Resources4Rethinking. Learning for Sustainable Futures. https://resources4rethinking.ca/ Database for sustainability teaching resources reviewed by teachers for teachers.
Greening STEM. National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) https://www.neefusa.org/what-we-do/k-12-education/greening-stem-hub/greening-stem-activities-lessons-and-curricula Curated collection of lessons and activities.
Canadian Geographic Education. https://cangeoeducation.ca/en/ Resource library of teacher guides, lesson plans, maps, and more.
Climate Learning Teaching Tools. https://stemteachingtools.org/sp/climate-learning. Practice briefs and resources for climate education.
National Center for Science Education (NCSE). https://ncse.ngo/supporting-teachers/classroom-resources. Lesson sets on the nature of science, evolution, climate change, and misconceptions.
How We Respond. (AAAS). https://howwerespond.aaas.org/index.html American Association for the Advancement of Science report and collection of resources and stories around communities and scientists taking action on climate change.
Learning for a Sustainable Future. https://climatelearning.ca/ Climate change inquiry guides for K-2, 3-6, and 7-12.
Subject to Climate. https://subjecttoclimate.org/lesson-plans. Climate science resources and teacher generated lessons. Companion lessons to book on climate justice and action.
A kid's guide to climate change. (2023). National Public Radio. https://www.npr.org/2023/01/17/1144849154/climate-change-kids-guide#print Printable comic
Eriksson, A. (2022). Urgent Message from a Hot Planet: Navigating the Climate Crisis. https://canadacommons.ca/artifacts/2300805/urgent-message-from-a-hot-planet/3061333/. E-book on climate change.
An Existential Toolkit for Climate Justice Educators. https://www.existentialtoolkit.com. Crowdsourced resources for climate justice educators focused on the emotional impact of climate disruption.
All We Can Save. https://www.allwecansave.earth/for-educators. Companion lessons to book on climate justice and action.
What If We Get it Right?. https://www.allwecansave.earth/for-educators. Companion to compilations of visions of climate futures.
Not the End of the World: How to be the first generation to build a sustainable planet. https://www.nottheendoftheworld.co.uk/explore-data Companion site with data from book.
Climate Generation Resource Library. https://climategen.org/resources/ Curricula, multimedia, toolkits and stories for teaching climate action.
Monitoring and Evaluating Climate Communication and Education Network. https://mecce.ca/data-platform/case-studies/ Selected case studies of effective climate communication and education programs around the world.
Eco-Anxious Stories. https://ecoanxious.ca/ Eco-Anxiety Resources - tips and tools to help you share stories, normalize climate anxieties, and spark solutions
Zinne Education Project. https://www.zinnedproject.org/materials/?_theme=environment Materials for teaching people's history and climate justice.
Learning in Places. http://learninginplaces.org. Family and classroom resources for land-based science learning.
Land Education Dream Book. https://www.landeducationdreambook.com/ Resource for groups who are interested in developing land education programs for youth. This is a set of guided activities to help your collective to imagine and plan your program.
Planting Science. https://plantingscience.org/about. A student-teacher partnership promoting plant-based learning in 6-12+ grade classrooms.
Take Me Outside. https://takemeoutside.ca/resource-directory/educational-resources/. Diverse range of resources for outdoor science learning.
Green Bronx Machine. https://greenbronxmachine.org/curriculum/. A whole-school curriculum that aligns the art and science of growing vegetables with academic instruction in all subject areas.
Water First Education and Training. https://waterfirst.ngo/what-we-do/indigenous-schools/education-resources/. Fun, hands-on, and informative Water Science education resources. Printable water science learning packs created in consultation with educators working in the First Nations education system.
Beetles Lead Outdoor Science Experiences http://beetlesproject.org/resources/for-field-instructors/#1452105512933-24c33e6b-1e17 Resource hub for outdoor naturalist activities:
Project Learning Tree (PLT)
Project WET
Project WILD. Activities from the original wildlife education curriculum guides.
Environmental Justice! How can we create environments that are healthy for everyone? Smithsonian Science Education Center. https://ssec.si.edu/environmental-justice. Curriculum from Smithsonian Science for the Global Goals.
STEM Design Challenges. Practical Action. https://practicalaction.org/stem-resources/. SDG linked lesson plans.
The Sustainability Compass and the Global Goals. Compass Education. https://compasseducation.org/compass-sdgs/. Lesson plans and other resources to teach SDGs.
Imagining a Sustainable Future. Global Citizenship Experience Lab School. https://dreamsforkids.org/imagining-a-sustainable-future/ Introduce project-based learning and sustainability education in your high school classroom with three free unit-length projects.
Architecture Playshop. McGill University https://www.mcgill.ca/architectureplayshop/ Creative workshop for young children to explore issues climate change and displacement through urban design and architecture.
Education for Sustainable Development Goals: learning objectives. (2017). UNESCO. https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000247444 Report outlining sustainability competencies and cognitive, behavioural, and socio-emotional learning objectives for each SDG.
Climafide. https://www.climafide.com/ Card deck designed to make conversations about sustainability, climate change, and justice approachable and meaningful.
Gesturing Towards Decolonial Futures. https://decolonialfutures.net/gtdf-decks-of-cards/ Four decks of question cards on modernity, relationality, tenderness, and eldering.
Turn it Around! Flashcards for Education Futures https://turnitaroundcards.org/ Digital deck of cards made by youth as a learning tool to reimagine our approach to education, and our relationship with nature and the living world during this time of climate crisis.