Green Resources 

Links

Please click on the links below to explore resources on sustainable development and green jobs training:

• Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center
• American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment
• Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)
• Campus Climate Challenge
• Consortium for Education in Renewable Energy Technology (CERET)
• Disciplinary Associations Network for Sustainability (DANS)
• Higher Education Associations Sustainability Consortium (HEASC)
• Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC)
• Partnership for Environmental Technology Education (PETE)
• U.N. Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014)
• U.S. Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development
• Monthly conference calls for community colleges on sustainability. To sign up, send an e-mail request to Jennifer Hayward at haywardj@lanecc.edu.

Resources

1. Webinar: Education for the Green Economy: Opportunities, Resources and Models
   Click here to access the powerpoints and audio recording of this webinar.
   
   This webinar was sponsored by:
   
    A.) American Association of Community Colleges (AACC)
    B.) National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium
    C.) Association for Career and Technical Education
    D.) Green For All
   
   This webinar focused on the following topics:
   
   A.) Different types of green jobs, presented by Carolyn Teich, AACC;
   B.) Professional development, certification, and curricular material for teachers at both the high school and community college levels in the green jobs area, presented by Debra Rowe, U.S. Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development;
   C.) Partnership models between businesses, government, and educators to crate more effective entry, re-entry and professional development for workers in the emerging green economy, presented by Marcy Drummond, Vice President for Workforce Education and Economic Development
   
   
2. Educational resources from around the world on green and sustainability from the World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics' Sustainability Group, http://wfcp.accc.ca/
   
   
3. Green for All resources:
   
   A.) Green Pathways Out of Poverty: Workforce Development Initiatives
   B.) Federal Resources to Enhance and Sustain Green Pathways Out of Poverty Programs
   C.) Effective Practices in Green Jobs Creation and Training
   
   
4. Report: Going Green - The Vital Role of Community Colleges in Building a Sustainable Future and Green Workforce
   Click here to access this report, by the National Council for Workforce Education and the Academy for Educational Development, that examines the growing role of community colleges in a low-carbon, clean energy economy.
   
   
5. Videos about the global impacts of climate changes, http://hdr.undp.org/en/mediacentre/videos/
   
   
6. Sustainability at the National Academies, http://sustainability.nationalacademies.org/