We will address two urgent problems: (1) designing and delivering undergraduate STEM courses that better engage students and increase their learning; and (2) preparing citizens to address global challenges (e.g., energy, environment, health, food) that are coupled with strong economic development. Research indicates that both problems can be addressed by connecting STEM education with real-world problems in sustainability.
The Socio-Environmental Synthesis (SES) Teaching Study is a SESYNC Venture addressing a number of critical questions:
The first SESYNC education workshop titled: “Socio-Environmental Synthesis Education: Goals, Resources and Tools” was held June 4-5, hosting 39 scholars, practitioners and media professionals from 3 countries at SESYNC in Annapolis. A series of plenary presentations, small group discussions and workshop-wide synthesis discussions, discussed:
The first SESYNC education workshop titled: “Socio-Environmental Synthesis Education: Goals, Resources and Tools” was held June 4–5, 2012, hosting 39 scholars, practitioners, and media professionals from three countries.
A series of plenary presentations, small group discussions and workshop-wide synthesis discussions, discussed:
For our currently open Requests for Proposals for Workshops, please see: https://www.sesync.org/opportunities
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Research Opportunities for Social Science and Humanities Scholars
The Social Dimensions of Environmental Sustainability
Postdoctoral Positions
Early or Mid-career Visiting Fellows
Research Team Support
Solutions to difficult problems at the interface of the environment and human society require the synthesis of diverse types of information from natural and social sciences. Today’s undergraduate and graduate students must develop the knowledge, skills, and abilities that allow them to undertake such synthesis efforts and successfully engage in interdisciplinary efforts to solve socio-environmental problems.
REGISTRATION OPENS ON Monday, January 23, 2012 Send the kids to a SESYNC-sponsored bug camp! The Insect Summer Camp IN JULY 2012 IS for children aged 7 – 11 AND will be held for the 12th year on the College Park campus of the University of Maryland. Dr. Earlene Armstrong has run this camp since the beginning and has introduced hundreds of kids to the wonderful world of insects. This year the theme is “Insects and People” and will introduce the kids to some insects we depend on to maintain our quality of life.
