Description
Session 1: Introductions
LEED Curriculum Overview
Chp. 3 Core Concepts
Questions and discussion
Read chapter 2, 5 during the week (30 min)
Session 2: Chp. 2 The Test Process
Chp. 5 Location and Transportation
Tour of teaching tools on USGBC website: checklists, rating system guide, project directory, people directory
Teachers create learning objectives for Location & Transportation in breakout rooms
Groups report on their learning objectives
Read chapter 6 & 7 during the week (1 hr)
Session 3: Chp. 6 Sustainable Sites
Chp. 7 Water Efficiency
Teachers create a hands-on activity for Sustainable Sites and/or Water Efficiency
Groups report on their lessons
Read chapter 8 during the week (30 min)
Session 4: Chp. 8 Energy & Atmosphere
Chp. 4 USGBC and LEED
Teachers create exercise that uses their school building for Energy & Atmosphere in breakout rooms
Groups report on their lessons
Read chapter 9 during the week (30 min)
Session 5: Chp. 9 Materials & Resources
Teachers broken into groups by job category: CTE, Environmental Science, Administrator, Non-Profit etc. and create hands-on activity for Materials & Resources
Groups report on their lessons
Read chapter 10 during the week (30 min)
Session 6: Chp. 10 Indoor Environmental Quality
Teachers create hands-on activity using their school building for Indoor Environmental Quality in breakout rooms
Groups report on their lessons
Read chapter 11 during the week (30 min)
Session 7: Chp. 11 Regional Priority, Innovation, taking the sample exam
Teachers break into groups by region and select regional priority credits for their region and design an Innovation credit or credits for their region
Groups report on their lessons
Take the sample exam during the week (2 hrs)
Session 8: ATP sponsor remarks, ordering book, instructor materials, test bank
Signing students up for the exam – GBCI
What happens next? – USGBC
• review of timeline for teacher exams
• credential maintenance and network
eview USGBC resources: Arc, GCP, Building Learners, Learning Lab, GSCE, green careers
website, USGBC member benefits – USGBC
Review sample exam – Heather
