Global & Development Education

Global & Development Education

29 Mar 2021
Green Conversations in the Elementary Classroom

Green Conversations in the Elementary Classroom

Blending sustainability education with UN’s SDGs to promote high-level discourse

18 Jan 2019
Teaching the Sustainable Development Goals

Teaching the Sustainable Development Goals

A new strategy for engaging students on global issues in the classroom

13 Feb 2018
A Better World through Fair Trade

A Better World through Fair Trade

How you can get your students to eat healthy fruit and chocolate while changing the world

20 Jan 2017
Exploring Antarctica through Art

Exploring Antarctica through Art

How to stimulate student engagement with Antarctica’s ecosystems, both above and beneath the ocean surface

19 Sep 2016
A Humane-Inspired Approach

A Humane-Inspired Approach

Combine humane education and environmental education to encourage students to take action and make real-world connections

19 Sep 2016
Ecojustice Education through Pictures

Ecojustice Education through Pictures

A visual approach for exploring environmental justice in education

5 Jul 2016
Think Locally; Explore Globally

Think Locally; Explore Globally

An exploration in the Amazon gives teachers deeper global and local connections

10 Sep 2015
Climate Justice in the Classroom

Climate Justice in the Classroom

Help high school students connect equity, economy, ecology, society and hope

16 Jun 2015
Green Teachers & Brown Rivers

Green Teachers & Brown Rivers

How to conduct an research project with middle & high school students in local environments

21 Aug 2013
Investigating River Quarrying

Investigating River Quarrying

Applying the lessons learned from a river in the Philippines to engage 10-15 year olds in learning about water quality and ecological justice at a river near you. By Vincente C. Handa, Aris C. Larroder, Lourdes N. Morano, Deborah J. Tippins, and Susan G. Harper
An excerpt from Green Teacher's Summer 2013 issue.

15 Aug 2013
World as ‘Lasting Storm’: Educating for Disaster Risk Reduction

World as ‘Lasting Storm’: Educating for Disaster Risk Reduction

Now recognized globally as an important and urgent educational focus, here is a framework and 6 activities to enable you to educate for disaster risk reduction
By David Selby and Fumiyo Kagawa
Read the full article from Green Teacher's Summer 2013 issue.

15 May 2013
Visualizing More Sustainable Futures

Visualizing More Sustainable Futures

Contemporary education ignores the future but sustainability education requires it. Here’s a compelling rationale and some activities that will help young people think more critically and creatively about the future.
AN EXCERPT FROM GREEN TEACHER'S SPRING 2013 ISSUE.

7 May 2013
Zambian Girl Inspires Water Action

Zambian Girl Inspires Water Action

Real-life stories of hope empower youth to become global citizens and learn about water and sanitation issues.

27 Apr 2013
Stop the E-Waste Crisis: Engaging the Technological Generation

Stop the E-Waste Crisis: Engaging the Technological Generation

An introduction to the topic of electronic waste, created by technological obsolescence. A condensed 90-minute lesson plan on e-waste for grades 7 - 12 uses multiple media to analyze the e-waste crisis from the perspectives of environmental justice, toxicology, civic engagement and ‘green’ chemistry.

26 Apr 2013
Inspiring Eco-Clubs in South India

Inspiring Eco-Clubs in South India

A description of how an organic farming program at impoverished schools in south India has improved health, and increased environmental awareness and self esteem amongst students, teachers, and communities.

5 Apr 2013
Environmental Education in Impoverished Communities

Environmental Education in Impoverished Communities

How one high school bridged the gap between economic status and making a positive impact through environmental programs.

5 Apr 2013
Beyond Disaster Relief

Beyond Disaster Relief

Help 12-17 year olds make connections between climate change, international development and their local communities through activities and real-life scenarios.

5 Apr 2013
Fostering Students’ Water Wisdom

Fostering Students’ Water Wisdom

Bring water awareness into your classroom through lesson plans and activities for students in grades K – 10.

5 Apr 2013
The Rio+20 Earth Summit and Youth

The Rio+20 Earth Summit and Youth

The upcoming United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development is a great opportunity to engage teenagers in global environmental policy-making.

31 Mar 2013
Growing a Just Society: Linking Trade, Human Rights and the Environment

Growing a Just Society: Linking Trade, Human Rights and the Environment

This series of activities and games helps student understand that a healthy environment is a human right, and how global trade and consumer choices affect those rights.

13 Nov 2012
Children’s Rights and Climate Change

Children’s Rights and Climate Change

Help young people realize the rights they have to a healthy planet and lifestyle with these activities from UNICEF Canada for middle and high school students.

30 Mar 2012
Planet Transit: Profit or Survival?

Planet Transit: Profit or Survival?

A game of economic development choices and consequences for Grades 9 and up (ages 14+).

30 Mar 2012
EE Collaboration in the US-Mexico Border Region the environment of the US-Mexico border region

EE Collaboration in the US-Mexico Border Region the environment of the US-Mexico border region

A spotlight on international collaboration to promote environmental education as a tool to improve the environment of the US-Mexico border region.