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Architecture & Design, Entertainment and Design Technology

Name

Campus

Topic

1  

Holly Anderson

North

1-Everglades National Park - Feature Story

2  

Rubén Abruña
Entertainment

North

1-Sustainability and Global Warming

5  

2-Incorporating the Earth Charter

3-Applying the Montenay Power Plant Tour EEI Immersion Experience to My Teaching

Carla Arias
Interior Design

Wolfson

Interior Design - Water Ethic

6  

Pilar Benitez
Architecture

Wolfson

Artist Studio Design

7  

Lyle Culver
Architecture

Kendall

1-Site Analysis

10  

2-Sustainability Presentations

3-Kindergarten Scenario

Marcia Lopes de Mello
Interior Design

 

 

Kendall

 

 

1-Sustainable Design

12  

2-Nature Journaling and Observation

3-Me As A Chair for a Sustainable World

13  

4-Integrative and Regenerative Design

14  

Amar Sawhney
Architecture

Kendall

Car Park

15  

Christopher Silburn
 

 

Building Construction- Advanced Estimating

16  

Maria Zabala
Architecture

North

 

1-Emergency Shelter

17  

2-BIke Station

18  
 
Arts & Philosophy & Religeon

Name

Campus

Topic

   

Marc Douyon-Music

North

1-Music - Sound Pollution

19  

Charles Fink-Philosophy

Kendall

1-Philosophy - Integration of Environmental Ethics

20  

John Frazier-Art

Kendall

1-Lecture - Art and Nature- Natural World Beauty

21  

Amy Ibberson-Music

Wolfson

1-Music - Nature and the Importance of Preservation

22  

Albert Lenel-Philosophy

IAC

1-Philosophy- Toward a Water Ethic

23  

Jacquelyn Loftus-Humanities

North

1-Humanities - Roman Civilization Water and Food Supply

24  

Alan Ngim
Music

Wolfson

1-Music - Olivier Messiaen

25  

2-Music -Environment and Sound

26  

Janet Roney - Theater

Kendall

1-Nature and Theatre Appreciation- The Production Process, Recreating Nature

27  
 
Business & Law

Name

Campus

Topic

28  

Hoa Burrows - Business

Kendall

1- Water Ethic

29  

Danixia Cuevas

Wolfson

1- Precautionary Principle Assignment

30  

Law

 

2- Reflection Paper - Environmental Project Spring 2009

31  

Judy Lever Duffy
Business

 

1-Earth Literacy and Internet Scavenger Hunt

33  

2-Education Academy

Dr. Benjamin L. Sadler

Wolfson

1-Social Responsibility, Business Ethics and Stakeholders

34  
 
Computer Information Systems

David Lebron

 

Wolfson

1-Creating a Computer Database of Everglades Flora, Fauna, Ecosystems

35  

 

2-Learning How to Use the Computer While Learning about Sustainability-Water

36  

Anne Nowland

Homestead

1-Incorporating Sustainability with Intro to Computers

37  
 
College Prep

Karin Alderfer

North

1-Locating and Evaluating Information Regarding Environmental Sustainability

38  

Yanley Cordero

Homestead

1-Bill Baggs Cape Forida State Park

39  
   

2- Reading -the Earth Charter

40  

Sarah Garman

North

1-Water Ethic Lesson in 4 parts (3 below)

41  
   

2- Rising Tensions on the Nile

42  
   

3- Rubric

43  
   

4- Peer Evaluation

44  

Dagoberto Lorenzo

North

Environment Assignments

45  

Stephanie Packer

North

Comparison/Contrast Essay - State Park and Surrounding Urban Development

46  

Sue Pearl

 

Wolfson

1-H2O: Bottled or Tap? That is the Question.

