A collaboration with the International Baccalaureate (IB) has led to the development of 4 Micro-credentials and 10 Micro-learning Modules focused on educating for sustainability!
Micro-Credentials on Educating for Sustainability
The four Micro-credentials are live and free to access! These Micro-credentials are for everyone! Although they were developed in partnership with IB, they are open to all educators. Each Micro-credential is an independent learning experience, but together they create a powerful toolkit for sustainability education.
We are so excited to share this collection with our community! If you are an educator looking to engage your students with sustainability, this is a perfect place to start.
Learn how to design opportunities for students to teach others about the importance of recognizing and protecting the commons (the places and things we share, that we all depend on, and are responsible for) locally and globally.
Learn how to design learning experiences to help students reframe the thinking patterns that sustain unsustainable behaviors.
Learn how to help educators unpack the EfS enduring understandings, standards, and performance indicators, and how to design an assessment for/as learning that evidences student learning of one EfS performance indicator.
Learn how to leverage diverse perspectives to enrich students' understanding of biodiversity.
Microlearning Modules on the IB Exchange
If you are an International Baccalaureate (IB) teacher with an IB Exchange account, check out the new micro-learning modules on the Commons co-developed with the Cloud Institute available:
Educating for Sustainability | EFS performance indicator integration
Educating for Sustainability | Strategies to codesign with students
Educating for Sustainability: Defining Commons | Rights and Responsibilities
Educating for Sustainability: Reconciling rights and responsibilities to Commons
Educating for Sustainability | Mental models reflection prompt evaluation
Educating for Sustainability | How mental models drive behaviors
Educating for Sustainability | Strategies to reframe a mental model
Educating for Sustainability | Empowering students: Diverse perspectives
Educating for Sustainability | Collaborative inquiry
These microlearning modules are available to educators who want to understand more about the Commons and those who want to undertake the micro-credential Recognizing and Protecting the Commons.
Testimonials
Along with a 5-star rating, one user provided the following comments regarding the Microlearning Module 01—Defining Commons Rights and Responsibilities:
This module was insightful and aligned well with my professional goals. It deepened my understanding of the Commons and reinforced the importance of shared responsibility, collaboration, and sustainability within a learning community.
– S., 10/30/2025