Below is a list of resources on general sustainability and for K-12 education. Find a more complete list of resources with links for learning and teaching about this topic on our Pinterest site:
K-12 (see general resources for higher education below)
Books
Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder, Richard Louv
Sustainability Assessment: Criteria and Processes, Robert B. Gibson
Sharing Nature with Children, 20th Anniversary Edition, Joseph Cornell
Web Resources
“Early birds” with educator Janet Vigeland http://www.birdsleuth.org/
EcoKids – Our Planet Our Future http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/index.cfm
Eartheasy: Solutions for Sustainable Living, Website for Kids http://eartheasy.com/blog/2009/03/environmental-websites-for-kids/
Education for Sustainable Development, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization http://www.unesco.org/new/en/education/themes/leading-the-international-agenda/education-for-sustainable-development/education-for-sustainable-development/
United State Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) site for homework resources or ideas for a school project. http://www.epa.gov/students/teachers.html
International Schools Association http://isaschools.org/
The Cloud Institute for Education in Sustainability http://cloudinstitute.org/
http://www.educationforsustainability.com.au/resources/useful-websites
General Resources
An introduction to Sustainability,2015, Martin Mulligan
Sharing Nature with Children, 20th Anniversary Edition, Joseph Cornell
Sustainability Assessment: Criteria and Processes, Robert B. Gibson
Teachers Sustainable Development , Stone, Michael K., Teacher Education Quarterly, Fall, 2010 Source Volume: 37 Source Issue: 4
Developing Ecological Consciousness: Paths to a Sustainable Future, Christopher Uhl
Sustainability Education: Perspectives and Practice across Higher Education, Paula Jones
Visualizing Environmental Science, Linda R. Berg
Greening the College Curriculum: A Guide To Environmental Teaching In The Liberal Arts, Jonathan Collett
Web Resources
Discussion Course Books – Northwest Earth Institute http://nwei.org/discussion-course-books/
SUNY Empire State College Assistant Professor Kevin Woo explains his vision of incorporating sustainability into the curriculum. https://learn.esc.edu/media/Kevin+Woo+on+Sustainability+in+the+Curriculum+/1_enfcqwu8/33382941
Bimaadizwin Principals for Education www.renaud.ca
The opening film from the 9/2014 UN talks created by Earth Day Network found at www.earthday.org/whatspossible
Sustainability Project Database & Surveys https://sites.google.com/site/studentclimateaction/the-team/massachusetts-institute-of-technology/sustainability-project-surveys
Winona LaDuke Lecture in Grand Rapids – YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZRmmt4xa8Q
University Leaders for a Sustainable Future http://www.ulsf.org/
Sustainability Literacy Test http://sulitest.org/en/the-sulitest-initiative.html