Glenn Wharton and Justine Wuebold from the UCLA Getty conservation program talk to Rachel about their NEH grant-funded project to develop sustainability-focused curriculum.

Justine’s role encompassed researching the current state of education surrounding sustainability including the various pedagogical models being used by other schools and programs around the world. This then developed into crafting small scale modules for testing in the classroom by various professors in the program.

With its focus on archaeological and indigenous cultural heritage, the program prioritizes “action learning” modules to give students more agency and experience. Glenn discusses how role playing is an active teaching style that allows students to really engage with critical thinking, learn to advocate with evidence-supported ideas, and balance differin ...