47  

 

2-Water Conservation through Reducing our Water Footprint

48  

Ana Perez

Wolfson

1- Students' Awareness of Reputable Sources for Sustainability

49  

2- Fosterning Behavior Change for Sustainability through Reading

50  

Leighton Spence

North

1-Learning Patterns of Organization using Oleta River State Park 51  

 

 

2-Water

52  

Ernest Talavera

Wolfson

1 -Preparing Students for a Green World

53  

2 -Cultural History and Environmental Sustainability

54  

Marisol Varela

InterAmerican

1-The Effects of Trash & Garbage on the Environment

55  

Wendy Ward

Wolfson

1-Writing Prompts for a College Prep Class

56  
 
Culinary Institute

Name

Campus

Topic    

Collen Engle

Wolfson

1-Establishing Behavior for Recycling in the Culinary Lab

57  
 

Name

Campus

Topic 58  

Lauren Gach

Kendall

1-Everglades Sample Lesson Plan

59  
 

Name

Campus

Topic

   

Barbara Bonallo

Wolfson

1 - ENC1102 Sustainable Research Essay

60  

2 - ENC 1102 - Semester of Sustainability
        A) Poems
        B) Stories
        C) Research Paper Guidelines

61  

Brooke Bovee

North

1 - Consumerism

62  
  2-Water Ethics-Compare and Contrast Summary Essay 63  
 

3-Earth Charter and Sustainability

64  

Cheryl Clark

Wolfson

1-The Theme of Nature in World Literature:
   The Precautionary Principle in the Literature Classroom

65  

Lee Culver

Wolfson

1-Lesson Plan for Speech Class

66  

Catherine Esposito

InterAmerican

1-Incorporate an Aspect of Environmentalism in Essay Writing

67  

JoAnne Falco-Leshin

Wolfson

1-The Precautionary Principle-A Hunrik-Isben's an Enemy of the People -
   Diachronic & Synchronic Approach to the "Precautionary Principle

68  

Albert Lenel

InterAmerican

A Water Ethic for South Florida

69  

Yvette Lujan

 

InterAmerican

 

1- Speech - Fostering Behavior for Sustainability

70  

2- Speech for Integrative Design

71  

Michael Hettich

Wolfson

1 - American Literature and Earth Literacy Selections for Environmental Awareness

72  

 

 

 

 

74  

2-Teaching Earth Literacy Through Poetry

3-Biscayne Nature Center Student Immersion

4-Essay Assignment - Exploring Five Topics Based on the Movie Food, Inc.

75  

5- Creative Writing Assignments

76  

6- Journaling for Behavior Change for Sustainability

77  

Joselle Laguerre

 

Homestead

 

1-Composition and Earth Literacy

78  

2-Environmental Issues and Solutions

79  

Philip Lane

 

Wolfson

1-Persuasive Presentation - The Earth Charter

80  

 

2-Pecha Kucha - Oral-Visual Presentation

81  

Eric Lichtman

 

Kendall

 

1-Focus on Environmental Sustainability in a Speech Class

86  

2-Focus on the Earth Charter in a Speech Class

3-Focus-The Precautionary Principle in a Speech Class

4-Focus-Food, Culture, Environment in Speech

5-Environmental Sustainability, Social Justice, Spiritual Fulfillment

87  

6- Sustainability at Kendall Campus

88  

7- What Sustains Us?- A Look at the Four Elements

89  

Tiina Lombard

 

North

 

1-Food on the Environment

90  

2-Sustainability and Water

91  

Yvette Lujan

InterAmerican

1- Speech - Integrative Design

92  
   

2-Speech- Fostering Behavior for Sustainability

93  

René A. Martin

Kendall

Greening Objectives

94  

David Merves

North

1-Final Story Project - Environmental Sustainability 98  

2-Final Story Idea for Basic Reporting Students

3-Final Story Idea for Basic Reporting Class

4-Environmental Issues and Journalism

Barbara Midence

 

Kendall

 

1-Small Group Communication Symposium, (Fundamentals of Speech -Spc 1017)

99  
2-Environmentally Endangered Lands (Fundamentals of Speech - Spc 1017) 100  

3) Speech and the Earth Charter

101  

Alejandro Salinas

InterAmerican

1-Roots in the City

102  

Juan Santelises

 

North

 

1-The Informative or Persuasive Presentation

103  

2- State Parks and Service-Learning

104  
3- Speech - Fostering Sustainability Behavior 105  

4- Water Ethic

106  

5- Earth Charter

107  

Diane Sloan

North

1-Student Driven Survey on Environmental Awareness

108  

 

