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Teaching Stewardship and Sustainability...
Many Environmental Education
programs and materials do a wonderful job of teaching about a specific aspect
of the environment or about local issues. The future of Environmental Education
also lies within teaching everyone the concepts of Stewardship and Sustainability.
Teaching these concepts involves teaching the big picture.
By the big picture we mean:
-a sense of responsibility for the natural world.
-a connection to the natural world.
-an understanding of both natural and human systems and how they are interdependent.
-an understanding of how to make better decisions incorporating all aspects of the environment, society and economy.
-an understanding that
sustainable living does not mean sacrificing what we need, just making conscious
decisions about what we do.
This website can compliment existing Environmental Education programs and materials
by providing access to big picture resources. These resources can act as an
addition to existing Environmental Education resources or stand alone as a tool
for teachers and parents to introduce kids and other adults to the concepts
of stewardship and sustainability.
What are these concepts
exactly?
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Stewardship: is the responsibility for environmental quality shared by all those whose
actions affect the environment. Sustainability: is an attempt to provide the best outcomes for the human and natural environments both now and into the indefinite future. |
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Individuals, businesses, schools and local governments all play a vital role in creating a sustainable society.
What can parents and teachers do? Educate our children and our peers to create a society with a strong sense of stewardship and sustainability.
Teaching future generations about Sustainability and Stewardship is easy. Check out the resources below to start today...
Education for Sustainability Listserv for K-12 Educators Launched!
The k-12 and Teacher Education sector of the U.S. Partnership of Education for Sustainable Development has launched the first national listserv for k-12 educators focused specifically on the topic of education for sustainability. Educators involved in teaching students in any subject in the k-12 arena are encouraged to join. The goal of the Sustaink12 listserv is for educators to communicate and collaborate on strategies to integrate education for sustainability into the teaching and operations of U.S. K-12 schools. There are two ways to join the listserv:
1) Go to https://listserver.itd.umich.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=sustaink12 and join; or
2) Send an email message to "sustaink12-request@umich.edu" with the word "subscribe" in the Subject line of your message.
For more information on Education for Sustainability and the k-12 and Teacher Education sector of the U.S. Partnership, please visit http://www.uspartnership.org/
Many of the sites listed on this page are not on the EPA Web
site. 
| Sustainability Factsheet for Adults and Kids |
Sustainability Slide Presentations Sustainability slides you can use in your presentations: by David Schaller,
Region 8, US EPA (PDF, 2585 KB, 62 Slides, About PDF files) (these are large files...it may be easier to right click on the file and save to your computer) |
| My Sustainable House On-line Game (UK) | http://www.mysusthouse.org/ |
| Students and Sustainability | http://www.epa.gov/greenkit/student.htm |
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Civil
Society and Sustainable Communities Curriculum |
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Interdependence:
A Concept Approach to Environmental Education |
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Your
Sustainable Community: a Role Play |
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Exercises
to reorient education to address sustainability |
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Welcome
to Graduation Pledge Alliance |
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Your
Ecological Footprint |
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Sustainability
Education Guide |
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All
communities – urban, suburban, small town, rural – are experiencing
growth and change, which has an impact on each community's environment.
PLT's
new module, The Places We Live, provides educators with a useful tool
for place-based education to help create a bond between young citizens
and their communities. Students will explore current and future community
environmental issues, enabling them to make informed decisions about those
issues. For more
information contact Project
Learning Tree |
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The
National Wildlife Federation recommends that parents give their kids a
"Green Hour" every day,
a time for unstructured play and interaction with the natural world. This
can take place in a garden, a backyard, the park down the street, or any
place that provides safe and accessible green spaces where children can
learn and play. |
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The
Children & Nature Network (C&NN) was created to encourage and
support the people and organizations working to reconnect children with
nature. The network will provide a critical link between researchers and
individuals, educators and organizations dedicated to children’s
health and well-being. C&NN will also promote fundamental institutional
change and provide resources for sharing information, strategic initiatives
and success stories. http://www.cnaturenet.org/index.html |
New Zealand
Education
for Sustainability
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| Sustainability Institute-We focus on understanding the root causes of unsustainable behavior in complex systems to help restructure systems and shift mindsets that will help move human society toward sustainability. | http://www.sustainabilityinstitute.org/ |
