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An interactive resource featuring stunning colour photos to help you teach about water and its significance. Includes classroom activities, case studies, quizzes and whiteboard activities for exploring the importance of water, water shortages, and ideas for positive action. In addition, there are photo case studies about water from Senegal, Cambodia, Uganda, East Timor, Ghana, Burkina Faso and Switzerland.

An interactive resource featuring stunning colour photos to help you teach about water and its significance. Includes classroom activities, case studies, quizzes and whiteboard activities for exploring the importance of water, water shortages, and ideas for positive action. In addition, there are photo case studies about water from Senegal, Cambodia, Uganda, East Timor, Ghana, Burkina Faso and Switzerland.

A particularly significant initiative is a dedicated ITE website called Education for a Sustainable Future, jointly owned and managed by the Institute of Education at Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) and the Moray House Faculty of Education of the University of Edinburgh. Developed from a Scottish ITE module and the EU funded SEEPS Project, which promotes school focused programmes in education for sustainability, it provides on-line supported self study materials, consisting of activities and resources linked to a study guide. It is organised into seven units.A particularly significant initiative is a dedicated ITE website called Education for a Sustainable Future, jointly owned and managed by the Institute of Education at Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) and the Moray House Faculty of Education of the University of Edinburgh. Developed from a Scottish ITE module and the EU funded SEEPS Project, which promotes school focused programmes in education for sustainability, it provides on-line supported self study materials, consisting of activities and resources linked to a study guide. It is organised into seven units.

This document will be useful to tutors and trainees/students who are planning active citizenship projects with pupils.

This document will be useful to tutors and trainees/students who are planning active citizenship projects with pupils.

"Cross-curricular skills-based project work for 11-14-year-olds based on the theme of sustainability FREE * Films * Presentations * Animations * Pupil activities * Teacher notes * Professional development activities Pupils are challenged to rethink a sustainable future based on the principles of closed loop systems in nature. "

Learning Score is an alternative take on lesson planning. A multimedia lesson-planning and delivery tool that uses a music score metaphor to show the range of planned activities for a lesson as a graphical time line. Use it for planning, for reflection, or as a upgrade to powerpoint since you can embed any resources you want to use into the visual plan itself. Whole lessons can be saved with all their resources and annotations for later use and sharing.

Learning Score is an alternative take on lesson planning. A multimedia lesson-planning and delivery tool that uses a music score metaphor to show the range of planned activities for a lesson as a graphical time line. Use it for planning, for reflection, or as a upgrade to powerpoint since you can embed any resources you want to use into the visual plan itself. Whole lessons can be saved with all their resources and annotations for later use and sharing.

Earth Day is a great opportunity for children to learn more about their environment by doing service activities and playing games. This website has links on crafts, poems, songs, and color pages for children to use on earth day.

health 4 schools is a funded community partnership programme being run in selected schools across Gloucestershire. The programme ideas and activities are, however, suitable for any school.

health 4 schools is a funded community partnership programme being run in selected schools across Gloucestershire. The programme ideas and activities are, however, suitable for any school.

This website provides information, links, activities and opportunities for engagement around global learning and the global dimension, particularly in schools.

"From 2010 onwards many of the resources will be made available online. We also offer support to schools, colleges, and STEM partner organisations who wish to make use of the onsite facilities to enhance their STEM education activity."

The Green League 2008 demonstrates that some universities are developing exciting and pioneering sustainability strategies. People & Planet asked some of these institutions to write case studies outlining the kind of activities that are taking place on campus. Feeling in need of some inspiration? Want to show your Vice Chancellor what your university should be doing? Then have a look at these universities - you certainly won't be short of ideas!

"If you're looking for the latest guidelines on National Cycle Network signage, information sheets from our projects such as Active Travel, Travel Smart and Safe Routes to Schools or Cycle Tourism statistics, you will find it all in this section."

"In zerocarbonbritain2030, a huge array of measures will be implemented in each sector to address climate change. Many of these are policy driven, however individuals and communities must also play an active part in decarbonisation."

"To demonstrate the University's commitment to environmental protection and improvement, Kingston University has established an environmental management system (EMS) based on the IEMA BS8555 Acorn Scheme step approach. The scope of the EMS implementation is to cover all University's activities and sites. "

An example of Kington Universitiy's approach.

The National Framework section introduces eight 'doorways' through which schools may choose to initiate or extend their sustainable school activity. It focuses on ways in which sustainable development can be embedded into whole school management practices and provides practical guidance to help schools operate in a more sustainable way.

Education for Sustainable Development. What is Sustainable Development? Why is ESD important? How does ICT relate to ESD? How can ESD help with developing ICT capability? How can ICT help with developing ESD? Where can further information be found? Suggested activity for trainees. Suggested structure for mentor training

Every state primary school in the UK will be sent a Darwin Treasure Chest jam-packed with outstanding free resources. The fun activities - which take place in the classroom, online and in the great outdoors - include exploring habitats, collecting seeds and growing plants.

Interesting example of Open Educational Resources. US Notice the format of Duscussion, activities, worksheets, resources and glossary.

John seeks to combine critical social theories of the environment and education with critical pedagogy. The resulting forms of education are designed to empower citizens so that they are more able to realize a global democracy that gives full expression t

A list of publications, some of which can be downloaded; notes and activities on ESD; and links to related sites.

Twine is a new service that intelligently helps you share, organize and find information with people you trust. In Twine you can safely share information and knowledge, and collaborate around common interests, activities and goals. Twine helps you better leverage and contribute to the collective intelligence of your network. Use Twine to share more productively with friends, colleagues, groups and teams