 

2-Speech: Green Goals Challenge and Ecological Footprint

109  

Robert Stambaugh

Wolfson

1-The Precautionary Principle

110  

Katrika Sterling

 

North

 

1-Incorporating the Earth Charter into Speech Class

111  

2-Incorporating the "Green Studies Immersion Workshop" into a Speech Class

112  

3-SMART-Green Goal

113  
4-Towards Sustainability at MDC 114  

5- Speech - Water Ethic

115  

Fred Wolven

Homstead

1- Education Academy

116  
 
ESL/EAP

Name

Campus

Topic

   

Dorothy Avondstondt

Wolfson

1-Sustainability Research in ESL Level 5

117  

Graciela Anrrich

InterAmerican

1- Pronunciation - Everglades as the Topic

118  

 

 

2- Pronunciation - Sustainability as Topic

119  

Miranda Childe

Wolfson

1) Water Ethic

120  

Ellyn Cote

InterAmerican

CTD Precautionary Principle

121  

Maria Coto

InterAmerican

1- Discovering the Everglades

122  

 

 

2- Saying Goodbye to Polystyrene

123  

 

 

3- Toward Sustainability: One Step at a Time- Water

124  

 

 

4-Water Facts-An Expository Essay

125  

Carol Krech

Wolfson

1- Waste to Energy Plant Assignments

126  

 

 

2- Native Plants

127  

Racquel Fundora

InterAmerican

1- How Green Are You?

128  
2- Bottled Water 129  

3-Climate Change      Climate Change Handout

130  

4- Water Conservation

140  

 

 

5- Water Conservation

141  

Catherine Hanus-Zank

Kendall

1-Students’ Awareness of Environmental Issues

142  

Kelly Isern

North

1-EAP - Theme Based Reading and Writing Exploring Green Issues

143  

Carol Krech

Wolfson

1-Incorporating Green Studies Immersion into my EAP Curriculum

144  

David McGuirk

IAC

1-Water Ethic

145  

Janis Perez

Kendall

1-American Values - History of Proliferation of Cars in America

146  

Ileana Porges-West

Hialeah

1-Visit to Fairchild Tropical Garden

147  

2-Food, Its Consumption and Production

148  

3-EAP1620 Key Biscayne Immersion

149  
4-Nuclear Power 150  

5-Interdisciplinary Studies - Water Ethic

151  

Anouchka Rachelson

 

 

Kendall

 

 

1-The Cycle of Consumer Goods - "The Story of Stuff"

153  

2-Reflecting on the Earth Charter - The Impacts of Global Climate Change

3-Water Issues in Florida

154  

4-Fostering Sustainable Behavior

155  

5- Water and the Florida Everglades

156  

Myra Redman

Medical

1-Green Line Lesson Plan

157  

Penelope Roache

InterAmerican

 

1- Plastic Pollution

158  

2- Increasing Awareness of the Everglades

159  

3- Invasive Exotics

160  

4- Plastic Bags

161  

5- How Much Water Do You Use, ESL Level 3

162  

Paula Sanchez

Kendall

1-Curbside Recycling in Miami Dade County

163  

2-State of Our Oceans

164  

Roy Schwab and
Brad Stocker

Kendall

1-New Environments for ESL Students

168  

2-Intensive ESOL Class Visits Amistad

3-Shark Valley - Florida Everglades

4-Pineland Restoration Field Trip

Brad Stocker

Kendall

1-The Earth Charter Lesson Principle 2

169  

Renee Zelden

Hialeah

1-Water and Plastic Bottle Pollution

170  
 
Health and Medicine

Name

Campus

Topic

   

Nancy Cook-Tidwell

Medical

1-Lesson Plan on Global Perspectives

171  

Heather Holder

Medical

1-Nursing-Plant Medicine

172  

Yvonne Garner

Medical

1-Nursing- Impact of the Environment on Health

173  

Marta Lopez

Medical

1-Disease and the relationship to Everglades Ecosystem Health

174  

2-Water and the Human Body

175  

Carol Petrozella

 

 

Medical

 

 

