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Course Syllabus (Updated 2021)
Course Connection
Welcome to Mr. Tredinnick's World Environmentalism Course!
In an increasingly interconnected world, we as a species are becoming more closely tied together economically, politically, socially, and environmentally. This semester-long course builds upon the ideas of the foundations of government, as examined in the development of the Environmental Policy of the United States, but on a global scale. This course builds upon those concepts to examine the foundations of our global systems and how they interact with the natural world. As a special topics course, International Relations: World Environmentalism combines topics from International Relations, Environmental Science, Physical Geography, and Global Studies to examine the world from a geopolitical perspective. Incorporating topics from economics, anthropology, sociology, geography (physical and human), history, and political science students will develop an understanding of the importance of global cooperation and governance to achieve the goals of environmental conservation and action.

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Unit I - International Cooperation
Unit II - Human Habitation
Unit III - Global Responsibility
Unit IV - Parks and Preserves
Unit V - Ecotourism


Unit I - International Cooperation: Transitioning towards a Sustainable Future

 
Week 1: Separately Towards a Common Goal
     (Jan 4-8th)
Module 1.1: Orient Your Place in the World
     
Guiding Inquiry: How do individuals fit into a               global understanding of environmentalism and           interconnectedness?
     Forum: Making Meaning for Yourself (1.1)
​     - Pre-Semester Evaluation (Activity)
     Discussion: Global Interconnectedness?
          + Carl Sagan: Pale Blue Dot
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          + Discovery News: Is the Butterfly Effect Real?
​     Geoinquiry: Recognize Your Place (Activity)
     Discussions: Course Guidelines and                                                 Expectations
Module 1.2: The Environmentalism Pathway
     
Guiding Inquiry: How was the idea of                           environmentalism formed and how has it diffused       over space and time?
     Forum: Why Focus on Parks? (1.2)
​     - ​Origins of Conservationism (Notes)
     Geoinquiry: An American Idea? (Assignment)
          + 10 Oldest National Parks
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Week 2: Environmental Umbrella of the UN
     (Jan 11-15th)
Module 1.3: The Concert of the World
​     Guiding Inquiry: What is the United Nations and         how can it help guide global environmentalism?    
     Forum: Value of a Unifying Government (1.3) 
     - Environmental Structures of the UN (Notes)
     - Sustainability through Cooperation (Assignment)
          + UN Sustainable Development Goals
     HW: Critiquing the UN's SDGs (Assignment)
Module 1.4: A Global Approach to Conservation
     Guiding Inquiry: Is the United Nations an                     appropriate agency to tackle environmental                 conservation?
     Forum: All or Nothing? (1.4)
​     Discussion: Sustainability Through Cooperation
     Discussion: Recap (Critiquing the UN's SDGs)
HW: Paris Climate Agreement (Assignment)
          + Mindscape: Paris Agreement Simplified
          + CFR: Consequences of Leaving the Paris                   Agreement
Week 4: Bringing it All Together
     (Jan 25-29th)
Module 1.7: A Global Helping Hand
     
Guiding Inquiry: How do International Non-                 Governmental Organizations (INGOS) work to fill       the gaps in conservation by the efforts of States         and other international actors?
     Forum: Keep The Government Out of It! (1.7)
​     - ​​Environmental INGOs (Notes)
     - Make a Sales Pitch! (Assignment)
​     HW: Unit I Celebration of Knowledge Next Class!
Module 1.8: A Celebration of Knowledge
     
Guiding Inquiry: How does the world work                   together towards the goal of Environmental                 protection? What types of things are counter-             productive towards achieving conservationism?
     Forum: Unit I - Q/C/C/C/CoO (1.8)
​     - ​​Unit I Celebration of Knowledge: International             Cooperation
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     Field Experience: Decompress (K.O.T.N)
     HW: The "Haves" and the "Have Nots"                               (Assignment)
Week 3: Worldwide Environmental Actors
     (Jan 18-22nd)
Module 1.5: National Environmentalism 
     
