Features
Teaching for the Future: Systems Thinking
and Sustainability by John Goekler
To create a greener, more peaceful future, we need a shared
vision based on a new worldview. Teachers can begin with simple,
non-threatening exercises that challenge students' mental models.
Green Entrepreneurship: Strategies for a
Growing Business
by Eve Pranis
A school garden business, no matter the size, builds skills and
fulfills learning goals across the curriculum.
The Skeptical Surfer: Web Research and
Critical Thinking on Controversial Issues
by Joanne Harris
Assigning research projects in which students must use the
Internet as a source of information teaches them how to
critically assess the reliability of material found on the
Internet.
Ethnobotanical Gardens: Celebrating the
link between human culture and natural world by Illène Pevec
An ethnobotanical garden can unite young and old in exploring the
history, ecology and culture of the community.
Evaluating Environmental Education
Software: A Matter of Principles by Janet Pivnick
Computer software can enhance environmental education. Janet
Pivnick provides a guide to some of the many questions to ask and
criteria to apply when determining whether an educational
software package is of value.
The Carbon Dioxide Game
by Sashi Kaufman
A fun, active outdoor game for helping students visualize how
human activities enhance the natural greenhouse effect.
Forces of Nature: Summer Work School in
Iceland
by Sharon A. Hollander
Short days, chilly weather and daunting travel conditions are
significant obstacles to field trips during the school year. The
good news is that environmental education is alive and well in
Iceland during the summer.
Inside
the Internet: Where in the World? (available online)
A column by Katharine Isbell.
And as
always, over 20 new educational resources are profiled and
evaluated in this issue of Green Teacher.
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