Teaching for a Positive Future
Resources for Teachers
Every community is home to a unique population, a unique environment, and is facing unique challenges. There is a wealth of resources in every community to help guide learning opportunities for our diverse classrooms, subject areas, and students. We encourage you to find allies in your communities to help you build place-specific curriculum and experiential learning opportunities to work for a positive future. Here are just a few that we found helpful.
For general link, see below. For more specific links, look at the social justice, economic equity and environmental education pages.
Sustainable Oregon Schools Initiative
Sustainability includes all
aspects of school operations, teaching and culture. This
site offers resources to help Oregon’s K-12 schools and
districts on their journey toward sustainability. There are
opportunities for all stakeholders to be involved.
Washington
Center's "Curriculum
for the Bioregion" is an
initiative of the Washington Center that aims to better prepare
undergraduates, as well as ourselves, to live in a world where the
complex issues of environmental quality, environmental justice, and
sustainability are paramount.
The
Cloud Institute
The mission of The Cloud
Institute is to ensure the viability of sustainable communities by
leveraging changes in K-12 school systems to prepare young people for
the shift toward a sustainable future.
