What is the Curriculum Design Studio?
Introduction to EfS will immerse participants in systems thinking games and simulations, group discussions about economics and quality of life, and the science of sustainability. Stories and case studies will be shared, we will explore contemporary ideas in EfS and we will envision what is possible when we educate for sustainability.
During the Curriculum Design Studio, we will use backwards design/ Understanding by Design (UbD), to re-orient, innovate, build, and map curricula designed to meet academic standards in addition to EfS standards, performance indicators, and enduring understandings - without additional class time or add-ons.
Educators, curriculum specialists, administrators, and program designers will:
Learn what Education for Sustainability (EfS) is
Learn how to embed standards into curricula, assessments, performance criteria, and performance tasks
Gain access to expertise, resources, and tools to re-orient and enrich curricula
Participate in guided working sessions, learning circles, coaching, peer review, and optional mini-sessions
Develop units and protocols that prepare students to participate in and lead with us, the shift toward a sustainable future
You can join us in person or via Zoom!
Five Day Curriculum Design & Coaching
In this 5-day curriculum design studio, we use backwards design, or Understanding by Design, to reorient, innovate, build, and map curricula designed to meet academic standards and EfS standards, performance indicators, and enduring understandings—without additional class time or add-ons.
Date: August 5 -9, 2024
Cost: $495 *
One Day Introduction to Education for Sustainability
This special, single-day offering is designed to increase participants’ awareness, knowledge, and understanding of the core concepts, content, and habits of mind that characterize Sustainability and Education for Sustainability (EfS).
Date: August 5, 2024
Cost: $149 *
If you choose to attend online, you will be sent zoom details and materials.
Join us this summer or contact us to discuss hosting an online introduction to EfS workshop and curriculum studio event for your school.
Have any questions about the Summer Design Studio? Please reach out to kaitlyn@cloudinstitute.org and we will get them answered as soon as possible.