Resources

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Educational Resources for Regenerative Systems

In this page you can find a collection of resources for learning and teaching (L&T) on the development of regenerative and sustainable systems within ourselves and in our communities.

I am curating this list with attention to principles such as: respect, equity, diversity, and inclusion; reconciliation and decolonizing practices; accessibility; transparency; reliability; timeliness; and systemic and regenerative thinking.

Sustainability L&T

Wiki with a wealth of educational resources for sustainability and exemplary initiatives; built by myself and my then research assistant Sooji Choe
Climate Kind Pedagogy framework, by Dr. Kshamta Hunter, UBC
The SDGs-in-the-Classroom Toolkit, by York University
“Teach the SDGs” global movement – resources
Teaching sustainability: tips and resources, by Vanderbilt University
Manitoba Council for International Cooperation (nd). Sustainable Foundations: A Guide for Teaching the Sustainable Development Goals. Resources (EN+FR): https://www.mcic.ca/educators-and-youth/lesson-plans-and-resources

(2023 research report – reproduction of any part of this text is strictly prohibited)

Sustainability competences

A Global Council for Science and the Environment proposal statement on Key Competencies in Sustainability 2023
Chiles, R. M., Ard, K., Teixeira-Poit, S., Flora, C., Williams, R., & Grady, C. (2022). Empowering students to confront environmental injustice: Dialogue, theory, empathy, and partnership. SN Social Sciences, 2(12), 255. (Open access)
Engle, E. W., Barsom, S. H., Vandenbergh, L., III, G. E. S., & Alter, T. R. (2017). Developing a framework for sustainability meta-competencies. International Journal of Higher Education and Sustainability, 1(4), 285-303.
Evans, T. L. (2019). Competencies and pedagogies for sustainability education: A roadmap for sustainability studies program development in colleges and universities. Sustainability, 11(19), 5526.
Lozano, R., Merrill, M. Y., Sammalisto, K., Ceulemans, K., & Lozano, F. J. (2017). Connecting competences and pedagogical approaches for sustainable development in higher education: A literature review and framework proposal. Sustainability, 9(10), 1889. (Open access)
Pinar, W. F. (2023). A praxis of presence in curriculum theory: Advancing currereagainst cultural crises in education. Routledge.
Redman, A., & Wiek, A. (2021, November). Competencies for advancing transformations towards sustainability. In Frontiers in Education (Vol. 6, p. 785163). Frontiers Media SA.
Sachs, J. D., Schmidt-Traub, G., Mazzucato, M., Messner, D., Nakicenovic, N., & Rockström, J. (2019). Six transformations to achieve the sustainable development goals. Nature sustainability, 2(9), 805-814.
Wiek, A., Withycombe, L., & Redman, C. L. (2011). Key competencies in sustainability: a reference framework for academic program development. Sustainability science, 6(2), 203-218.

Decolonizing your L&T and curriculum

Indigenous Storywork – resources
Lessons of Our Land, an innovative Pre-K to 12 curriculum
Sustainability Without Race?: Disrupting Whiteness at the Introductory Level, a 2021 essay by Delia Byrnes and Brittany Y. Davis
Vizina, Y. N. (2022). Decolonizing Sustainability through Indigenization in Canadian Post-Secondary Institutions. Societies, 12(6), 172. (Open access)
Use These Culturally Offensive Phrases & Questions at Your Own Risk. A resource to help decolonise language, by Indigenous Corporate Training Inc. (2015)

Taking action & building (individual and collective) resilience

The Inner Development Goals, a non-profit initiative (and guide) that is fundamental in the work to reach the Sustainable Development Goals
My Sustainable Living Challenge, an online gamified learning platform, by the UN System Staff College and the UN Environment Programme

Experiential / Interactive learning ideas

Online databases and map tools, such as
- World Population (with several overlay maps): https://worldpopulationhistory.org/map/1/mercator/1/0/25/#
Sippel, M. (2023). Key insights from climate communication–and how they can inspire sustainability in higher education. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. (Open access)