Human Element- Notes and Reading Assignment

Announcements
Be ready for Bears Ears food and gear planning in advisory this week--it is SUPER important that you attend advisory this week and next week!

Framing:  In the next week, we’re going to do some work fleshing out our understanding of sustainable development.  We will revisit some frameworks (3 spheres!), talk about the importance of values, and do some reading to get a firm background in the academic approaches to these problems.  Then, next week, we will apply what we are doing this week to the case study of Bears Ears.

Starter:  Review your notes from Friday!

1. Choose Level 1 or 2 depending on your level of comprehension at this point
   
   1. Level 1: Write down a definition of sustainable development in your own words
      
   2. Level 2: Explain how the three spheres of Sustainable Development are interrelated by using an example from the United Nations video on Papua New Guinea.
2. What is something you want to learn more about (or are wondering about) related to sustainability?
3. What is one goal you have for yourself for this project?

Intro to Human Element
Renowned photographer James Balog (CHASING ICE) uses his camera to reveal how environmental change is affecting the lives of everyday Americans. Following the four classical elements— air, earth, fire and water— to frame his journey, Balog explores wildfires, hurricanes, sea level rise, coal mining, and the changes in the air we breathe. With compassion and heart, THE HUMAN ELEMENT tells an urgent story while giving inspiration for a more balanced relationship between humanity and nature.

FILM: Human Element

1. Before beginning the movie, start by asking each student to choose TWO elements.
2. Review note-taking sheet
3. Watch movie, students take notes

Human Element Debrief

1. Get in groups with people who took notes on the same elements, compare notes, fill in gaps
2. Class discussion:
   1. Use the discussion questions as a guide for the debrief

Reading for Wednesday: Chapter 1 of Age of Sustainable Development

1. TAKE NOTES:
   1. Divide into sections (anytime there is a heading or title, you should have a new section of notes)
   2. Summarize main points
   3. Define terms
2. After you are done reading and taking notes, answer the comprehension questions.  If you have taken good notes, you should be able to answer all these questions using ONLY your notes.  Try it, and see how you do!
3. COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS:
   1. What are the main problems with the current global economy?
   2. What do Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) call for?
   3. What are the 4 objectives of Sustainable Development?
   4. How has the concept of Sustainable Development changed?  Give at least two examples.
   5. Why is it important to see the complex system?  How does this guide approaches to sustainable development?
   6. What are the three key things to think about with regards to technological advances?
   7. What are the 5 concerns about the distribution of well-being?
   8. What are the economic definitions of efficiency and equity, and how are they related?  
   9. What is a synergy?
4. MIT TABLE Analysis
   1. For this table, you are going to do an in-depth analysis, guided by the note-sheet I give you.  The goal is to have a deep understanding of the content, and to practice applying it.
5. Both of these are due at the start of class, WEDNESDAY.

Exit Ticket
What is your biggest takeaway about sustainable development based on this film?  What is one question you have?