Trailblazers for Whole School Sustainability : Case Studies of Educators in Action (Hardcover)

Foreword Why Savvy School Leaders are Adopting Whole School Sustainability Plans ? (Spoiler Alert: It is Not Just to Save the Planet)Timothy Baird Section 1: Leadership 1. The Philadelphia Sustainability Story: Drivers for a Large Urban Public School District’s Sustainability PlanFrancine Locke 2. Leadership and Autonomy Drive a Sustainable Future at Encinitas Union School DistrictAmy Illingworth 3. Teaching Our Cities: Place-Based Education in an Urban EnvironmentJoel Tolman 4. Food Waste Inspires a Shift to Whole School Sustainability at the School of Environmental StudiesLauren Trainer Section 2: Curriculum and Instruction 5. Places, Projects, and Problems, Oh My! An Integrated Approach to Sustainability Curriculum at Prairie Crossing Charter SchoolNaomi Dietzel Hershiser 6. Planting Seeds for Engaged 21st Century Citizens: Civic Education through Place-Based Education at The Cottonwood School of Civics and ScienceSarah Anderson 7. Student-Centered Assessment Empowers Students as Agents of Positive Change for a Just and Sustainable FutureTina Nilsen-Hodges 8. California’s Plumas County Connects Students to Place through Outdoor Core Mountain KidRob Wade Section 3: Culture and Climate 9. Building Resilience through a Trauma-Informed Lens at Codman AcademyPamela Casna 10. Adventure and Experiential Learning Take Flight at Evergreen Community Charter SchoolSusan Mertz, Marin Leroy, and Jo Giordano 11. Fostering Healthy Relationships and Sustainability Mindsets in a Climate of CareJay Greenlinger and Brendan Callahan 12. Cultural Change is the Key Ingredient in Building a Sustainable Food System at Austin Independent School DistrictDarien Clary, Anne Muller, Anneliese Tanner, and Lindsey Bradley Section 4: Facilities and Operations 13. Discovery Elementary School: A 3D Textbook Comes to LifeKeith David Reeves 14. Waste Not, Want Not: Boulder Valley School District's School Food Project Leads the Way in K-12 Food Waste ReductionLaura A. Smith 15. Academy for Global Citizenship’s Living Campus Reimagines Public EducationKatherine Elmer-Dewitt and Amanda Hanley 16. From LEED to Leader: Virginia Beach City Public Schools Sets the Bar for Divisionwide SustainabilityTim Cole