Jaimie Cloud, of the Cloud Institute for Sustainable Education and Jenny Schinella of Dutchess BOCES join the Green Radio Hour with Jon Bowermaster to talk about just how important it is today to introduce 'sustainability' into every crevice of our education system. Click here to listen to the radio show
Read MoreThis is a great webinar that was hosted by the Center for Universal Education and Education International to discuss the path forward for education and climate action, and the recent Brookings policy brief “Unleashing the creativity of teachers and students to combat climate change: An opportunity for global leadership.”
Read MoreThanks to all of you who supported the upgrade of The Fish Game Online and to the team at Funatomic - educational game developers extraordinaire. The new Fish Game is now live! There are many new features to play with, including the ability to choose the number of fisher folk with whom you are fishing in each game; the ability to announce your intentions or not, and the ability to do or not do what you promised. You’ll see that everything you do and don’t do makes a difference. Let us know what you think!!!
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We are excited to announce The Cloud Institute’s new long term collaboration and partnership with the Sustainability Institute at Sequoia Group in Singapore. “We have been planning this for eleven years” said Jaqueline Wong, Executive Director of Sequoia Group and Co-Director of the Sustainability Institute, about our new work together. “The conditions are finally favorable in Singapore for this to happen.” The Singapore Green Plan 2030 has launched and takes Education and Schools seriously as leverage points for sustainability.
The EfS Reservoir is a multi-media repository of exemplars aligned to the EfS Benchmarks. The exemplars include quality curriculum units, courses, assessments, performance criteria, student work samples and eventually stories, interviews, discussions, images, narration and film that will illustrate the contexts and the impact of this work in schools and communities. Register for free to access the collection.
Read MoreLessons in Ocean Stewardship, Sustainability, and Responsible Consumer Habits
Washed Ashore Artwork features giant sea life sculptures made entirely of marine debris collected from beaches to graphically illustrate the tragedy of plastic pollution in our ocean and waterways.
Since 2010, thousands of volunteers have worked together with the non-profit organization Washed Ashore under the guidance of Founder and Artistic Director Angela Haseltine Pozzi to create these powerful art pieces.
Read MoreWhat do Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) and Educating for Sustainability (EfS) have to do with one another?
Where are the “twofers”—the power standards that are rich enough to do both? What does it look like to deliver instruction that honors DEI and also prepares students to participate in, and lead with us, the shift toward a sustainable future? In this webinar, we explored these and other questions about the intersection of EfS and DEI and discussed unit exemplars that honor both.
Twenty-five years of engaging educators and inspiring young people to think about the world, their relationship to it, and their ability to influence it in an entirely new way. In our opinion, there is nothing more important than learning and working together for the future we want. We believe that a healthy and sustainable future is possible.
Thank you to all who have participated in, and contributed to, this important work. Here’s to the next 25!
Read MoreWhat perspectives are needed to weather our current social climate? What knowledge, skills, attitudes and habits of mind do we need to instill in young people to prepare them for tomorrow? How do successful leaders manage remote teams and achieve goals during times of change and uncertainty? What role will vision, imagination, and intention play in creating a future that is vibrant, resilient and thriving? We will explore these ideas and more in this free webinar series.
Read MoreWe are committed to the roles that teaching, learning, and thinking play in contributing to the shift toward a sustainable future. Our work with school systems and higher education institutions revolves around the curriculum, instruction, and assessment aspects of Education for Sustainability, as well as the strategic planning and leadership development that is required for lasting change.
Read MoreThe Three E's as a Design and Decision Making Tool - Two-Part Webinar on Feb. 4 & 11, 2020
This two-part, interactive and dynamic webinar is presented by Dr. Koh Ming Wei. Participants will make use of several senses to explore and engage with the multi-layered concepts of equity, economics and environment. Outcomes include confidence to apply the Three Es as a design and decision-making tool in personal, professional, and cultural settings.
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