References & Acknowledgements

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Acknowledgements

Vachel Miller, US Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Research Advisor

for his invaluable feedback and generous support of my research project

Svava Pétursdóttir, Martin Swift, & Edda Magnúsdóttir, University of Iceland

for welcoming me to Iceland and connecting me with teachers in Reykjavík

Brynhildur Bjarnadóttir, University of Akureyri

for her thoughtful guidance & for organizing classroom visits in Akureyri

Karen Jordan, University of Iceland

for allowing me to audit her class and inspiring me with thought-provoking sustainability lessons

Mark Windschitl, University of Washington

for Ambitious Science Teaching and Teaching Climate Change, which guided my curriculum development

Sigurlaug Arnardóttir & Guðrún Schmidt, Landvernd

for connecting me with sustainability curriculum resources and Green Flag schools

Pétur Valsson & Belinda Theriault, Fulbright Iceland Commission

for their support in helping me transition to Iceland and for keeping grantees connected through regular commission events

Michael Shiflet & Remmy Salinas Calderon, IREX

for their ongoing support from the US

Fulbright Teacher Exchanges for funding my research

A special thank you to all of the teachers who welcomed me into their classrooms for observations and interviews!

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