Sustainable Education

"I wanted to focus on the need for a radical shift in education more generally. Reforming education is rightly seen as one of the biggest challenges of our times. In my view, reform is not enough: the real challenge is to transform education from a 19th century industrial model into a 21st century process based on different principles." TED talk

"A look at the coalition government's policy on the National Curriculum, and the decision to abandon Labour's primary curriculum reforms, following the Rose Review."

"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."

"How our Teaching Changes our Thinking, and How our Thinking Changes the World: A Conversation with Jaimie Cloud" A most impressive article.

13 chapters and 6 questions in this 68 minute lecture scroll down and select a chapter

Offers children a fun way to find out what their ecological footprint is. Children are able to figure out their impact

one of the things that has emerged as a key driver for change is the value of inspiring examples of ordinary people taking a lead Building Community, Transition Movement and Social Enterprise

"Now there is no denying that the right trees, growing in the right place, are a truly wondrous thing, with myriad benefits for local people and wildlife, and for the global climate."

interesting explanation of tags and tag bundles, which ESCalate could use on the main site

Useful Links for Education for Sustainable Development from Subject Centre for Sociology, Anthropology and Politics The following resources will be useful for anyone learning, teaching and researching issues relating to sustainable development from a social science angle. They include information resources for associated topics such as globalization, Corporate Social Responsibility and citizenship education.

French Graduates blog with upto date collection of material, headlines and research

Action research lies at the very centre of human life. . Action research is a family of approaches through which we can work to develop democratic dialogue in the service of mutual understanding and more informed action. It is an approach to living based on experience and engagement, on love and respect for the integrity of oneself and others. It depends on our willingness to rise above presupposition, to look, and to look again, to try out different behaviours, to risk security in the search for understanding and appropriate forms of action. All this in the service of opening possibilities for creative living.A

These are some of the best free internet resources for education.

Skills for a changing world Fuels the debate Wide ranging chapters

"The Ethical Trading Initiative is a ground-breaking alliance of companies, trade unions and voluntary organisations. We work in partnership to improve the working lives of people across the globe who make or grow consumer goods - everything from tea to T-shirts, from flowers to footballs."

"Oxfam strives to purchase goods and services which are produced and delivered under conditions which do not involve abuse or exploitation, and which have the least negative impact on the environment."

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"an emerging culture of social and scientific innovators who are mimicking nature¹s operating instructions to serve human ends while enriching the web of life. We take a "solve-the-whole-problem" approach"

The Renewable Energy UK website. Here you will find a wide range of up to date information about alternative energy generation. The main focus is on wind power and solar power for the home, but you will also find details on topics as varied as electronics and biodiesel recipes.