TY - BOOK AU - Bigelow,Bill AU - Swinehart,Tim TI - A people's curriculum for the Earth: teaching climate change and the environmental crisis SN - 0942961579 AV - GE70 .P435 2014 PY - 2015/// CY - Milwaukee, Wisc. PB - Rethinking Schools KW - Environmental education KW - Curricula KW - Education KW - Conservation of natural resources KW - Study and teaching KW - Human ecology KW - Environmental protection KW - Ecology N1 - "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 N2 - 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 UR - https://depts.washington.edu/hortlib/book/peoples-curriculum/ ER -