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EVENTS
NAIS
Conference
February 23-24, 2011
National Harbor, MD
Healthy
Commons Workshop
March 1st, 2011. 9am-4:30pm
The Cloud Institute Office
New York, NY
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Introduction
to Sustainability Workshop
July 10th. 9am-4:30pm
New York, NY
EfS
Curriculum Design Studio
July 11th - 15th. 9am-4:30pm
New York, NY
BOOKSTORE
View the Cloud Bookstore for EfS units of study, curricula, design tools and more...
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January
11, 2011
In
this Issue...
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Cloud News
Welcoming in the New Year, Welcoming a New Team Member, Launch of the
Free "Healthy Commons" Curriculum Developed by The Cloud Institute and TerraCycle, and Upcoming Cloud Workshops
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Program Highlights
2011-2012 New Jersey Learns Application Deadline Extended, and Digi IF Program
Update
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Exciting Opportunities
Staples Youth Challenge
CLOUD NEWS
Welcoming in the New Year
We are starting off the new year with lots of
exciting news to share with you! First, we would like to thank Leah Mayor for her dedication to
fulfilling the mission of The Cloud Institute. For the past three years, Leah
has been instrumental in growing and securing funding for our New Jersey Learns and SoL Education Partnership programs. We wish her well as she begins a new chapter in her professional
life--she will be missed.
Welcoming a
New Team Member | Moira N. Wilkenson,
Ed.D.
Moira
N. Wilkenson has dedicated herself to improving the quality and relevance of public education, domestically and internationally, throughout her
career. For the last five years, Moira has been teaching teachers at the City College of New York and, for the last four,
she has been consulting with UNICEF, advocating for equal educational rights for girls and boys globally. Please
join us in welcoming her to the position of Senior Director of Education
& Research!
Healthy Commons
| TheFree TerraCycle Curriculum Developed by The Cloud Institute
After a slight delay, we are excited to announce the launch of our second
lesson set, "Healthy Commons," in the TerraCycle Curriculum
Series. This free curriculum provides new learning experiences for students and
teachers to educate for sustainability.
Released three times a year,
each TerraCycle Curriculum Lesson Set focuses on a particular topic and its relationship to the materials cycle.
Each set in the four grade-appropriate lessons (K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12),
include tailored lessons that have been aligned to The Cloud Institute’s Education for Sustainability (EfS) Standards, meet the McRel National Standards, and
meet Common Core State Standards.
We invite you to use our curriculum in your classroom, and share your
experience with us! In addition to the curriculum, we have
provided a feedback form--we'd love to hear from you!
View
and download
the free lesson sets here.
Save
the Date | Upcoming Cloud Workshops
We have several exciting workshops that we'd love to add to your
calendar!
March
1st. 9am - 4:30pm | Healthy Commons Workshop. The first of nine EfS Content Standard workshops, this workshop introduces participants to the “Commons” in their own life and communities. Participants begin by exploring the differences between public and private property and understanding the concept of the Commons, and then explore the characteristics of the Commons in communities. Using this knowledge, participants explore their own communities and look for evidence of the Commons.
Register
Now
July
10th. 9am - 4:30pm |
Introduction to Sustainability Workshop. A variety of interactive sessions
are provided to participants to develop an awareness of sustainability and the application of the knowledge, skills, attitudes, core content, and competencies of Education for Sustainability (EfS). Workshop activities include
discussion of systems thinking, quality-of-life indicators, common pool resources, economic models, and the ecological literacy skills of sustainability.
July
11th - 15th. 9am - 4:30pm | EfS
Curriculum Design Studio. This week-long training is designed to prepare educators, administrators, and leaders to design
curriculum that educates for sustainability. During the week, you will be provided with the expertise, resources, and tools that you will use to design elegant EfS curriculum units for use in your classroom or to design EfS change initiatives for your school. *
Pre-Requisete: Introdcution to Sustainability Workshop
Check out our website
for additional location and registrations details.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
2011-2012 New Jersey Learns Application Deadline Extended
Do you live in New Jersey? Are you passionate about
being a leader in your community's shift toward sustainability? We
are looking for diverse individuals and teams to join our 2011-2012 New
Jersey Learns Program. To learn more about the program, and to apply
online, check out our program page here.
Applications are due March 30th, 2011.
Digi
IF | Program Update
We are thrilled to announce that our Digi IF program, a six-week digital version of our Inventing the
Future: Leadership and Participation for the 21st Century curriculum,
kicked off in early January.
Digi IF is offered in partnership with iEARN,
a non-profit organization that empowers teachers and students to work
together using new communication technologies. High school
students from the US and abroad explore and
discuss the multifaceted concepts of "community" and their roles in creating a sustainable
future via online discussion forums and assignments. In addition to weekly
posting assignments,
and contributing peer-to-peer feedback, students will participate in two
live webinar sessions facilitated by our Lead Sustainability Educator, Aleidria
Lichau. The program provides students with a process to develop
action plans for their communities that have realistic goals and
timelines so that they can achieve their visions for a sustainable
future.
At the culmination of the program, students are invited to present their work at the iEARN YouthCan Conference in
April. Their achieved action plans and visions for a sustainable future will be compiled into an "Inventing the Future: Leadership and Participation for the 21st Century"
booklet to inspire and encourage us all.
EXCITING
OPPORTUNITIES
Earth Force & Staples Urban Environment Challenge
The Staples Urban Environment Challenge (UEC) includes several opportunities for young people addressing climate change to receive regional and national recognition as well as a technology package worth $1,000!
The
deadline to register as a participating group is January 31, 2011. To find out more, check out their website.
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