SUMMER INSTITUE 2012: EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABILITY
READINGS - WEEK ONE
Assigned Day 1, Discussed Day 2 (04 July)
Topic: Local Interpretation of E for S
Guest: Anne MacDiarmid
1. Carolee Buckler and Anne MacDiarmid. (2011). Learning for sustainability in
Manitoba. M. A. S. S. Journal, 12(1), 10-13.
http://www.mass.mb.ca/documents/mass_journal_spring2011.pdf
2. Gary Babiuk and Thomas Falkenberg. (2011). Education for sustainability in
Manitoba: What should be done? M. A. S. S. Journal, 12(1), 14-17.
http://www.mass.mb.ca/documents/mass_journal_spring2011.pdf
3. The 2012 Sustainable Development Timeline
http://www.iisd.org/publications/pub.aspx?pno=1601
4. Education for a Sustainable Future: A Resource for Curriculum Developers,
Teachers, and Administrators
http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/docs/support/future/index.html
5. Visualizing Sustainability (The three pillars)
http://computingforsustainability.wordpress.com/2009/03/15/visualisingsustainability/
Optional:
Education and Sustainability Academy
http://lsf-lst.ca/en/projects/education-sustainable/schools/seda
Assigned Day 2, Discussed Day 3 (05 July)
What do we value? Choices and Decisions based on Personal Values and Beliefs
Impacts of behaviours on the biotic and abiotic components of planet Earth (social
pillar, the economic pillar and the environmental pillar of sustainability)
Compare and contrast the following two articles:
1. David Orr’s “What is education for? Six myths about the foundations of modern
education, and six new principles to replace them”.
http://www.context.org/iclib/ic27/orr/
2. David Chapman. (2004). Sustainability and our cultural myths. Canadian Journal
of Environmental Education, 9(1), 92-107.
Download from the U of M’s library system, e-journals
- calculate your carbon footprint at http://myfootprint.org/
- calculate the walkability of your neighbourhood at www.walkscore.com
Optional Readings:
David Orr. (2002). Four challenges of sustainability. Conservation Biology 16(6),
1457-1460.
http://www.davidworr.com/files/Four_Challenges.pdf
UNESCO’s Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable Future – Values Education
http://www.unesco.org/education/tlsf/mods/theme_d/mod22.html?panel=2#top
David Chapman. (2006). Teaching values: Naïve or cynical? New Zealand Journal of
Teachers’ Work, 3(2), 90-96.
http://www.teacherswork.ac.nz/journal/volume3_issue2/chapman.pdf
Assigned Day 3, Discussed Day 4 (06 July)
Topic: The Environmental Pillar (systems theory, stewardship, conservation,
Eradicating Ecocide”, ecological responsibility)
1. Cormac Cullinan. (2008). If nature had rights. Orion, January/February, 26-31.
http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/articles/article/500/
2. The Earth Charter
http://www.earthcharterinaction.org/content/pages/Read-the-Charter.html
3. Capra, F. (1994) From the parts to the whole: systems thinking in ecology and
education. www.hainescentre.com/pdfs/parts_to_whole.pdf
4. Thomas Berry on Nature and Humans (subtitled interview)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWdo2vpr-Rs
Optional:
Eradicating ecocide: The solution - Proposal for Ecocide to become the 5th
International Crime against Peace
http://www.eradicatingecocide.com/thesolution/
David Roberts, Climate Change is Simple, TEDx
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7ktYbVwr90&feature=youtu.be
READINGS - WEEK TWO
Assigned Day 4, Discussed Day 5 (09 July)
Topic: The Social Pillar
Manfred A. Max-Neef. (1991). Human scale development: Conception, applications
and further reflections. Read chapter 2.
http://www.max-neef.cl/download/Max-neef_Human_Scale_development.pdf
Assigned Day 5, Discussed Day 6 (10 July)
Topic: The Economic Pillar
1. Erik Assadourian. (2012). The path to degrowth in overdeveloped countries. In
State of the World 2012: Moving toward sustainable prosperity, pp. 22-37. The
Worldwatch Institute.
http://blogs.worldwatch.org/sustainableprosperity/wpcontent/uploads/2012/04/SOW12_chap_2.pdf
2. What is Green Economics? http://www.greeneconomics.net/what2f.htm
3. Davos Annual Meeting 2011, A Social Contract for the 21st Century
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRFGZ4WdNgY
What is the social contract that is being addressed? What are the arguments for a
new contract for the 21st century?
4. TED talk “Economic Reality Check” by Tim Jackson at
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/tim_jackson_s_economic_reality_check.html
Optional Readings:
Tim Jackson. (2008). The challenges of sustainable lifestyles. In State of the World
2008: Innovations for a sustainable economy, pp. 45-60. The Worldwatch Institute.
http://www.worldwatch.org/files/pdf/SOW08_chapter_4.pdf
Assigned Day 6, Discussed Day 7 (11 July)
Topic: The Urgency of Environmental, Social, and Economic Responsibility
1. The U. N. Millennium Project, Millennium Development Goals
http://www.unmillenniumproject.org/goals/index.htm
2. How It All Ends (wonderingmidn42)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF_anaVcCXg&feature=relmfu
3. John Ralston Saul. (2012). Canada’s Spiritual Quest. Adbusters. 102.
http://www.adbusters.org/magazine/102/john-ralston-saul.html
(In class) *Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie, 43:20 – 46:29 (test tube),
50:17-52:28 (human brain) and 1:05:30-1:11:55 (we are air)
Assigned Day 7, Discussed Day 8 (12 July)
Topic: Hope – Looking for Changes towards Sustainability
Arjen E. J. Wals. (2012). Shaping the education of tomorrow: 2012 full-length report
on the UN decade of education for sustainable development. UNESCO, DESD
Monitoring and Evaluation. http://www.unesco.org/new/en/education/
*Focus on chapters 6 through 8
Sustainability Success Stories.
