Organizations and Websites

Creative Change Educational Solutions: A nonprofit organization in southeast Michigan providing curricula and professional development on sustainability, ecological economics, and anti-discrimination. http://www.creativechange.net

Center for a Sustainable Future: Site of one of the largest sustainability education initiatives in the country. On-line units, rubrics, and other downloadable software. HIGHLY RECOMMENEDED! http://csf.concord.org/esf

Educators for Social Responsibility: A leading source for resources and training on non-violence, conflict resolution, and other aspects of social education. http://www.esrnational.org

EE-Link (The National Council for Environmental Education and Training): This comprehensive site contains a directory of classroom materials, project ideas, grants, and other resources. A great starting point for environmental education on the web. http://www.eelink.net

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS (EOLSS): The EOLSS is a knowledge base that addresses all the myriad aspects of sustainable development from ecological issues to human security. With contributions from more than 6000 scholars, this Internet-based archive on sustainable development is regularly updated. For more information visit www.eolss.net or www.eolss.com.

Environmental Protection Agency Teacher's Page: Classroom resources on conservation, human health, water quality, waste, ecosystems, and air quality. http://www.epa.gov/teachers

Green Map: A global project to create community maps that identify and promote a community's environmental assets. The site contains examples of student-made maps and a classroom guide. http://www.greenmap.org

The National Environmental Education & Training Foundation: Conducts research, provides grants, and supports projects that “meet critical national challenges through environmental education.” http://www.neetf.org

Rethinking Schools: Milwaukee-based organization working on educational policy, including finance, equity, and discrimination. Their catalog has excellent resources. http://www.rethinkingschools.org

Sustainability Education Center: One of the leaders of sustainability education at the high school level. Site has information and summaries of curricula. http://www.sustainabilityed.org

Sustainability Education Toolkit: An on-line collection of articles, activities, and other resources to help teachers integrate sustainability into the curriculum. http://www.esdtoolkit.org

Sustainability Education Handbook: An on-line guidebook especially designed for educators new to sustainability. The site provides sample lessons, links to them to standards, and provides guidelines for integrating sustainability into standards courses. While the site focuses on the Michigan standards, the site is useful to all educators. http://www.urbanoptions.org/sustainedhandbook

United Nations Cyber School Bus: This site provides resources for teachers and students on global issues. http://www.un.org/CyberSchoolBus

UNESCO: The United Nations Education and Scientific Organization offers an extensive on-line professional development training program called "Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable Future." http://www.unesco.org/education/tlsf