{"id":1877,"date":"2016-03-24T18:59:10","date_gmt":"2016-03-24T22:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/sustainability\/?page_id=1877"},"modified":"2017-04-06T20:30:43","modified_gmt":"2017-04-07T00:30:43","slug":"gsem","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/sustainability\/gsem\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Sustainability Education Modules (GSEM) Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\n\t\tGSEM Home<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\tLessons<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\tResources<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\t\n
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Marshall University\u2019s Sustainability Department was awarded a grant from the Dunn Foundation<\/a> in 2015 develop, implement, and test new sustainability curriculum with students grades 3-8 enrolled in the West Virginia Science Adventures<\/a> program.<\/p>\n

With assistance from Marshall\u2019s College of Education and Professional Development<\/a>, the June Harless Center for Rural Educational Research and Development<\/a>, and the College of Science<\/a>, this Green Sustainability Education Module (GSEM) curriculum includes elements of mathematics, science, social studies, and literacy.<\/p>\n

Each GSEM<\/abbr> is centered around a core sustainability topic. Our goal is to help improve student understanding of complex science and math by connecting them to real-world sustainability issues and to their community. Our lessons also utilize a broad variety of learning techniques including group-based, project-based, activity-based, problem-solving, critical thinking, expeditionary, hands-on, and outdoor\/nature based techniques.<\/p>\n

\"\"The GSEM<\/abbr>\u2019s are specifically designed for integration into existing county adopted curricula and standards. Through the lens of sustainability education, our vision is to educate and empower students to help them become:<\/p>\n