Course: Going Green Education for sustainability 22/23 ( Demo Course 2023 )

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Going Green

Education for Sustainability
- Course Forum
  
  Sustainability Lingo
  
  Learner Texts
  
  Project Journal
- This Demo Course is not connected to the Virtual Town Hall. For the Teaching Notes please have a look at the resource below. The links to specific chapters in the course will only function in a course copy. If you want to work with your class with this course, please request a course copy.
- Book
  
  Teaching notes: Going Green Book
General contents
- Forum
  
  FORUM: News & announcements
1. What is sustainability?
- WARM-UP: ATTITUDES & STEREOTYPES
- Forum
  
  FORUM: Attitudes towards sustainability
- THE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT
- Assignment
  
  TASK: The ecological footprint Assignment
- Forum
  
  FORUM: Ecological footprints
- Assignment
  
  TASK: What is 'sustainability'? Assignment
- Forum
  
  FORUM: What is 'sustainability'?
- FROM LOCAL TO STATE TO FEDERAL VIEWS ON SUSTAINABILITY
- File
  
  TEXT: Environmental policies in the United States File
- File
  
  TEXT: The importance of the individual File
- TIPS & RESOURCES
- Page
  
  RESOURCE: Video messages from the Going Green experts Page
- SELF-REFLECTION
- Feedback
  
  SECTION 1: Self-reflection Feedback
2. Exploring the challenges
- Glossary
  
  GLOSSARY: Political cartoons
- Database
  
  DATABASE: Collages & posters of group work on research tasks
- Choice
  
  CHOICE: Select a sustainability topic
- SELF-REFLECTION
- Feedback
  
  SECTION 2: Self-reflection Feedback
2.1 Plastic // Recycle
- WARM-UP
- Database
  
  TASK: What is this? Database
- Forum
  
  FORUM: What is this?
- Page
  
  RESOURCE: Catch of the day (The Surfrider Foundation) Page
  Not available unless:
  
  The activity TASK: What is this? is marked complete
  
  The activity FORUM: What is this? is marked complete
- Quiz
  
  QUIZ: Plastic // Recycle
- RESEARCH TASK
- Assignment
  
  TASK: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Assignment
- CASE STUDY
- Assignment
  
  TASK: The plastic bag ban in California Assignment
- Forum
  
  FORUM: Case study discussion Plastic // Recycle
- ECO-CHALLENGE
- Upload your result into the DATABASE: Eco Challenges - Plastic // Recycle in the Virtual Town Hall.
- Assignment
  
  ECO-CHALLENGE: Plastic // Recycle Assignment
2.2 City // Transport
- WARM-UP
- Assignment
  
  TASK: How do you imagine a green city? Assignment
- Forum
  
  FORUM: How do you imagine a green city?
- Quiz
  
  QUIZ: City // Transport
- RESEARCH TASK
- Assignment
  
  TASK: What makes a city 'green'? Assignment
- CASE STUDY
- Assignment
  
  TASK: Minneapolis, Minnesota – A sustainable city? Assignment
- Forum
  
  FORUM: Case study discussion City // Transport
- ECO-CHALLENGE
- Upload your result into the DATABASE: Eco Challenges - City // Transport in the Virtual Town Hall.
- Assignment
  
  ECO-CHALLENGE: City // Transport Assignment
2.3 Food // Local
- WARM-UP
- Assignment
  
  TASK: Map your food Assignment
- Forum
  
  FORUM: Mapping our food
- Quiz
  
  QUIZ: Food // Local
- RESEARCH TASK
- Assignment
  
  TASK: Exploring genetically modified food Assignment
- CASE STUDY
- Assignment
  
  TASK: Chipotle Mexican Grill – A blueprint for sustainable fast food? Assignment
- Forum
  
  FORUM: Case study discussion Food // Local
- ECO-CHALLENGE
- Upload your result into the DATABASE: Eco Challenges - Food // Local in the Virtual Town Hall.
- Assignment
  
  ECO-CHALLENGE: Food // Local Assignment
2.4 Fashion // Toxic
- WARM-UP
- Assignment
  
  TASK: Map your clothes Assignment
- Forum
  
  FORUM: Our Clothes on Maps
- Quiz
  
  QUIZ: Fashion // Toxic
- RESEARCH TASK
- Assignment
  
  TASK: Exploring toxic fashion Assignment
- CASE STUDY
- Assignment
  
  TASK: Toxic fashion – and its alternatives Assignment
- Forum
  
  FORUM: Case study discussion Fashion // Toxic
- ECO-CHALLENGE
- Upload your result into the DATABASE: Eco Challenges - Fashion // Toxic in the Virtual Town Hall.
- Assignment
  
  ECO-CHALLENGE: Fashion // Toxic Assignment
2.5 Youth Participation // Sustainability
- WARM-UP
- Assignment
  
  TASK: Youth Participation Matters! Assignment
- Forum
  
  FORUM: Youth Participation Matters!
- RESEARCH TASK
- Assignment
  
  TASK: Shell Youth Study: "A generation speaks up!" Assignment
- CASE STUDY
- Assignment
  
