Prerequisite: None
Thursday General Session
T1CC013 Launching Students Into the Future: The Role of Green Schools
Robert Kobet, AIA, LEED, President, The Kobet Collaborative
Session Description:
This session discusses schools that recognize how integrating community, facility and curriculum can effectively prepare students for the rapidly changing job market and their future employment opportunities. Emphasis is on school architecture as pedagogy and how greening the curriculum can increase student retention and interest in preparing for jobs in the future green economy. Case studies are used to illustrate a number of proven strategies for effective science, technology, engineering and math studies, as well as how each can be enriched through a multi-disciplinary and cross curricular approach using the facility as a teaching tool supported by public and private partnerships.
Learning Objectives:
1.) Explore how K-12 and Higher Education schools can use facilities to prepare students for future job markets.
2.) Understand how participatory, collaborative learning with active involvement in the community and school facility can increase student retention and academic performance.
3.) Discuss how greening the curriculum can be accomplished with and without the benefit of high-performance green school facilities.
4.) Facilitate a discussion based on successful case studies to provide attendees with a number of lessons learned covering implementation, costs and solving administrative issues.
Room: S310BC
AIA CEH: 1 LU/HSW/SD
GBCI CE: 1 Hour