Showing posts with label environment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label environment. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Sustainability and Green Issues

From the Keynote speaker at the 2008 NCSPOD , to the theme of the upcoming KCPDC Professional Development Conference in March (not to mention the election), environmental concerns are getting more attention.

Here's some links I've collected:
Thomas Friedman has written a book, Hot, Wet and Crowded. It's about the green revolution; here's the Daily Show interview. There's a quick video on electric cars and mileage that could be great for teaching math skills and applying it to students' lives - deep learning. The effect of climate change and the lack of sustainability -one in four mammals facing extinction - interest to biology teachers. How to do more with less: packaging idea to reduce waste. A how-to describing a process to convert an old pizza oven, an ink jet printer and nail polish remover into a Solar Cell (from NPR),

A Call for Input
Who would you recommend to deliver a keynote on the environment (going green or doing more with less)? We want someone engaging who can address green issues - or doing more with less. Johannes Feddema, a KU professor and climatologist, has been recommended by a colleague, and I just heard an interview with him on NPR (11-12-8 at 7am). Post suggestions to the comments.