Education for Sustainability
Georgia Tech aims to produce graduates who have the knowledge, skills, and commitment to make a positive difference in their communities, their organizations, and the world. To achieve this mission, CTL partners with the Sustainability Education and Curriculum Committee and other campus units to support transformative teaching with sustainability and United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs).
For one-on-one support designing instructional strategies that integrate sustainability and the SDGs, contact Rebecca Watts Hull, assistant director, Faculty Development for Sustainability Education Initiatives in the Center for Teaching and Learning.
Get Involved
Design a Course with the UN SDGs
Browse through United Nations and other online resources that support sustainability and SDG teaching. Engage with worksheets and other materials that introduce instructors to the SDGs and Education for Sustainable Development, learn how to develop SDG-related student learning outcomes, and explore examples that will help you design SDG-aligned units, student projects, and learning activities.
Join a Faculty Community of Practice
Community of Practice on Transformative Teaching with the SDGs: This group of Georgia Tech faculty meets regularly for cross-disciplinary peer learning and collaborative initiatives that advance sustainability and SDG teaching and learning at Georgia Tech.
Multi-Institutional Community of Practice on College Teaching with the SDGs: Associated with the RCE Greater Atlanta, this Georgia-wide group with faculty from 6+ colleges and universities meets twice each semester for presentations and discussions on aspects of SDG teaching.
Use the SDGs and High Impact Practices to Create Transformative Learning Experience
The Institute Strategic Plan commits to “providing all students with transformative learning experiences to grow as creative, ethical, globally aware, technologically sophisticated leaders who can define and solve problems to improve the human condition”. Explore the intersections of transformative teaching and learning, teaching with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and High Impact Practices.
SDGs and Transformative Learning →
Join Our Webinar: Assessing the Impact of Sustainability Across the Curriculum
Join us on February 10th for a webinar exploring sustainability across the curriculum. Leaders from Georgia Tech’s sustainability across the curriculum program will discuss a cohort-level research study underway that will measure changes in teaching practices and student learning outcomes resulting from the redesign of courses across diverse disciplines to incorporate the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
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A Brief History of Sustainability Education at Tech
Learn more about the work of CTL, the Center for Serve-Learn-Sustain, the Center for Sustainable Communities Research and Education, and other partners to bring community-engaged sustainability and the SDGs into Georgia Tech courses through this brief history.
Explore the History of Sustainability Education at Tech →
Sustainability Initiatives Throughout the Institute
Georgia Tech leads by example by addressing global challenges and improving the human condition through sustainability intiatives. Sustainability is a vital part of Tech’s culture, from degree programs to campus life. Learn more about Tech’s sustainability practices, research, news and more.