Guiding Inquiry: How do countries work together         as individuals as part of a global whole to                   address larger issues like environmental                     protection?
     Forum: The Sum of All Parts (1.5)
     - Environmental Cooperation (Notes)​
​     Geoinquiry: ​A Global Effort (Assignment)
          + International Environmental Agreements                     (Dataset) 
​          + Submission Form
​     HW: Climate and Economics (Assignment)
          + Media Bias Factcheck
Module 1.6: Global Enterprise 
     
Guiding Inquiry: How are corporations                         contributing to environmental issues in both a             positive and negative way?
     Forum: To Be Trusted? (1.6)
     Discussion: Climate and Economics
     - Multinational Corporations (Notes)
     Scientific Modeling: Partners in a Solution                                                  (Assignment)
​​     HW: Unit I Celebration of Knowledge Next Week
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Unit I Notes

Environmental Cooperation
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Environmental INGOs
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Environmental Structures of the UN
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Multinational Corporations
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Origins of Conservationism
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Unit I Celebration of Knowledge

International Cooperation: Transitioning Towards a Sustainable Future
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Unit I Assignments

A Global Effort
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A Global Effort 
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An American Idea?
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An American Idea?
(Module 1.2)
International Environmental Agreements (Module 1.5 Dataset)
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Climate and Economics
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Climate and Economics
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Critiquing the UN's SDGs
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Critiquing the UN's SDGs 
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Make a Sales Pitch
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Make a Sales Pitch!
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(Module 1.7)
Paris Climate Agreement
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Paris Climate Agreement
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Partners in a Solution
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Partners in a Solution (Submission)
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Sustainability Through Cooperation
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Sustainability Through Cooperation
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The "Haves" and the "Have Nots"
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The "Haves" and the "Have Nots" (Module 1.8)

Unit I Resources

World Socialist Website: The Only Solution to Climate Change is World Socialism
Christian Science Monitor: What Does Climate Change Have to Do With Socialism?
Reason: Capitalism is the Key to Fixing Climate Change
Forbes: The Businesses That Are - And Are Not - Leading on Climate Change
Harvard Political Review: Who's Really Responsible for Climate Change?
USA Today: Coca-Cola, Pepsi Highlight the Top 20 Companies Producing the Most Ocean Pollution
The Guardian: Just 100 Companies Responsible for 71% of Global Emissions, Study Says
Forbes: Why and How Businesses Must Tackle Climate Change Now
Mindscape: Paris Agreement Simplified
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
United Nations Statistics Division: Environment Statistics
CFR: The Consequences of Leaving the Paris Agreement

Unit II - Human Habitation: Living in the age of the Anthropocene

 
Week 5: Theme
     (Feb 1-5th)
Module 2.1: The Anthropocene
     
Guiding Inquiry:
     Forum: Summarize Your Argument
​     - Smithsonian: What is the Anthropocene
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     - Population Matters - Welcome to the                           Anthropocene
     - Nat geo lesson on anthropocene
​     - ​​A Matter of Guns, Germs, & Steel?
Module 2.2: Viewing the World as a Cornucopia
     Guiding Inquiry: What responsibility do we have         to maintain natural resources? Or are they simply       here for our use?
     Forum: When is enough, enough?
     Field Experience: Supporting a Population                                              (Gorillas)
​     - ​​Population Theories and the Strain on Resources (Notes)
Week 6: Theme
     (Feb 8-12th)
Module 2.3: Where we Decide to Live
     
Guiding Inquiry:
     Forum:
​     - ​​Environmental Determinism and Possibilism 
     - ​​Balanced Urban Growth
     - Case Study: Human Environment Interactions
​          + Human Planet: Cities (Episode 8)
​     - Human Adaptations to Live
     HW: Collection of Shame (Assignment)
Module 2.4: Our Interactions With Others
     
