[WSCSS] New GLE-Aligned Sustainability Unit for High School Social Studies

[Cecilia Lund]

How do economics, history, and democracy relate to sustainability? Students
learn to answer questions like these through engaging, hands-on lessons in
Facing the Future's new high school social studies unit, Understanding
Sustainability. 

 

The unit's GLE-aligned, real-world lessons encourage students to think
critically about issues such as ecological footprint, sustainable
civilizations, and media awareness. 

 

Thanks to funding from The Russell Family Foundation, the full two-week unit
(102 pages) is available for Washington State teachers to download for FREE.
Email curriculum at facingthefuture.org to receive a link to download your
copy.

 

Understanding Sustainability includes:

*        Sequenced activities for each day

*        Student readings

*        Homework assignments

*        Critical thinking questions

*        Action project and service learning extensions

*        References and links to additional web resources

 

 "This unit is thoughtful and engaging. It allows students to weave between
sustainability locally and globally. I especially appreciated the history
lesson as too often we look at sustainability as a modern notion; this will
empower students to look at this issue across time and space."

 ~ High School Global Issues & World Affairs Teacher, Kent, WA

 

Facing the Future staff is available to come to your school or district to
provide a workshop on this unit or other global sustainability curriculum
resources. Click
<http://www.facingthefuture.org/ProfessionalDevelopment/ProfessionalDevelopm
entHome/tabid/119/Default.aspx>  here for more information.

 

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Facing the Future is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating and
motivating today's students to be responsible stewards of tomorrow's world.
We develop and deliver standards-based hands-on lessons, student textbooks,
curriculum units, and professional development opportunities for educators
that promote critical thinking on global issues, sustainability and positive
solutions. Facing the Future curriculum is used by over 750,000 students in
all 50 U.S. states and more than 85 countries by teachers and students in
grades K-12 and college classes across multiple subject areas.

 

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