Posted under "K-12 School Curriculum - Sustainability Education"

Walking the Talk Newsletter #34, January 2010: United Nations RCE Designation!

wttcoordinator — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:37:32 -0800

Greetings and Happy New Year! Walking the Talk is kicking off 2010 with an exciting announcement. The group has just been formally designated the new United Nations Regional Centre for Expertise for Education on Sustainable Development (RCE) for the British Columbia (North Cascadia) region. Dr. David Zandvliet of SFU spearheaded this designation on behalf of Walking the Talk, and he received the official certificate of designation from the United Nations University on January 10, 2010.

2009-2010 Act NOW! National Playwriting Competition

wttcoordinator — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:10:06 -0700

Act NOW!
National Playwriting Competition

2009-2010 Act NOW! National Playwriting Competition

Creative Change Educational Solutions - Curriculum and Resource Center (CRC)

wttcoordinator — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:23:53 -0700

Creative Change Educational Solutions (http://www.creativechange.net) a national leader in sustainability education, is pleased to announce the opening of its Curriculum and Resource Center (CRC). The CRC is an on-line curriculum library that provides educators (K12, college, and adult) access to our entire curriculum portfolio on a low-cost subscription basis.

Green Education, Stewardship, Service Learning

edreport — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:04:47 -0700

Free resources for project based activities, including service learning, around social responsibility for K 12 classes and homeschools. This is an RSS feed that is updated weekly.

K-12 Group

Green Education Resources (free)

edreport — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:50:46 -0700

Hundreds of K12 sites and resources to support teachers in building lessons and activites that promote social responsibilites: Activities & Events, Campus Resources, Classroom Ideas, Community Resources, Earth Day, Groups, Networks, Student K12 Projects, Wikis & Blogs, Teacher Material. If you have one to add please send me and email or cmment it here.

K-12 Group

How Sustainability Education? A Solutions Summit Final Report

jlmoore — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:59:53 -0700

On April 27, 2009, the BC Working Group and Network on Sustainability Education hosted the 2nd Summit on sustainability education.
HOW SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION? A SOLUTIONS SUMMIT

Higher Education Group

A Seminar on School Gardens hosted by Langara

AshleyWebster — Thu, 28 May 2009 13:02:41 -0700

A Seminar on School Gardens

Saturday, May 30, 9:30 am – 1:30 pm
Langara College, 100 West 49 Avenue

Featuring Australian Permaculture teacher, Janet Millington
This half-day workshop is for teachers, parents and interested
community members to consider, plan, build and use school gardens to
their full educational potential. Janet Millington is the co-author of
Outdoor Classrooms: A Handbook for School Gardens.

Non Formal Education

Transformative Education for Sustainability: GreenHeart Education

kbowen — Tue, 26 May 2009 18:19:03 -0700

GreenHearted.org is a primer on transformative education for sustainability.... Here you will find what you'll need in order to genuinely green

* your classroom,

* your curriculum,

* your students' learning,

* your school community,

* and your life's work as a teacher.

OSEE Conference 2009

kbowen — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 22:40:30 -0700

The Ministry of Education is launching an initiative to integrate environmental education into the Ontario curriculum in every subject in every grade. The Ontario Society for Environmental Education's (OSEE) May 2009 conference will focus on offering ideas, skills, resources and inspiration - to both environmental education pros and newcomers - to achieve this goal.

Environmental Learning and Experience: K-12 Curriculum Maps

kbowen — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:51:35 -0800

The Environmental Learning and Experience Curriculum Maps for K-12 are now available at the BC Ministry of Education website (see link above).

GreenHeart Education

GreenHearted — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 23:32:29 -0800

Greenhearted.org is a primer on transformative environmental education and sustainable development learning, helping teachers green their curriculum, their classroom, and their school community -- in order to help students create the best possible future for themselves in light of 21st century realities.
Offers suggestions and resource links for a three-pronged approach to school greening: Operations & Facilities, Organizational Behaviour & Attitudes, and Curriculum & Professional Development, including a developmentally appropriate Green School Curriculum Model.

