Nature can survive far more than what we can do to it and is totally oblivious to whether homo sapiens lives or dies in the next hundred years. Our concern should be about protecting ourselves — because we have only ourselves to protect us.
Alan Lightman is a physicist who teaches humanities at M.I.T. His most recent book is “The Accidental Universe.”
Our Lonely Home in Nature - NYTimes.com - 0 views
Top 10 Myths about Sustainability - Scientific American - 1 views
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Provides 10 common myths about the sustainability movement - quite good
National Writing Project's Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC) overview of template tas... - 0 views
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"The task bank is organized using the chart on page 3. There are three main sections: 1. Argumentation (pp. 7-13) 2. Informational/explanatory (pp. 14-22) 3. Narrative (pp. 23-26) "
How 2 students changed the way we think about cardboard boxes : TreeHugger - 0 views
PBLU.org | Making Projects Click - 0 views
ACADEMIC SOCIAL ACTION COLLECTIVE - 1 views
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"Service learning programs tap into the interests and needs of both the participants and the communities they serve. While these types of programs vary in terms of their content, struc- ture, and design, there are some key components found in the most effective programs, including: Formal instruction or content-based learning activities; Meaningful youth-designed or youth-initiated activities that translate knowledge to action; Reflection for personal and group growth; and Opportunities for participants to connect with his/her community and the world at large."
Flat Connections - Home - 0 views
Adobe Youth Voices - ACADEMIC SOCIAL ACTION COLLECTIVE - 0 views
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some examples here http://gg.tigweb.org/tig/perspectives/
iEARN Collaboration Centre - 0 views
Global Youth Debates - 0 views
Shout: About the Project - 0 views
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Connect online to interact with experts in the field, share ideas, and collaborate with people around the world who, like you, are committed to solving environmental challenges.
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http://www.smithsonianconference.org/shout/schedule/ samples of past projects here
ePals - 0 views
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This site allows teachers to search for prospective collaborating students and teachers. You can search by age range, language spoken, academic subject, key words, geographical region, etc. In my initial attempts to look around at projects, the quality of engagement seems to be lacking in many cases. Still, there are some interesting tools if any of our students wanted to make their work accessible to this online community.
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"Set Up Web 2.0 Tools and Get Started An ePals Project Workspace is created for you once your project is approved. Use the blog, Discussion forums, file exchange library, calendar, and wiki to execute your project. The workspace is private to you and your collaborative partners."
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