Books
Bennet, D. and Tiner, T (1997). Up North Again. McClelland and Stewart, Inc.
This book contains an almanac that is perfect for creating a bulletin board to help students to learn about what is going on in their own backyard. This book is focused on Ontario wildlife.
Bennett, B. and Rolheiser, C. (2001). Beyond Monet: The Artful Science of Instructional Integration. Toronto: Bookation Inc.
Bigelow, B. and Peterson, B. (2002). Rethinking Globalization Teaching for Justice in an Unjust World. Rethinking Schools Press
Cullis-Suzuki, S., K. Frederickson, A. Kayssi, C. Mackenzie, with D. Aldana Cohen. (2007). Notes from Canadian Young Activists: A generation stands up for change. Greystone Books
Dobson, C. (2003) The Troublemaker's Teaparty: A manual for effective citizen action. New Society Publishing.
Gatto, J. T. (2002). Dumbing Us Down. Gabriola Island, B.C.: New Society Publishers.
This is a very slim book with some extremely down–to–earth and thought provoking essays about the implicit curriculum in schools.
Kielburger, M. and Kielburger, C. (2002). Take Action! A Guide to Active Citizenship. Toronto: Gage Learning.
Kielburger, M., Kielburger, C., and Shankaran, D. (2004). Take More Action! Thomson Nelson.
Kielburger, M. and Kielburger, C. (2004) Me to We: Finding meaning in a material world. John Wiley & Sons Canada. Ltd.
Leonard, A. (2010). The Story of Stuff: How our obsession with stuff is trashing the planet, our communities, and our health - and a vision for change. Free press
Pike, Graham and Selby, D. (1988). Global Teacher Global Learner. London: Hodder & Stoughton
The introduction to this book of activities contains an excellent discussion of the following issues: interconnectedness, integration, the implicit curriculum, the development of the inner self.
Schniedewind, N. and Davidson, E. (1998). Open Minds to Equality A Sourcebook of Learning Activities to Affirm Diversity and Promote Equity. Second Edition. Toronto: Allyn and Bacon.
This book is overflowing with classroom–ready activities that help people to confront and understand the “isms” in our society (racism, ableism, sexism, classism, etc.). The introduction provides a user–friendly overview of the issues. There is an annotated bibliography of additional materials.
Sobel, D. (2004). Place-Based Education Connecting Classrooms and Communities. Barrington, Maine: The Orion Society.
Weber, L. (1996). Backyard Almanac A 365-day guide to the plants and critters that live in your backyard. Duluth: Pfeifer-Hamilton Publishers
Magazines
Alternatives Journal
For thirty years, Alternatives Journal has reported on Canadian and international environmental and social justice issues. The format is easy to read with a good balance of easy–to–digest shorter pieces and more in–depth articles. Websites for follow–up/further information are consistently provided. http://www.alternativesjournal.ca
Green Teacher Magazine
You will notice that many of the articles provided in the workshop were published in Green Teacher magazine. Green Teacher publishes helpful, classroom–ready articles with reference lists that can lead to deeper exploration if desired. The events listings and resource reviews are extremely helpful. http://www.greenteacher.com/
New Internationalist Magazine
New Internationalist magazine reports on international global justice issues. Articles illuminate the people and the organizations involved in issues such as pesticide use, fair trade, the debt crisis, etc. “The Facts” feature is a two–page spread of nifty graphics and statistics. The final page features a profile of a different country each month. Literacy, income distribution, self–reliance, freedom, position of women, and life expectancy are rated. Back copies are available (almost) in full on the net. http://www.newint.org/
Websites
Economics for All
This FREE Grade Eight Geography Unit specifically covers one third of the Ontario geography curriculum. The FREE unit includes: a day–by–day unit overview, an assessment overview, 18 step–by–step lesson plans, photocopier–ready student worksheets, appendices with additional information about the issues raised in the unit, cross–curricular lesson suggestions. Many of the activities and issues in the guide are perfect for expanding into an action project. http://www.rethinkingschools.org/
Water and Migration
This FREE grade eight integrated unit addresses a major portion of both the geography and science courses. The FREE unit includes a day–by–day unit overview, an assessment overview, 18 step–by–step lesson plans, photocopier–ready student worksheets, appendices with additional information about the issues raised in the unit, cross–curricular lesson suggestions. Many of the activities and issues in the guide are perfect for expanding into an action project.
The Ecoaction Team Guides are great resources that outline simple actions that can be taken regarding waste, transportation, water use and gardening. These guides would be useful to your group and would work as effective educational tools for educating others. http://www.earthday.ca
The Ecoschools guides are available for free in PDF form. The Celebrating Ecoschools: Festival Ideas and the 20/20 Planner: A practical guide to Reduce Home Energy Use are particularly useful. http://ontarioecoschools.org/
Green Teacher Magazine – Action related Articles
Green Teacher publishes helpful, classroom–ready articles with reference lists that can lead to deeper exploration if desired. The events listings and resource reviews are extremely helpful.
The articles below appeared in the Green Teacher Issue indicated by the number.
Schoolyard Rehabilitation & Environmental Restoration
• A World A-greening: International Snapshots of Schoolyard Projects. 47*
• Fashion a Field Fuide to Your School Nature Area. 47
• Transfoming School Grounds. 47
• Avian Attraction. 47
• Outdoor Classrooms: The Learning Links. 47
• Ecological Restoration: Bringing Back the Prairie. 52
• Setting Down Roots: Creating a Schoolyard Tree Nursery. 47
• Schoolyard Naturalization: Who Ya Gonna Call? 47
Environmental Monitoring
• Choosing an Environmental Monitoring Program: A Survey of the Types of Monitoring Programs Available to School and Community Groups. 55
• Keeping Our Heads Above Water. 55
• Beyond Substituted Experience: Environmental Monitoring as a Resource for Educational Development. 55
• Exploring Wetlands: A Six-Step Model for Wetlands Monitoring and Stewardship at the High School Level. 47
• Environmental Monitoring Programs and Resources. 55
Agriculture
• Homegrown Hope: The Youth Farmstand Project. 52
Working With Wildlife
• The Stevenson Salmon Hatchery. 56
• Birdathons: Counting for Conservation. 60
Green Community Mapping
• Community Mapping: Creating a Sense of Place. 55
• Green Mapmaking. 58
• Valley Quest: Strengthening Community Through Educational Treasure Hunts. 61
High School Subject Integration
• Geostudies: Structuring a Multi-Credit Outdoor Environmental Course. 49
• Learning Without Walls: High School Subject Integration. 42
• Integrated Research in Grade 12. 42
• The Integrated Reader. 48
• Community Environmental Involvement. 59
Identifying a Local Issue and Taking Action
• Educating for Action: A Framework for Thinking About the Place of Action in Environmental Education. 50
• Measuring Your School’s Ecological Footprint. 61
• Cool Schools: What Can Schools Do About Global Warming? 51
• Getting the Lead Out. 48
• From Gridlock to Global Warming: A High School Unit that Investigates the Link Between Local Transportation Issues and Global Climate Change. 60
Miscellaneous
• Green Futures: An environmental Industries Co-op Education Program. 58
• The Making of the Tropical Tribune. 52