Free Environmental Education Resource for Educators

Quagmire — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 10:24:28 -0800

Quagmire, a simulation game for wetland decision making, is an interactive role-playing game for grades 5 to 12. It provides a real-life situation regarding the proposed development of a saltwater marsh. Quagmire is student-oriented and hands-on. Students take on the roles of various interest groups including government, industry, tourism, agriculture and environmental organizations to “debate the fate” of a saltwater marsh in front of

K-12 Group

Sustainability & Eco-Education

ryan barfoot — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:22:58 -0800

BC Secondary School summer credit programs in Leadership and Sustainability Studies (11/12). Outdoor and experientiallly based - action focused. Accepting students from worldwide! Vistit our web site for information and applications.

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Quagmire: A Simulation Game for Wetland Decision Making

Quagmire — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 10:42:43 -0800

Quagmire is an interactive role-playing game for grades 5-12. It provides a real-life situation regarding the proposed development of a saltwater marsh. Quagmire is student oriented and hands-on. Students take on the role of various interest groups including the government, industry, tourism, aquaculture and environmental organizations to 'debate the fate' of a saltwater marsh.

K-12 Group

Youth Climate Leadership Alliance

ChristineGrossutti — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:44:07 -0800

The Youth Climate Leadership Alliance (YCLA) is a Ministry of Environment initiative for British Columbians between the ages of 17 and 28 who are concerned about climate change and want to take direct action to help achieve the province's goal of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions from 2007 levels by 33 percent by 2020 and 80 percent by 2050.

Currently, 10 YCLA Climate Action Facilitators are working directly with Local Governments to facilitate climate action activities that will;

Higher Education Group

Habitat in the Balance

David Lunn — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 09:45:38 -0800

Habitat in the Balance is an online educational resource for teaching about socio-scientific issues and process skills. This interactive, decision-making program examines sustainable development issues in four topic areas – water, land, inhabitants, and air.

Environmental Learning and Experience Pro-D Templates

kbowen — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:41:17 -0800

The EEPSA ELE Pro-D Templates have been developed by educational professionals interested in facilitating high quality professional development experiences for teachers. Building on the ELE curriculum guide and other associated learning resources, the templates are intended to enhance and expand professional development opportunities around environmental education in BC.

Register for Metro Vancouver's Watershed Education Program

kbowen — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:01:34 -0800

Registration for spring programs begins on Thursday, November 13, 2008.

Watershed Education Programs provide opportunities for participants to:

experience the unique features of Metro Vancouver's Watersheds first-hand;
connect students with the natural environment through hands-on, outdoor experiences;

LEAP - Leadership Ecology Adventure Program

ryan barfoot — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:13:58 -0700

This hands on field based credit program runs 8 days in length. With a focus on outdoor explorations, local ecology and leadership, high school students will gain valuable skills and memories to last a lifetime. Join us with other students from around BC and Canada!

APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILIABLE ON OUR WEB SITE.

K-12 Group

BC Ministry of Education - Environmental Learning and Experience Guide and Video Clips

kbowen — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:42:13 -0700

Do you want to find a better way to organize your teaching and lesson planning?

Do you want to be part of positive change from within the education system?

Do you want to empower your students to become environmentally responsible?

K-12 Group

HASTE - Hub for Action on School Transportation Emissions

Omar — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:13:20 -0700

HASTE (Hub for Action on School Transportation Emissions) is a new project that supports groups taking action on reducing school transportation emissions in British Columbia. It's an online resource and networking centre, to help students, teachers and schools improve the health of individuals, communities and the environment.

Learning for Sustainability

Bonnie — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:52:55 -0700

Learning for Sustainability (LfS) - Introduction

Rivers to Oceans Week

Bonnie — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:39:31 -0700

Rivers To Oceans Week June 8 - 14 2008, a program of the Canadian Wildlife Federation!

As Canadians, we are blessed with a great abundance of water. Yet, how often do we think about the seldom-seen world living beneath the surface of our many lakes, rivers and oceans, which depends on an unspoiled supply of water? How often do we consider the effects of our activities on hidden aquatic neighbours who are equal stakeholders in our watery wealth? The Canadian Wildlife Federation and its partners would like the answer to be, “Always.”

"The Power and Hope of Sustainable Community Development" - multimedia presentation

Bonnie — Wed, 14 May 2008 18:50:22 -0700

"The Power and Hope of Sustainable Community Development" is a 27 minute multimedia presentation examining the need for and benefits of development which is socially and environmentally sustainable. It motivates and informs audiences through powerful community success stories from around the world.

BC Working Group - May 2008 meeting notes

Bonnie — Sat, 10 May 2008 14:38:31 -0700

Attached are the notes of the BC Working Group on Sustainability Education May 2008 meeting.