http://www.utoronto.ca/envstudy/sustainabletoronto/archived/SustainabilitySucc
essStories.htm
REcentre – centre for sustainable design, Beyond hype – Sustainable success stories
(in English) http://www.recentre.org/activities/beyond-hype-sustainable-successstories#EN
Learning for a Sustainable Future, Success Stories http://www.lsflst.ca/en/projects/youth-taking-action/success-stories
Claire Crooks, Peter Jaffe, and Lynn Watson. (2008). What facilitates sustainable
change? What gets in the way? Opportunities and challenges! Sustainable stratigies
for safe schools.
http://www.crvawc.ca/SafeSchoolsCD/downloads/barriers_challenges.pdf
Bill McKibben video, Schumacher 2011 Centenary Festival
http://www.schumacher.org.uk/schumacher-centenary-festival/
Assigned Day 8, Discussed Day 9 (13 July)
Topic: Hope – Looking for Changes towards Sustainability and Well-being
1. Emotional wellbeing: The ability to research and reflect on the roots of emotional
wellbeing, by Morgan Phillips
http://arts.brighton.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/6079/Finding-MeaningWithout-Consuming2.pdf
2. Find meaning without consuming: the ability to experience meaning, purpose and
satisfaction through non-material wealth, by Paul Maiteny
http://arts.brighton.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/6065/EmotionalWellbeing.pdf
Both of the above are from Stibbe, Arran (Ed.). (2009). The handbook of
sustainability literacy: Skills for a changing world. Totnes, Great Britain: Green Books.
3. Hans Rosling: Debunking third-world myths with the best stats you've ever seen
http://youtu.be/RUwS1uAdUcI
4. Hans Rosling reveals new insight on poverty – TED talk
http://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_reveals_new_insights_on_poverty.html
5. Kozak, Stan, & Elliott, S. (2011). Connecting the dots: Key learning strategies for
environmental education, citizenship, and sustainability. North York, ON: Learning for
a Sustainable Future. (Available at: http://www.lsf-lst.ca/en/projects/teacherresources/dots)
(In-class) Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie, 1:25:12- end
Optional:
The Bottom Line: David Suzuki – CBC radio podcast
http://www.cbc.ca/thebottomline/
Canadian Teachers’ Federation & Robitaille, J. (2005). Engaging in our
communities…as global citizens. Ottawa, ON: Canadian Teachers’ Federation.
(Available at (http://www.green-street.ca/files/TeachersGuide_EN_web.pdf along
with the companion pieces, The Student Activist Guide and the Student Passport)
WWF-UK & Gayford, C. (2010). Learning for sustainability in schools: Effective
pedagogy. Surrey, GB: World Wide Fund for nature. (Available at
http://assets.wwf.org.uk/downloads/wwf_pedagogy_report_final__no_back_tint__w
eb.pdf
Oxfam Development Education Programme GB. (2006a). Education for global
citizenship: A guide for schools. (Available at
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/education/gc/files/education_for_global_citizenship_a_g
uide_for_schools.pdf
Karliner, J. (2005). The little green schoolhouse: Thinking big about ecological
sustainability, childen’s environmental health and K-12 education in the USA. The
Green School Initiative. (Available at
http://greenschools.net/downloads/little%20green%20schoolhouse%20report.pd
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Jickling, B., Lotz-Sisitka, H., O’Donoghue, R. & Ogbuigwe, A. (2006). Environmental
education, ethics, & action: A workbook to get started. UNEP (Available at
http://www.unep.org/training/publications/index.asp
Force of Nature, Teacher’s Resource Guide
http://www3.nfb.ca/sg/100678.pdf
New Economic Forum: Five Ways to Well-Being
http://neweconomics.org/projects/five-ways-well-being
New Economic Forum: Five Ways to Well-Being - The Evidence
http://www.neweconomics.org/sites/neweconomics.org/files/Five_Ways_to_Wellbeing_Evidence_1.pdf
RESOURCES
Learning for Sustainability Network’s Earth Clock
http://learningforsustainability.net/susdev/earth_clock.php
Lesson Planet, The Search Engine for Teachers: Sustainability Lesson Plans (2370
lesson plans currently available on this topic)
http://www.lessonplanet.com/search?keywords=sustainability&media=lesson
Center for Ecoliteracy (What is schooling for sustainability? Teach for a more
sustainable world. Resources including 5 ecological footprint calculators, lesson
plans, free publications including “Getting Started: A Guide for Creating School
Gardens as Outdoor Classrooms” and “What is a Green School”)
http://www.ecoliteracy.org/
Oxfam Education Resources (sort by age, resource type, topic, curriculum area,
country and alphabetically) http://www.oxfam.org.uk/education/resources/
Global Footprint Network, Personal Footprint Calculator
http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/personal_footprint_cal
culator
Ecological Footprint, Ecological Footprint Quiz
http://myfootprint.org/en/ and Reduce Your Footprint
http://myfootprint.org/en/take_action/reduce_your_footprint/
Food Chain as an Example of a System, Physical Geography,net, Fundamentals eBook, Chapter 4: Introduction to Systems Theory
http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/4e.html
2012 World Hunger and Poverty facts and Statistics
http://www.worldhunger.org/articles/Learn/world%20hunger%20facts%202002.
htm
Aero Waste Alliance, The Case for Zero Waste
http://www.zerowaste.org/case.htm