Education for Sustainability
Other Resources
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Content List
Organizations, Programs and Partnerships
Organizations, Programs and Partnerships
Australian Sustainable Schools Initiative
http://www.environment.gov.au/education/index.html
Center for Ecoliteracy
http://www.ecoliteracy.org/
Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education
http://www.sustainabilityed.org/
E3 Washington
Environmental Education Association of Oregon
Facing the Future
http://www.facingthefuture.org/
Portland Area Rethinking Schools
http://www.portlandrethinkingschools.org/
Portland State University, Graduate School of Education, EPFA website, resources page: http://www.pdx.edu/elp/lecl-partnerships-resources.
Contains many great resources on Education for Sustainable Development and Education for Sustainability.
Shelburne Farms: Sustainable Schools Project
http://www.sustainableschoolsproject.org/
Society for Organizational Learning (SoL) Education Partnership
The U.S. Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development
http://www.uspartnership.org/main/show_passage/48
K-12 and Teacher Education Sector Team: http://www.uspartnership.org/main/show_passage/33
Washington State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction
Education for Environment and Sustainability Program
http://www.k12.wa.us/EnvironmentSustainability/default.aspx
Tools and Resources
Education for Sustainable Development Toolkit
http://www.esdtoolkit.org/
Education for Sustainability Webinar Recording: Nov. 5, 2009
https://cisco.webex.com/ciscosales/lsr.php?AT=pb&SP=EC&rID
=40910402&rKey=6ac966f4db035e17
National Sustainability Education Standards, Version 3
Education for Sustainability (EfS) standards were developed by the K-12 and Teacher Education Sector Team of the US Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development.
Download here:
http://www.uspartnership.org/resources/
0000/0081/USP_EFS_standards_V3_10_09.pdf
The Vermont Guide to Education for Sustainability
http://www.vtefs.org/resources/
Communication Media
Journal of Education for Sustainable Development
Peer-reviewed international journal, aimed at global readership, with an editorial board comprised of leading ESD educators from around the world. The scope of content covers all fields of formal and nonformal ESD. The journal is published twice per year.
http://www.sagepub.com/journalsProdDesc.nav?prodId=Journal201843
LISTSERV: Sustainability Education for K-12
This national LISTSERV specifically for K-12 educators on the topic of Education for Sustainability is coordinated by the K-12 and Teacher Education sector of the U.S. Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development. Educators involved with teaching students in any subject within the K-12 arena are encouraged to join. The goal of the Sustaink12 listserv is for educators to communicate and collaborate on strategies to integrate education for sustainability into the teaching and operations of U.S. K-12 schools. There are two ways to join the LISTSERV:
1) Go to https://listserver.itd.umich.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=sustaink12 and join;
2) Send an email message to: sustaink12-request@umich.edu, with the word "subscribe" in the subject line of your message.
Rethinking Schools
http://www.rethinkingschools.org/
Sustainability Education social networking NING site
http://wasustainabledesignproject.ning.com/
Case Studies and Reports
Education for Sustainable Development in the United States of America
A report submitted to the International Alliance of Leading Education Institutes
Released August 2009
http://www.sustainableschools.org/documents/ESD_in_the_USA_8-19-09.pdf
Putnam/North Westchester BOCES in New York State
Education for Sustainability Curriculum project
General Sustainability
Also see SOSI Website
Sustainability Resource Page:http://www.sustainableschools.org/resources/general/sustain.htm