A people's curriculum for the Earth : teaching climate change and the environmental crisis /
A people's curriculum for the Earth : teaching climate change and the environmental crisis /
edited by Bill Bigelow & Tim Swinehart.
- First edition.
- Milwaukee, Wisc. : Rethinking Schools, 2015.
- xiv, 410 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
"A Rethinking Schools publication"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- ch. 1. The whole thing is connected -- ch. 2. Grounding our teaching -- ch. 3. Facing climate chaos -- ch. 4. Burning the future : -- Coal -- Oil -- Natural gas and fracking -- ch. 5. Teaching in a toxic world : -- Teaching in a nuclear world -- ch. 6. Food, farming, and the Earth -- Afterward -- Index.
Each chapter of this 410-page volume contains sections by multiple contributors. Many, such as Bill Bigelow, Tim Swinehart, Ann Pelo and Adam Sanchez, are Pacific Northwest educators. Well-known thinkers from farther afield (such as Terry Tempest Williams and Vandana Shiva) also contribute. (Miller Library Staff) Years in the making, A People's Curriculum for the Earth is a collection of articles, role plays, simulations, stories, poems, and graphics to help breathe life into teaching about the environmental crisis. The book features some of the best articles from Rethinking Schools magazine alongside classroom-friendly readings on climate change, energy, water, food, and pollution--as well as on people who are working to make things better. At a time when it's becoming increasingly obvious that life on Earth is at risk, here is a resource that helps students see what's wrong and imagine solutions.
0942961579 9780942961577
2014953976
Environmental education--Curricula.
Education.
Conservation of natural resources--Study and teaching.
Human ecology--Study and teaching.
Environmental protection--Study and teaching.
Ecology--Study and teaching.
GE70 / .P435 2014
"A Rethinking Schools publication"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- ch. 1. The whole thing is connected -- ch. 2. Grounding our teaching -- ch. 3. Facing climate chaos -- ch. 4. Burning the future : -- Coal -- Oil -- Natural gas and fracking -- ch. 5. Teaching in a toxic world : -- Teaching in a nuclear world -- ch. 6. Food, farming, and the Earth -- Afterward -- Index.
Each chapter of this 410-page volume contains sections by multiple contributors. Many, such as Bill Bigelow, Tim Swinehart, Ann Pelo and Adam Sanchez, are Pacific Northwest educators. Well-known thinkers from farther afield (such as Terry Tempest Williams and Vandana Shiva) also contribute. (Miller Library Staff) Years in the making, A People's Curriculum for the Earth is a collection of articles, role plays, simulations, stories, poems, and graphics to help breathe life into teaching about the environmental crisis. The book features some of the best articles from Rethinking Schools magazine alongside classroom-friendly readings on climate change, energy, water, food, and pollution--as well as on people who are working to make things better. At a time when it's becoming increasingly obvious that life on Earth is at risk, here is a resource that helps students see what's wrong and imagine solutions.
0942961579 9780942961577
2014953976
Environmental education--Curricula.
Education.
Conservation of natural resources--Study and teaching.
Human ecology--Study and teaching.
Environmental protection--Study and teaching.
Ecology--Study and teaching.
GE70 / .P435 2014