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"The significant problems we face cannot be solved with the same level of thinking we used to create them." Albert Einstein
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"A civilization flourishes when the people plant trees under whose shade they will never sit."
Greek Proverb

Our Annual Summer Design Institute offers teachers, administrators and program designers structured time, space, coaching and peer reviews to create and develop units and protocols that educate for sustainability. Participants gain access to expertise, resources and tools required to design elegant EfS curricula for use in the classroom, protocols for professional development, or action plans designed to implement EfS change initiatives in schools and communities.

1-Day Intro to Education for Sustainability (EfS)*
Participate in activities that combine systems thinking, sustainable economics, and the science of sustainability. This 1-day workshop is designed to increase participants’ awareness, knowledge, and a shared understanding of sustainability and the core concepts, knowledge, skills, and habits of mind that characterize education for sustainability.
* this workshop is a prerequisite for the 5-day

5-Day EfS Summer Design Studio
As teams or as individuals, educators will learn how to design and embed EfS into their curriculum and assessments. Administrators and supervisors will learn how to develop performance assessments, professional development plans, and organizational learning strategies that educate for sustainability.

Who should attend?
Formal & Non-Formal Educators
Administrators
Curriculum Supervisors
Community Leaders
Program Designers

 How much does it cost?
1-Day Intro Workshop [ $150 ]
5-Day Design Studio [ $850 ]
or attend both for $945 (save $55!)

What’s included?

  • 5-days of Personalized Instruction & Group Coaching
  • EfS Curriculum Design Workbook with CD (2012 Ed.)
  • Supplemental Workshop Materials
  • Access to the Cloud Commons Digital Library
  • Complimentary Lunch all 6 days
  • Welcome Mixer and End-of-week Celebration

Objectives: 

Through a series of professional development workshops, coaching, peer review, and group work participants will:

  • FAMILIARIZE - Become familiar with EfS Enduring Understandings, EfS Standards and Performance Indicators
  • DESIGN - Use backwards design to create EfS curricula, protocols and/or plans
  • ASSESS - Learn how to develop EfS assessments  that produce and measure learning
  • ANALYZE - Practice analyzing student work and units of study for evidence of EfS Attributes
  • REVIEW - Take the time to review exemplary "off the shelf" EfS curricula that the Cloud Institute recommends

Some questions that will be addressed include:

  • How can we design elegant units of study that educate for sustainability and what explicit criteria can we use to assess student work for evidence of EfS?
  • What are the core EfS content, performance standards/outcomes and indicators we can use to design learning opportunities and assess student learning?
  • How can we align EfS Core Standards/Outcomes with the ones our school/ State require?
  • Can we integrate EfS units into our curriculum mapping software?
  • How can Understanding by Design or a “backwards design” approach contribute to the design of EfS curricula?

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