 Campus Sustainability Research Award from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education for her article “Finding Heart: Generating and Maintaining Hope and Agency through Sustainability Education” (Journal of Sustainability Education\, November 2017). That same year\, she was also named college-wide faculty of the year at Colorado Mountain College. Evans also serves as the lead designer and implementer of the Bear Park Permaculture Center at the Steamboat Springs campus of CMC. Bear Park is a two-thirds acre site that serves as a living laboratory for permaculture\, sustainability studies\, environmental science\, culinary arts\, art\, and other academic programs. URL:https://dev1.gpsen.org/event/scc-webinar-competencies-and-pedagogies-for-sustainability-education/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Classes + Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://dev1.gpsen.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/scc.png ORGANIZER;CN="PSU Campus Sustainablity Office":MAILTO:blesowske@pdx.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200128T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200128T210000 DTSTAMP:20260405T203710 CREATED:20191122T080638Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191205T224432Z UID:17355-1580234400-1580245200@dev1.gpsen.org SUMMARY:Volcano Naturalist Program DESCRIPTION:Save the dates – registration closes on January 21 \nBecome an expert on the volcano in your backyard as a Volcano Naturalist at Mount St. Helens. The Volcano Naturalist Program is hosted by the Mount St. Helens Institute with the support of community\, university\, and government partners including the U.S. Forest Service. Students in this course will explore all aspects of the natural and cultural history of Mount St. Helens. \nEach class takes an in-depth look at a different subject\, including the mountain’s eruptive history\, the ecology of the blast zone\, the cultural history of Mount St. Helens\, and much more. Classes are led by instructors who are experts in the field. With over 40 hours of classroom instruction\, and three hands-on field trips\, participants leave the class not only as a certified Volcano Naturalist\, but with a greater understanding and appreciation for the powerful geological and ecological forces at play in our community. \nThe 12-week course will meet at the Woodland Community Center in Woodland\, WA on Tuesday evenings between January 28th and May 5th\, 2020\, plus three additional Saturday field trips. Learn more and register at: www.mshinstitute.org/learn/volcano-naturalist-program.html \nBe sure to save the dates.  Registration closes on January 21 and participants are not able to join the course once classes start. URL:https://dev1.gpsen.org/event/volcano-naturalist-program-2/ LOCATION:Woodland Community Center\, 2001 East Street\, Woodland\, WA\, 95776\, United States CATEGORIES:Classes + Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev1.gpsen.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Volcano-Naturalist-Collage.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR