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Posts from the ‘High School (ages 14-19)’ Category

From Footprints to Thoughtprints

While most environmental teaching focuses on actions required to solve environmental problems, it does little to challenge the underlying attitudes and assumptions which led to these problems in the first place. Stephen K. Goobie encourages educators to tackle not only our ecological footprints, but also our ecological “thoughtprints”.

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New Webinar Announced: “Young Adults as Change Agents”

Our first webinar of 2014 will be "Young Adults as Change Agents" presented by Dave Bauer, organizer of the Young Adults Environmental Leadership Program (YAELP).

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Yoga in the Classroom Webinar Postponed

With almost 400 people now registered for Lisa’s upcoming presentation, this is destined to be one of our most popular sessions ever. We hope to see you in our online classroom on October 23rd, 2013 at 7:30pm EST.

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Connecting Students with Special Needs to the Environment

Learn how to integrated environmental education into the curriculum in ways that supplement and enrich the learning experiences of students with disabilities.
From "Teaching Green: The High School Years."

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Teaching Controversial Issues

A four-step classroom strategy for clear thinking on controversial issues
From "Teaching Green: The High School Years"

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Activity: Climate Change Denial

Exploring the phenomenon of climate change denial, what lies behind it and the dangers it presents, and considering what might be done.
An activity from "Unleashing blessed unrest as the heating happens," Green Teacher 94, Fall 2011

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Going off-ramp: A car trip reduction plan for schools

Any school group can use the off ramp framework to develop car trip reduction strategies suited to their community. The following are guidelines for planning and implementing a successful program. Excerpted from the book "Teaching About Climate Change"

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Investigating Water Pathways in Schoolyards

Based on a learning progression of student understandings, this hands-on activity provides high school students with a locally-relevant way to learn about the water cycle.

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Improving the Air We Breathe

Practical opportunities to involve students aged 10-16 in investigating indoor and outdoor air quality in their communities.

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Swimming with Sharks

Teach biomimicry to 8-12 year-olds via lessons that model how the biology of sharks can be used to solve human problems.

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