Education for SustainabilitySummer Institute 2012University of Manitoba

What is Education for Sustainability?

Theme: Local responses to the question

Contemplative Practice

Meditation with Cari Satran

Invocation - Gary

Honoured Guest Speaker

Anne MacDiarmid, Sustainable Development

ConsultantInstruction, Curriculum and

Assessment BranchManitoba Education

Break

Gary’s Menu –“How can I keep up with Mike?”

House Keeping

1. Suggestions for evening homework process – Gary

2. Questions / Clarification of Syllabus / Assignments / Assessment – Students

3. General Feedback on Daily Journal - Instructors

Readings – Group Discussions

1. - Share your Informal Response to the Readings with each other. - Then use one or more of your discussion questions to deepen your thinking. - Be prepared to share the flavor of your group’s discussion with the rest of the class.

Readings – Group Discussions

2. Images of ESD- Share your images with each other and explain why you picked it. - See if you can all agree on the best one and be prepared to present it to the large group- Can we choose one for the class?

Readings – Group Discussions

In large group share any thoughts about your reading of:

- Manitoba Education ESD Website- ESD journal article by Gary and Thomas (MASS

Journal)- ESD Journal article by Carolee Buckler and Anne

MacDiarmid- 2012 Sustainable Development Timeline- Resource for Curriculum Developers,Teachers,

and Administrators

Lunch

See you in half an hour

Activity - SEdA

1. Watch SEdA video2. Large Response to the video3. Outline history and context of SEdA in

Manitoba4. Outline the influence of the work done by

SEdA on Education in Manitoba5. Introduce the five domains

Contemplative Practice

Tai Chi with Thomas Falkenberg

Activity – SEdA Part II

- In small groups, Using the SEdA Five Domains template, consider the implications on your school and classroom

- Share your ideas with the large group

- Concluding comments and reflections

Homework for July 5th Readings (Topics and Readings sent to you by Mike and

on the Wiki) Informal response (IR) – compare and contrast the two

papers by the two Davids (Chapman and Orr) Come with a group discussion question (include at the

bottom of IR) Do Carbon Footprint (see Topics and Readings file for

website) Walk score (see Topics and Readings file for website) Daily Reflective Journal (DRJ) What’s in a name activity for Monday 09 July (start

thinking about this…)

What’s in a Name?

Who says that you cannot reconsider and reconfigure your name? Or who says that the name you have isn’t the perfect one to sum up you? You make the call. Craft an artistic exploration and tribute to your name. Make this piece mostly visual, with any number of words that you choose to add. Focus on color, image, shape, texture, and arrangements of pictures to create a symbolic portrait of your name. Be prepared to explain your work of art to the class in a short presentation.

Remember to include both your given and surname.

 Possible inspirations include the following:

What is your full name?What are your nicknames? Your initials?What are all the possible spellings of your name?What is your name’s origin and link with family

ancestry?How has your name appeared in songs? If your

name were music, what kind would it be?How is your name used in media? (movies, TV,

advertisements, etc.)

What is your name in other languages?What colors, shapes and images come to mind

when you hear your name?What famous people share your name?How did your parents choose your name?How do you feel about your name? History of your name?

Be creative and original and look for a sustainability angle to your name : )

Group work