Teaching the Sustainable Development Goals:
The World’s Challenges Can Be Found in Your Classroom!
May 10th, 9:45 am-2:00 pm
Co-Chairs: Dr. Cheryl van Daalen-Smith, Nitima Bhatia, and Sandra Peniston
In collaboration with the Teaching Commons and in advance of this year’s 10th annual Teaching in Focus conference, the SDGs-in-the-Classroom Community of Practice is delighted to offer our first UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Teach-In Day.
Whether you are just beginning to explore how the United Nations’ 17 SDGs might intersect with the subjects you touch upon in your classrooms, or you have deep research and teaching familiarity with these goals, we welcome you for a fully online half-day of panel discussions, interactive sessions, and experiential learning about teaching the SDGs. Together we will share approaches to working with the SDGs as a learning framework, strategies for engaging students with SDG-focused lessons, and experiences as teachers and learners in the SDG classroom. Join us for a fun, no-strings-attached event to renew and revitalize your teaching!
SDG Teach-In Day Program Schedule
Click here to Register for the SDG’s Teach-In Day Pre-Conference Event!
Click here to Join the SDG’s Teach-In Pre-Conference Event on Tuesday, May 10th!
Live coaching for folks who want to get started infusing the SDGs in an upcoming class or course will be available from 12:00-12:30 & 2:00-3:00
09:45-10:00
Welcome
Dr. Robin Sutherland-Harris, The Teaching Commons; Dr Will Gage, VP Teaching and Learning; and Jon Beale, SDSN Network
Overview and Intent of the Teach-In
Dr. Cheryl van Daalen-Smith, Provostial Fellow
10:00-11:00
“Wait, am I already teaching the SDGs and don’t know it? A fun interactive introduction to the Sustainable Development Goals and their existing connections to your courses.”
Featuring Dr. Bryan Lee, Nicole Arsenault, Shireen Rezk, and Nitima Bhatia
Get started with an engaging session exploring where and how you are already teaching the SDGs.
11:00-11:30
Faculty Panel: “Using the UNSDGs as a framework for student innovation to flourish!”
Hosted by Sandra Peniston, Teach-In Co-chair
Featuring Dr. Andrew Maxwell from Lassonde Engineering and Angela Norwood from Design
Faculty members will showcase how they use the SDGs as a learning framework.
11:30-12:00
Student Panel: “Our experiences learning about the UN SDGs – what we found really engaged us.”
Hosted by Nitima Bhatia, PhD Student and Teach-In Co-chair
Featuring Danielle Legerman, Bella Wei, Artem Solovey, and Noah Khan
Join York University students to learn about their perspectives on learning in SDG-infused classrooms and courses.
12:00-12:30
Lunch Break and Live Coaching
Hosted by James Papple, Tracy Bhoola, and Sandra Peniston
Drop in to get support infusing the SDGs into an upcoming class or course.
12:30-1:50
An SDG-tasting: An Experiential Interdisciplinary Smorgasbord
Hosted by Dr. Robin Sutherland-Harris, The Teaching Commons
Come and join profs from a variety of programs and disciplines at York as a “student”, and experience how they infuse the UN SDGs in their classes through a short activity. Participants will be invited to self-select their sessions from the featured faculty members below.
12:30-1:00 – Round 1
1:05-1:30 – Round 2
Featuring:
Math – with Dr. Jessie Yang
Global Health – with Sandra Peniston
York Bridging Program – with Tracy Bhoola
Engineering – with Dr. Mogjan Jadidi
1:30 – 1:55 – Group Debrief & Closure
Featuring Dr. Robin Sutherland-Harris and Dr. Norma Sue Fisher-Stitt
1:55-2:00
Closing Remarks
Hosted by Dr. Cheryl van Daalen-Smith, Provostial Fellow
We will wrap up by sharing our new SDGs-in-the-Classroom Toolkit!
2:00-3:00
Live Coaching Continued
Hosted by James Papple, Tracy Bhoola, and Sandra Peniston
Drop in to get support infusing the SDGs into an upcoming class or course.
Join us to renew and revitalize your teaching!
Click here to Register for the Teaching the SDG’s Teach In Pre-Conference Event!
Click here to Join the SDG’s Teach-In Pre-Conference Event on Tuesday, May 10th!
