Environment - 2020 Forecast: Creating the Future of Learning

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Altered Bodies

Experimenting at the intersection of environment and performance Advances in neuroscience are revealing new understanding of the brain, its plasticity, and its responsiveness to the environment. Emerging notions of neuro-diversity and physical “disability […] Altered Bodies »

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Evolution of Corporate Social Responsibility

“Edward Granger-Happ, the CIO at Save the Children and chairman of NetHope, writes at the Journal of New England Technology that the face of corporate social responsibility is changing—‘it is no longer an adjunct activity for good community relations; […] Evolution of Corporate Social Responsibility »

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Zenobia Barlow talks about the dilemma schools face in feeling isolated in their work

Zenobia, cofounder of the Center for Ecoliteracy, says schools are not just buildings, but networks of relationships. Zenobia Barlow talks about the dilemma schools face in feeling isolated in their work »

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Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland Wins 2008 Leadership Award For Advocacy

The Green Buildings Council recently awarded Governor Ted Strickland of Ohio its Leadership Award for Advocacy because of Ohio’s application of LEED for Schools standards to state-funded new and renovated buildings. Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland Wins 2008 Leadership Award For Advocacy »

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World Without Oil

WWO was an open, massively collaborative alternate reality game in which participants explored what their lives would be like after peak oil (the point when oil production start to decline permanently). The “gamers” uploaded podcasts, wrote blogs, and […] World Without Oil »

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Transition Towns

Transition Towns is a wiki to support communities organizing adaptive strategies in the face of Peak Oil and Climate Change. Transition Towns »

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Center for Ecoliteracy

The Center for Ecoliteracy works with practitioners in health, nutrition, and education to create innovative K-12 curriculum that gives students hands-on knowledge of the natural world, with the ultimate goal of providing education for sustainable living […] Center for Ecoliteracy »

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Farm to School

Farm to School connects schools with local farms, providing safe healthy meals for school cafeterias, creating opportunities for nutrition education, and supporting local small farmers. Farm to School »

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UG-99

A wheat blight threatens to migrate into vulnerable global wheat reserves. UG-99 »

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MicroSociety

Micro Society is a program in schools in more than 40 states, where students apply their skills to real social, cultural, environmental, and economic challenges facing society today. Through simulations of various sizes, Micro Society empowers students […] MicroSociety »

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