My bold padlet by Ong Ying Torng https://padlet.com/yingtorng/wj9ow5xvq9qx54sc Made with love en-us 2020-10-15 14:40:53 UTC 2020-10-17 03:37:03 UTC hello@padlet.com Education for sustainability yingtorng https://padlet.com/yingtorng/wj9ow5xvq9qx54sc/wish/832544006 Definition:
-an educational approach that aims to develop students, schools and communities with the values and the motivation to take action for sustainability in their personal lives, within their community and also at a global scale, now and in the future. 
- a transformative learning process that equips students, teachers, schools, and informal educators with the knowledge and ways of thinking that society needs to achieve economic prosperity and responsible citizenship while restoring the health of the living systems upon which our lives depend. ]]> 2020-10-15 14:41:05 UTC https://padlet.com/yingtorng/wj9ow5xvq9qx54sc/wish/832544006 Multiple teaching and learning methodologies: yingtorng https://padlet.com/yingtorng/wj9ow5xvq9qx54sc/wish/837332676 - include backwards design, best known as “Understanding by Design (UBD)” 
-curriculum mapping tools
- learner centered/assessment driven instruction
- project-based learning
-inquiry-based learning
-constructivist learning
-professional learning communities. 

-recognizes the essential role that interdisciplinary and cross-sector collaboration play in fostering innovation.
- assumes that comprehensive, anticipatory design solutions are required for systemic change.
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Engineering & Design: biomimicry-a science in which we look to solve human problems by looking to see the way nature solved problems and applying theories to the problem we tried to solve.

Education: climate literacy, ecological literacy, environmental education, design thinking, futures studies, social emotional learning, 
 
Social Science & Humanities: creativity and the arts, ecological psychology, ethics, environmental history.
]]> 2020-10-17 03:33:33 UTC https://padlet.com/yingtorng/wj9ow5xvq9qx54sc/wish/837333483 Effects of EfS on students: yingtorng https://padlet.com/yingtorng/wj9ow5xvq9qx54sc/wish/837333915
  • Improves student learning and standards achievement
  • Enhances attitudes towards learning
  • Produces better behavior and attendance
  • Aligns with people’s natural ability to learn holistically
  • Encourages students to make connections between themselves and the systems of which they are a part.
  • Develops a greater awareness of community
  • Produces statistically significant increases in the strength of students’ attitudes about civic engagement.
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  • Improves whole school cultures
  • Fosters meaningful relationships between the school, parents and the community
  • Improves children’s’ health by improving their food choices
  • Models actions and attitudes that promote sustainable living
  • Improves air quality, reduces waste, decreases energy and water use
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