Guiding Inquiry:
     Forum:
     Field Experience: Collection of Shame                                                    (Education Building)
​     - Wild Animal Trade
​     - Big Game Hunting
     HW: Until They May Return (Assignment) 
Week 8: Theme
     (Feb 22-26th)
Module 2.7: Agriculture and Food Security
     
Guiding Inquiry:
     Forum:
​     - ​​
Module 2.8: Celebration of Knowledge
     
Guiding Inquiry:
     Forum:
​     - ​​

Food security and the strain of agricultural interdependence
Week 7: Living in the Anthropocene
     (Feb 15-19th)
Module 2.5: The Sixth Mass Extinction
     
Guiding Inquiry:
     Forum:
     Field Experience: Until they may Return (Asia)
​     - ​​
Module 2.6: The End of All Things
     
Guiding Inquiry:
     Forum:
     Geoinquiry: Watching Climate Change                                          (Assignment)
     Climate Change (Notes)
     Geoinquiry: Measuring Climate Change                                         (Assignment)

Unit II Notes

Climate Change
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Unit II Assignments

Watching Climate Change
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​Unit II Resources

Index Mundi - Environment Indicators

Unit III  - Global Responsibility: Individual Action for Global Benefit

 
Week 9: Theme
     (Mar 1-5th)
Module 3.1: Name of Module
     
Guiding Inquiry:
     Forum:
​     - ​​
     HW: Documenting the Everyday - Out of EDEN connection
       + Students create a flipgrip of a way that they observe someone (unknowingly) working to address one of the SDGs
Module 3.2: Making a Living in Conservation
     
Guiding Inquiry:
     Forum:
​     - ​​​

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Week 10: Theme
     (Mar 8-12th)
Module 3.3: Name of Module
     
Guiding Inquiry:
     Forum:
​     - ​​​   - ​​​Art Integration - find a artist/activist - bio and highlight one piece
Module 3.4: Everybody Doing their Part
     
Guiding Inquiry:
     Forum:
​     - ​​The Lorax
     360 Expedition: Clearing Everest's Trash
     Global Digital Citizenship Integration
Week 11: Theme
     (Mar 22-26th)
Module 3.5: Name of Module
     
Guiding Inquiry:
     Forum:
​     - ​​Glocal Impact
     + Bunker Roy - ESPN implications of Actions, Local, National, Regional, Global impacts

Module 3.6: Celebration of Knowledge
     
Guiding Inquiry:
     Forum:
​     - ​​​

     HW: Research a Country's Park System

Unit III Notes

Unit III Assignments

Unit III Resources


Unit IV - Parks and Preserves: To Protect and Preserve for All

 
Week 12: Diffusion of Conservation
     (Mar 29-Apr 2nd)
Module 4.1: America's Best Idea, Onward
     
Guiding Inquiry: Why would an idea like a system       of protected areas be such a popular idea among       countries all over the world?
     Forum: A Matter of Pride (4.1)
​     Geoinquiry: Global Network of Parks                                              (Assignment)
     HW: Finish Story Maps For Next Class
          + Story Map Submission Form
Module 4.2: Of International Importance
     
Guiding Inquiry: How does the involvement of an       organization like the UN add credibility to                   conservation efforts?
     Forum: Sharing With the World (4.2)
​     Discussion: Global Network of Parks
​     - UNESCO World Heritage Sites (Notes)
          + World Heritage Explained
     - Taking a Virtual Tour (Assignment)
          + Google Earth
          + UNESCO World Heritage Sites
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Week 13: Setting Aside for Generations
     (Apr 5-9th)
Module 4.3: For the Good of ALL
     
Guiding Inquiry: What does the world as a whole       gain through the conservation of cultural and             natural areas?
     Forum: Pitter Patter (4.3)
​     Geoinquiry: Global Protected Areas                                                (Assignment)
          + World Database of Protected Areas
     Discussion: Global Protected Areas
     HW: Nationalize or Privatize? (Assignment)
Module 4.4: Marine Protected Reserves
     
