Theoretical Foundations of Sustainability Education

     The pedagogy of sustainability education combines the best practices of content integration; inquiry-based learning, and authentic assessment. View our bibliography for additional resources and research.

• High Expectations and Authentic Assessment: Students apply their learning in authentic situations through purposeful, positive actions. Powerful learning is framed by defining meaningful outcomes and providing authentic opportunities for students to demonstrate their learning.
• Inquiry-based instruction: Instruction begins with meaningful questions relevant to students' lives, and teachers act as facilitators of in-depth investigations. Students investigate issues that matter through active analysis, research, reflection, interpretation, and problem-solving. This helps students move beyond acquiring facts to developing a deep understanding of complex ideas.
• Content Integration: Issues are explored through multiple lenses: social, economic, and environmental. Sustainability makes links within and across the content areas

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