095: Developing Environmental Education & Curriculum: Resources for business owners, teachers, and students with Katelyn Armbruster of Sustainable Earth

Katelyn Armbruster is the Program Manager for Rob & Melani Walton Sustainability Solutions Service within the Global Futures Lab at Arizona State University. In this role, she leads sustainability education, outreach, and engagement for a number of initiatives and projects including the Sustainability Solutions Festival, Sustainability Solutions Science Fair, Sustainable Earth, and the Sustainable Earth Small Business Awards

 

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In this episode Marjorie and Katelyn discuss:

• Growing up exposed to multiple cultures around the world with seemingly opposite relationships to the environment and how that impacts the adult you become
• The importance of sustainability education for all ages and what makes some material more accessible or beneficial for learners than others
• How Sustainable Earth is tapping businesses, research professionals, and young people for new and exciting resources that other businesses and young people can learn from

 

Resources mentioned in today's episode:

• Sustainable Earth’s Educator Awards (coming soon): https://sustainable-earth.org/activities/
• Sustainable Earth’s Small Business Awards (applications close July 1, 2022): https://sustainable-earth.org/small-business-awards/
• Plant You, planet-based chef on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plantyou/
• The Garbage Queen on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thegarbagequeen?lang=en
• How Not to Die, book by Dr. Michael Gregor: https://nutritionfacts.org/book/how-not-to-die/

 

Connect with Katelyn Armbruster and the Sustainable Earth Team:

• Website: https://sustainable-earth.org/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sust_earth/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sust_earth
• Katelyn’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katelynarmbruster/
• Sustainable Earth’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainable-earth/
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6zhnLJ9QOZosSPruoIuqUw

 

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