“They wanted to bury us, but they didn’t know that we were seeds” Mexican Proverb.

Development of engaged citizens prepared to navigate and influence the local, national, and global landscape is the purpose of this course. Candidates will be challenged to learn how to engage their PK-12 students to act collectively for shared outcomes, analyze and use social media to examine science with a social justice perspective, and understand the impacts of individual beliefs about land. Educators learn to use Design Thinking with their PK-12 students as they engage with their community to create solutions to local environmental concerns. PK-12 students’ Environmental Literacy is fostered as they wrestle with questions such as: How do we assess the health of the environment? What is the capacity of our natural systems? How might we adjust to pollution?