  TASK: Youth Lead the Change: From Boston to Germany! Assignment
- Forum
  
  FORUM: YLC Boston Winning Projects!
- ECO-CHALLENGE
- Upload your result into the DATABASE: Eco Challenges - Youth // Participation in the Virtual Town Hall.
- Assignment
  
  ECO-CHALLENGE: Youth // Participation Assignment
- OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES
- Assignment
  
  TASK: How to be an Activist from Home Assignment
- Assignment
  
  TASK: Towards a net-zero future Assignment
2.6 Environmental // Justice
- Glossary
  
  Dictionary Environmental//Justice Glossary
- WARM-UP
- Assignment
  
  "A resolution for the whole planet" Assignment
- Assignment
  
  What is Environmental Justice? Assignment
- Forum
  
  FORUM: Discussing Environmental (In)Justice
- RESEARCH TASK
- Page
  
  Racial Disparities and Climate Change Page
- Assignment
  
  Affected Minority Groups? Let's Listen to Indigenous Activists Assignment
- CASE STUDY
- Assignment
  
  TASK: Redlining Policies & Environmental Injustice Assignment
- Forum
  
  Forum : Redlining Policies & Environmental Injustice
- ECO-CHALLENGE
- Upload your result into the DATABASE: Eco Challenges - Environmental // Justice in the Virtual Town Hall.
- Assignment
  
  ECO-CHALLENGE: Environmental // Justice Assignment
- Page
  
  "Words Have Power!" Page
- OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES
- Assignment
  
  TASK: Environmental Racism along Louisiana's Cancer Alley Assignment
- Assignment
  
  TASK: History of Environmental Justice in the U.S. Assignment
- Page
  
  Earth Day Lecture: American Indians' Fight for Climate Justice Page
2.7 Green // Energy
- Glossary
  
  Dictionary Green // Energy Glossary
- WARM-UP
- Assignment
  
  TASK: What is Energy? Assignment
- Forum
  
  FORUM: Which energy source is most efficient?
- RESEARCH TASK
- Forum
  
  FORUM: Mapping Energy Systems
- Assignment
  
  TASK: Innovations for a Greener World Assignment
- CASE STUDY
- Assignment
  
  TASK: Building Sustainable Cities Assignment
- Assignment
  
  #ReadyFor100: Successful Communities Going Green Assignment
- ECO-CHALLENGE
- Upload your result into the DATABASE: Eco Challenges - Green // Energy in the Virtual Town Hall.
- Assignment
  
  ECO-CHALLENGE: Green // Energy Assignment
- Page
  
  The Small Steps We Can Do ... Page
- OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES
- Page
  
  "The Habitable Planet" Page
- Quiz
  
  Analyze Energy Flow Charts Quiz
3. Your sustainability action plan
- Assignment
  
  TASK: Sustainability project Assignment
- Post your course sustainability action plan in the DATABASE: Your sustainability action plan in the Virtual Town Hall.
- SELF-REFLECTION
- Feedback
  
  SECTION 3: Self-reflection Feedback
4. Language Focus
- Assignment
  
  TASK: Language and culture mediation Assignment
- Forum
  
  FORUM: Language and culture mediation
- Assignment
  
  TASK: Vocabulary Assignment
- Assignment
  
  TASK: Write a blog post or newspaper article Assignment
- Assignment
  
  TASK: Cartoon analysis Assignment
- SELF-REFLECTION
- Feedback
  
  SECTION 4: Self-reflection Feedback
5. Tips, resources, and tools
- TIPS
- File
  
  TIP: Analyzing cartoons File
  
  172.7 KB PDF document
- File
  
  TIP: Conducting research File
  
  141.4 KB PDF document
- File
  
  TIP: Doing project work File
  
  184.8 KB PDF document
- File
  
  TIP: Giving presentations File
  
  159.2 KB PDF document
- File
  
  TIP: Linking ideas and sentences (vocabulary) File
  
  88.0 KB PDF document
- File
  
  TIP: Solving a mediation task File
  
  112.7 KB PDF document
- File
  
  TIP: Writing an article File
  
  151.9 KB PDF document
- URL
  
  TIP: Materialien zum selbständigen, standardorientierten Lernen - interaktive Version URL
- RESOURCES
- Glossary
  
  GLOSSARY: Persuasive techniques in political cartoons
- Folder
  
  RESOURCE: Political cartoons Folder
  
  Download the political cartoons for the TASK: Cartoon analysis.
- URL
  
  RESOURCE: A Research Guide for Students and Teachers URL
- URL
  
  RESOURCE: Lexikon der Nachhaltigkeit URL
  
  Take a look at this German glossary on sustainability by the Aachen Foundation Kathy Beys.
- TOOLS
- URL
  
  TOOL: Fotor | Free online photo editor URL
  
  Produce your photo collage with this simple web tool. Use only pictures from the web which are licensed as "free for non-commercial use (with modifications)".
- Page
  
  Photo credits Page

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