1-Lesson Plan for Ethics in Health Care and the Environment

176  

2-Nursing- Ecological Footprint and Health

177  

3-Earth Charter

178  

4-A Water Ethic for South Florida

179  

Barbara Popola

Medical

5-Nursing-Adequate Food Sources for All Children

180  

 

 

6-Nursing - Earth Charter

181  
 

Name

Campus

Topic

   

Maria Casado

 

Hialeah 

1- Researching Global Warming

182  

2- Introduction to Internet Research -Visible and Invisible Materials

183  
3- Information Literacy 184  

4- Decoding the causes of Earth breakdown

185  

Beth Cloues

InterAmerican

1-Internet Research with a Sustainability Topic

186  
Erin Fennell North 2-Library Resources and Mini Sustainability Display 187  

 

 

3- Water Ethic Library Guide

188  

Barbara Joy

 

Kendall

1-Ecological Footprint Bibliography

189  
 

2-Earth Charter Resources

190  

 

3-Water Ethic Resources

191  

Steve Kronen

West

1- Library Resources for Teaching Environmental Sustainability 192  
2- Impact of Food on the Environment - Classroom Implementation 193  
3- Environmental Speeches - Links 194  

Adria Leal

Wolfson

1- Sustainability

195  

 

 

2- Water Ethic Library Guide

196  

Arlene Merves

North

1-Environmental Issues - Lesson Plan for the Library 197  
2-Environmentalism 198  

Glenda Phipps and
Lucy Ruiz

Hialeah

1-Increasing a Campus Conversation about Environmental Sustainability 199  

Mervyn Solomon

Homestead

1-Advanced Reading Comprehension Skills and Earth Literacy 200  
 

Name

Campus

Topic

   
Antonio Alfonso Kendall 1-Population Growth and Water Conservation 201  

Linda Burton

Homestead

1-Education Academy

202  

Laurence Chernoff

Kendall

1-Impact of Food on the Environment
2- Math Computation of Waste

203  

Lourdes Gonzalez
Juan Prieto-Valdes

Kendall

1-Environmental Mathematics in the Classroom

204  

Robert Griffiths

Kendall

1- Water Usage Awareness

205  

 

 

2- Math-Overpopulation

206  

LaVonne Love Dube

Wolfson

1-Statistics, Recycling, Waste Management

207  
   

2- Everglades and Water Consumption

208  

Luis Martin

North

1- Alegebra - Exponential Growth and Decay

209  

Diane Pacin-de Gongora

Kendall

1-Using, Ratios, Porportions, and Decimal Numbers - Water Conservation

210  

Mohammad Shakil

Hialeah

1-Sustainability Exploration in Mathematics

211  

Ram Raichoudhart

Kendall

1-Earth Literacy Concepts in Math Courses

212  

Cleveland Taylor

InterAmerican

1- Statistics - Waste Impacts on the Environment

213  
 

Name

Campus

Topic

   

Catalina Aristizabal

Kendall

1-Biology and the Environment - Ecological Footprint - Tragedy of the Commons

214  

 

 

2- Biology and the Environment- Current Topics

215  

Miriam del Campo

Kendall

1-Biology- Drinking Water that is Safe for Us and the Environment

216  

Amaryllis Carmona

Kendall

1- Human Body, Health and the Environment

217  

Victoria Castells

Hialeah

1- Chemistry - Nuclear Chemistry and The Earth Charter

218  

Sheila Gaby

Kendall

1-The Precautionary Principle, Governmental Rule-
    Making & the Preservation of Biological Diversity

219  

Sandra Hersh

Kendall

1-Biology-Colonization Plan for Incredibilia - Part A
   
Incredibilia  - Part B

220  

Emilio Kenny

North

1- Biology-Everglades Restoration

221  

Lawrence Mailloux

Kendall

1- Chemistry-Atmospheric Pollution and the Ozone Layer

222  

Don Maser

Wolfson

1- Biology- Threats to Biodiversity

223  

Curtis McKinney

North

1- Earth Sciences - Everglades Water Testing

224  

Christopher Migliaccio

 

Wolfson

 

