UNH's Department of Resource Economics and Development and the Department of Natural Resources hosted 18 middle and high school teachers at a recent campus workshop. Bruce Lindsay, UNH professor of environmental and resource economics, and Carlo Nattoli, Exeter High School economics and world history teacher, directed the program.
Students learn such concepts as marketing, purchasing and how to make a profit.
While this is good, it's somewhat limiting. The program focused on such issus as sustainability, land management, forestry economics and waste management. Each area covered relevant economic concepts, activities for student analysis, and references for student reading. Patricia Gaudet, who teaches environmental science at Spaulding High School, says the workshop provided her with a unique opportunity to learn how to incorporate economic principles into her science class. Jason Zecha, another workshop participant, says he enjoyed the opportunity to learn more about global sustainability, and hopes to incorporate the material into the global geography and world cultures course he teaches at Merrimack Valley High School.