Integrating Sustainability in K–12 Classrooms: Place-Based Learning and Community Partnerships in the Great Lakes Region
STF Fellows Presenting Saturday, October 3rd, 9 - 9:45 am
Presenters: Emily Gochis, Rebecca Field, Cyndie Roberts, Vicki Stoddard, Brian Dufort, Taleen Jackson, and Dana Draper-Rosin
Location: UM-Flint Riverfront Conference Center at 1 Riverfront Plaza, Flint, MI 48502
Join us for an engaging session focused on integrating sustainability into K-12 formal classrooms. Discover the interdisciplinary nature of sustainability and explore successful place-based learning experiences—including outdoor settings and community partnerships—led by current Sustainability Teacher Fellows. Through hands-on, inquiry-based activities, participants will reflect on implementing sustainability learning in standards-based teaching practice. Attendees will leave empowered with practical strategies and resources to help learners become stewards of a sustainable future in the Great Lakes.
Place-Based Sustainability Project Snapshots
Saginaw Township Schools
5th Grade
Rebecca Field, STF Teacher Leader
Midland Public Schools
9th -12th Grade
Cyndie Roberts
Shepherd Public Schools
7th - 12th Grade
Brian DuFort and Taleen Jackson
Bay City Public Schools
9th & 10th Grade
Victoria Stoddard
Midland County Educational Service Agency
9th - 12th Grade
Dana Draper-Rosin