1-Green Studies Immersion

225  

2-Energy Project

226  
   

3- Earth Literacy Concept Map

227  

Jorge Obeso

North

1- Biology - Genetically Modified Organisms

228  

 

 

2-Biology - Using Library Resources

229  

Alonso Pino

Kendall

1-Biology - Drinking Water that is Safe for Us and the Environment

230  

Steve Ritter

North

1-Native Plant Nursery

231  

Sandra Schultz

North

1-Wellness and the Organic Food Movement

232  

2-Organic Food Position Paper

Winston Strachan

North

1-Major Causes of Carbon Dioxide in the Atmosphere

233  

Anthony Vinciguerra

North

2-Energy in the Natural Environment

234  

Victoria Zusman

North

1- Water Ethic

235  
   

2- Biodiversity and Extinction

236  

 

 

3-Biodiversity in the Everglades

237  
 

Name

Campus

Topic

   

Juan Abascal (Psychology)
Dominic Brucato

Kendall

1-Positive Psychology and Sustainability

238  

Miriam Francil Abety

INC

1- Psychology-Max Neef and the Earth Charter

239  
 

 

2- Water and Service-Learning

240  

 

 

3- Psychology Sustainability, The Earth Charter and Personal Ecological Footprint

241  

Robert Anwyl

North

1-Solid Waste/Recycling

242  

Nazira Barry (Psychology)

Wolfson

2-Intro to Psychology & the Precautionary Principle

243  

Jose Guntin (Psychology)

 

Kendall

 

1-Paradigm: Resistance to Paradigm Shift 244  
2-Role of Nature in Human Development 245  
3-When is Conformity with Social Norms Unacceptable Behavior? 246  

4- Library Resources- Win-Win Frame: Environmental Sustainability

247  

5- Understanding Stress and Developing Wellness Skills

248  
6- Experiencing Positive Emotions 249  
7- Psychology and The Earth Charter 250  

8- Water Ethic and Global Citizen

251  

Vellisse Grimes

Kendall

1- Leadership Course - Earth Charter

252  
   

2- Children and Water

253  

David Johnson

Kendall

1-Integration of Environmental Ethics

254  

Sharon Johnson

Kendall

2-Faculty Reflections on Teaching Earth Literacy

255  

Janice Mast

North

3-Human Growth and Development in Middle Adulthood

256  

Carola Pedreschi
(Psychology)

North

1-The Earth Charter - Lesson Plan

257  

2-Immersion Course - Everglades National Park

258  

3- Environmental Sustainability, Social Justice, and Spirituality

259  

 

 

4-Psychology, Behavior Modification- Operant Conditioning

260  

 

 

5-Psychology-Personal Engagement in Nature

261  

Ginny Peterson-Tennant

 

North

 

1- Introduction to Psychology and the Earth Charter

262  
2- Behavior Change and Sustainability 263  

3- Psychology-Sustainable Planet Capstone Project

264  

Ronald Stubbs

IAC

1- Social Science Water Issues

265  

Michele Scott

Hialeah

1-SLS-Consumption and Sustainability - Water

266  

Richard Townsend

Kendall

 

1-Incorporating the Earth Charter into Psychology Curricula

267  

2-We Are All Part of the Solution

268  
3-Health Psychology Module - Dying to Eat 269  
4- Life Span Psychology - Plastic Bottles 270  
5-Adapting to a  Changing World - Evolutional Psychology 271  

6- Water

272  
 

Name

Campus

Topic

   

Miriam Abety
Interdisciplinary

InterAmerican

1-Interdisciplinary - Water - Service Learning Project

273  

Joyce DiBenedetto-Colton

Wolfson

2-Letter Writing Exercise

274  

Joyce Harrigan
Specialist

North

3-Green Companies in South Florida

275  

Carola Pedreschi
Interdisciplinary

North 4-Water Matter-South Florida 276  

Glenda Phipps
Kim Tupy

Hialeah

5-Lesson Plan for Campus Green Team Meeting

277  
Stewart Pulley
Aviation
Homestead 6-Incorporating the "Green Studies Immersion Workshop" into Aviation Class 278  

 

 

Total    

278  
 

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