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Follow on Google News | Green Education Foundation (GEF) Announces Collaboration with AutodeskNew Relationship Aimed at Incorporating Sustainable Design Elements and Lessons into GEF Green Building Curriculum
Autodesk provides design professionals, engineers, architects, digital artists, students and hobbyists software to unlock their creativity and solve important challenges. The company launched its Sustainability Workshop website in an effort to educate college students on green architecture and sustainable design. Through this relationship, Autodesk will educate K-12 students on this field’ “We’ GEF’s Green Building Program offers a semester and yearlong blended Green Building Course that can be integrated into an existing class or offered as an elective for upper middle and high school students. The curriculum explores the relationship between a school’ “The goals of GEF align well with our education efforts to advance design skills and sustainability literacy at 8-12 schools across the globe," said Adam Menter, sustainability education program manager, Autodesk. “Providing schools with the tools to educate their students on how we can ‘design better’ Goals of the Green Building Program include educating students on: • the importance of integrating sustainability into the design of structures and buildings • how to reduce energy and water usage in buildings • ways to improve indoor and outdoor environmental quality • how to upgrade the school building to accommodate for a healthier, more productive learning environment for occupants GEF Green Building Course materials in each unitinclude student readings, scripted lessons, pacing guides, a teacher manual, presentation slides & transparencies, hand-outs, audit overview and capstone project. Visit http://www.greeneducationfoundation.org/ ### About Green Education Foundation (GEF) Green Education Foundation (GEF) is a non-profit organization committed to creating a sustainable future through education. Sustainability education provides educators with the real-world applied learning models that connect science, technology, and math education with the broader human concerns of environmental, economic, and social systems. GEF provides curriculum and resources to K-12 students and teachers worldwide with the goal of challenging them to think holistically and critically about global environmental concerns and solutions. Become a member for free to gain full access to GEF’s comprehensive library of standards-based lessons and activities at www.greeneducationfoundation.org. Join the sustainability education conversation by following GEF on Twitter @greenedufdn and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ End
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