general+resources

Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies (has nicely articulated learning goals) http://www.caryinstitute.com/education/curriculum

growing greener schools magazine http://ggsmagazine.org/

G reen Schools Initiative http://www.greenschools.net/links.php

US Department of Education environmental education blog http://www.ed.gov/blog/2012/01/schools-go-green-%E2%80%93-and-save-green-with-help-from-private-foundation-and-nonprofit-sectors/

?? Soap Opera for Social Change http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/601/index.html

NYSERDA -- audits of k-12 facilities http://www.nyserdasolutions.org/verticals/k-12/

report on benefits of greening schools http://growinggreenerschools.org/resources/

lesson plan: how green is your school? http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/science/green_schools.html

@http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/wycd/school.html - download the Environmental Protection Agency's "Climate Change Emission Calculator Kit" (Climate CHECK) to determine the greenhouse gas emissions of your school.

another lesson plan, with lots of nice links http://www.pbs.org/e2/teachers/teacher_green_your_school_project.html

video about green school in Ladadk http://www.pbs.org/e2/episodes/207_the_druk_white_lotus_school_trailer.html

http://ehp03.niehs.nih.gov/static/scied.action

models [|Ithaca College Project Look Sharp]

[|Yale Environment 360]

http://www.globalissues.org/ (sort of a model)

fables lessons plans http://www.aesopfables.com/lessons.html http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/english/englishC3.htm

plots http://changingminds.org/disciplines/storytelling/plots/plots.htm

IDEA: International Debate Education Association


 * New Report Offers Roadmap for Success in K-12 STEM Education.*/ /The National Research Council report, “Successful K-12 STEM Education,” is a response to a request from a member of Congress, Rep. Frank Wolf, to identify the characteristics of highly successful K-12 schools and programs in STEM. The report can be accessed from the National Academies Press website (http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13158).

"A Framework for K-12 Science Education" National Academies Report, 2011. http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13165&infocus_11.2 New Report Offers Roadmap for Success in K-12 STEM Education. The National Research Council report, “Successful K-12 STEM Education,” is a response to a request from a member of Congress, Rep. Frank Wolf, to identify the characteristics of highly successful K-12 schools and programs in STEM. The report can be accessed from the National Academies Press website (http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13158).

NSF program to support sustainable chemistry http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=100876

winning educational wiki http://greetingsfromtheworld.wikispaces.com/

Ted Talk -- How I Fell in Love with Fish (good for exam question?) http://sustainabilityproblems.wikispaces.com/Hyland%2C+How+I+Fell+In+Love+with+a+Fish

BU High School Journalism Summer Program http://necir-bu.org/wp/student-programs/summer-investigative-journalism-workshop-for-high-school-students/

Also, the Foie Gras Parable http://sustainabilityproblems.wikispaces.com/Hyland%2C+The+Foie+Gras+Parable

DC Environmental Film Festival http://www.dcenvironmentalfilmfest.org/films

Open Energy http://en.openei.org/wiki/Main_Page

On Rachel Carson's and Silent Spring's impact http://classwebs.spea.indiana.edu/bakerr/v600/rachel_carson_and_silent_spring.htm

I wanted to find out if there were a larger amount of green design firms. I was surprised to find a web site that listed the top 100 firms. The top green design firm is Gensler which is located in San Francisco, Calif. [] Another thing I looked into is how many green school initiatives in my community. “The city of Beverly received $623,300 in grant funding from the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative Renewable Energy Trust Fund to renovate Centerville Elementary School into a signature green school.” Our high school in our town has a windmill on the roof but it is not considered a green building.

[|'Green' schools becoming part of the lesson | Boston Business Journal]

Green Odyssey http://www.odysseyofthemind.com/practice/default_problem_details.php?problem_ID=2&group_ID=3&l=empty http://www.odysseyofthemind.com/practice/default_problem_details.php?problem_ID=3&group_ID=3

pbs green teaching resources (how it changed the world to see it from outer space) http://www.pbs.org/teachers/connect/resources/7804/preview/

pbs earth day video http://www.pbs.org/teachers/connect/resources/7804/preview/

DEBATE DATABASE http://www.idebate.org/debatabase/topic_details.php?topicID=509

Measuring Success in Educational Programs" http://pubs.acs.org/isubscribe/journals/cen/88/i37/html/8837coverbox1.html

industry science for kids: http://www.bayerus.com/msms/msms_about/Communities/baytown.aspx

secondary education (and teacher pay) as a sustainability problem http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/13/opinion/13kristof.html?_r=1&src=ISMR_HP_LO_MST_FB

[|Environment + Media Literacy at Ithaca College] (Global Warming, Nukes, DDT)

Our Common Journey: A Transition Toward Sustainability by the National Academy of Sciences (1999), the establishment of a regular special section in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences devoted to Sustainability Science/Studies, the creation of at least a half dozen academic journals, and the launching of a number of new programs at leading universities in the country (e.g., Harvard University’s Sustainability Science Program, Columbia University’s Earth Institute, and Arizona State University’s School of Sustainability).

an influential report produced for the United States Conference of Mayors and the Mayors Climate Protection Center in 2008 entitled Current and Potential Green Jobs in the U.S. Economy reported that 751,000 such jobs existed in the United States in 2006, with more than half of these positions in the fields of engineering, law, research, and consulting. A total of 42,400 of these positions were in New York State (including the New York‐ Northern New Jersey‐Long Island‐Pennsylvania MSA) and this figure was projected to grow to 198,000 by 2038.