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I have been using "Red Alert: Saving the Planet with Indigenous Knowledge" by Daniel Wildcat (Fulcrum Publishing). A very good resource for discussing environment degradation and remediation. I use literature/reading circles to foster class discussion. The models on line are easily modified for use in the college classroom. I like to assign roles to students (director, connector, investigator, vocab researcher, etc) and rotate those roles. It promotes critical reading and encourages discussion. *************** Mike Phillips Geology Professor Illinois Valley Community College 815-224-0394 [log in to unmask] From: Kastens, Kim [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Friday, August 26, 2016 8:50 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Using a common book For earthquakes, floods and mass wasting in the developing world vs developed world a good source would be: Mutter, J., 2015, The Disaster Profiteers: How Natural Disasters Make the Rich Richer and the Poor Even Poorer, St. Martins Press. http://us.macmillan.com/thedisasterprofiteers/johncmutter Good luck with your participation in the common book project; sounds like fun. Kim On Aug 25, 2016, at 8:07 PM, O'Connell, Suzanne <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: This is a fantastic idea. I have never thought of "I am Malala" in this context and love it. What a creative way to explore a popular/important book. If you need/want references/table/charts for the underrepresentation of women, I can help you there. For the rest, I don't have many resources, but the recent earthquake in Italy (developed world with old/undeveloped world buildings) compared to developing world and developing world buildings is fascinating. Please keep us/me informed. Suzanne ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Suzanne OConnell Dept. of Earth & Environmental Sciences Faculty Director McNair Scholars Wesleyan University Middletown, CT 06457 860 685 2262 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> From: Julie Libarkin Reply-To: Julie Libarkin Date: Thursday, August 25, 2016 at 6:34 PM To: "[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>" Subject: FWD: Using a common book Hi! We are piloting a common reading initiative at my college this semester and I would like to be part of that initiative. The book we are using is I Am Malala. Has anyone ever used a non-geology text in class? I teach physical geology and I am looking for ways to include parts of this book in the class. Some thoughts I had are: 1. the persistent underrepresentation of women in STEM fields 2. how geology can isolate and therefore have influence on society - example, the Swat Valley. 3. Earthquakes in the developing world vs. the developed world 4. Floods and mass wasting events in the developing world vs. the developed world. If you have any ideas to add, I would love to hear it! Kristie Bradford Associate Professor of Geology Lone Star College - Tomball 30555 Tomball Pkwy Tomball, TX 77375 281-351-3317 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>