Guiding Inquiry: Why are Marine Protected Areas       needed and why are they so much harder to               organize?
     Forum: Territorial Waters vs. Open Ocean (4.4)
​     Discussion: Nationalize or Privatize? 
     - Maritime Borders and Law (Notes)
          + Protected Planet: Marine Protected Areas
          + Pristine Seas
     Field Experience: Recreating a Masterpiece                                            (Aquarium)
​​​     360 Expedition: Indonesia's Coral Reefs
     HW: Unit IV Celebration of Knowledge Next Week
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Week 14: Theme
     (Apr 12-16th)
Module 4.5: Collateral Damage
     
Guiding Inquiry:
     Forum:
​     - ​​Effect of Global Conflicts on Natural Preserves
        - Virunga, ISIS, Lesotho, Monuments Men

​     360 Expedition: The Protectors, Walk in                     Ranger's Shoes
Module 4.6: Celebration of Knowledge
     
Guiding Inquiry:
     Forum:
​     - ​​

Unit IV Notes

Marine Borders and Law
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UNESCO World Heritage Sites
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​Unit IV Assignments

Global Network of Parks
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Submission Form
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Global Protected Areas
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Global Protected Areas
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Nationalize or Privatize
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Nationalize or Privatize?
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Taking A Virtual Tour
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Taking a Virtual Tour
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Unit IV Resources

PEW Research Center: Nationalizing State Parks canSave Them...Or Wreck Them
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Unit V - Ecotourism: Building Personal Connections and Awareness

 
Week 15: Writing Your Own Earth Story
     (Apr 26-30th)
Module 5.1: Tourism: Building Global Awareness
     Guiding Inquiry: How can tourism be helpful for           increasing a person's global awareness and what       effects might it have on the local environment?
     Forum: Your Environmental Journey (5.1)
​     - Travel and Tourism (Notes)
     Field Experience: Tourism and the Local                                                  Economy (Guest Services)
​     - ​​​Ecotourism in Peril (Assignment)
          + Tourism Review: Tourism Industry in                           Galapagos is Blooming
          + Nordic Labour Journal: Iceland's Tourism                   Becomes a Hot Environmental Topic
Module 5.2: Ecotourism: The Good and Bad
     
Guiding Inquiry: What effect does geographic             location have on tourism? How can countries             support economic growth through tourism and           limit resulting environmental degradation?​
     Forum: Tourism: The Good and Bad (5.2)
     Geoinquiry: Finding a Piece of Quiet                                              (Assignment)
     HW: Act Section of Geoinquiry
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Week 16: Theme
     (May 3-7th)
Module 5.3: Building Experience
     
Guiding Inquiry: 
     Forum: Finding a Piece of Quiet Recap (5.3)
     Field Experience: Just Not the Same (Alaska)​
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Module 5.4: Name of Module
     
Guiding Inquiry:
     Forum:
​     - ​​​
Week 18: Theme
     (May 17-21st)
Module 5.7: Name of Module
     
Guiding Inquiry:
     Forum:
​     - ​​​
Module 5.8: Name of Module
     
Guiding Inquiry:
     Forum:
​     - ​​​
Week 17: Theme
     (May 10-14th)
Module 5.5: Name of Module
     
Guiding Inquiry:
     Forum:
​     - ​​​
Module 5.6: Name of Module
     
Guiding Inquiry:
     Forum:
​     - ​​​
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Unit V Notes

Travel and Tourism
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Unit V Assignments

Ecotourism in Peril
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Finding a Piece of Quiet
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Ecotourism in Peril 
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Finding a Piece of Quiet 
​(Module 5.2)

Unit V Resources

AirBnB
Seat 61
Hostelworld
TripAdvisor
Kayak
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
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