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 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

Sustainability competences

A Global Council for Science and the Environment proposal statement on Key Competencies in Sustainability 2023
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)
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)
AASHE

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)

Taking action & building (individual and collective) resilience

The Inner Development Goals, a non-profit initiative (and framework) 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)