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"All ethics so far evolved rest upon a single premise: that the individual is a member of a community of interdependent parts. His instincts prompt him to compete for his place in the community but his ethics prompt him also to co-operate (perhaps in order that there may be a place to compete for)."
Aldo Leopold

Introduction to Sustainability and Education for Sustainability Workshop Video

This popular one-day workshop, facilitated by Jaimie Cloud, is now available on DVD and as a video download. Recorded during the Cloud Institute's 2011 Summer Design Studio, the interactive introductory session 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).

The four part video includes:

P 1 - The Fish Game Simulation
P 2 - Unpacking the Fish Game
P 3 - Mental Models for a Sustainable Future
P 4 - Diminishing Resources Simulation &
         Natural Laws and Ecological Principles

Preview Video

| $67 | Buy DVD   | $57 | Buy Download



Education for Sustainability Interactive Webinars

Thursday
Nov032011

Educating for Sustainability - All Day Every Day

In this 2-hour interactive webinar, we will begin by exploring the whole system of EfS and the rationale for our approach.  Then we will zoom in to discuss what it takes for a school to educate for sustainability, and what it looks like (and what it doesn’t look like) in curriculum.  Finally, we will walk through the practice of “sustainablizing” units of study so that students are prepared with the “different way of thinking” required to lead with us the shift toward a sustainable future.

At the end of the session, participants will be invited to beta test our “EfS Reality Check,” a new tool designed for educators to determine the extent to which their school is already educating for sustainability, and to provide insight on strategic next steps.

CLICK HERE and select "Webinars/ E-Learning" from the interest menu, to be notified first of our next webinar.

Tuesday
Nov012011

Assessments that Produce Learning for a Sustainable Future

(To get the most out of this webinar, we recommend you participate in our December Webinar entitled, Educating for Sustainability - All Day Every Day )

Are you educating for sustainability? How do you know?  In this 2-hour interactive webinar, participants will learn about the attributes of assessments that produce learning for a sustainable future.  We will then explore and discuss exemplary EfS assessment instruments , and engage in the process of analyzing student work for evidence of the knowledge, skills and attitudes that characterize Education for Sustainability. Finally, we will celebrate what the research is telling us about the impact EfS is having on students, teachers, and communities.  

At the end of the session, participants will be given a “take home” tool to self assess their own assessment practices so that they can identify the next steps they want to take to improve their practice.

CLICK HERE and select "Webinars/ E-Learning" from the interest menu, to be notified first of our next webinar.