Going to Green - Softcover

Wiland, Harry; Bell, Dale

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1603582622 ISBN 13: 9781603582629

Publisher: Chelsea Green Pub Co, 2009

Synopsis

This unique learning resource combines an integrated, detailed academic curriculum with service-based learning activities to educate, inspire, and empower citizen learners to build greener and healthier communities.

Tested in high schools, university extension classes, community colleges, and community organizations, this teacher-friendly curriculum is rated highly as a successful program for knowledge acquisition across disciplines. It meets NSTA and NCSS national standards for grades 9–12, and includes a wide variety of cross-curricular activities with focus on literature, math, and art.

Volume discounts are available. Any educators with questions, or those who would like to request a PDF sample of the curriculum, please send an email to Jeffrey Slayton at jslayton@chelseagreen.com.

About this title

About the Author:

Individual productions by filmmakers Harry Wiland and Dale Bell have received an Academy Award, five Emmys, one Peabody, two Christophers, and two Cine Golden Eagles, among other awards. Their collaborative award-winning project on caregiving, "And Thou Shalt Honor," was broadcast by PBS in 2002 to wide acclaim. Their "Edens Lost & Found" PBS Series won North American Environmental Educators' First Prize in 2007. They are both Ashoka Lifetime Fellows and Purpose Prize Fellows. Together they have authored Edens Lost & Found: How Ordinary Citizens Are Restoring Our Great American Cities, and Going to Green: A Standards-Based Environmental Education Curriculum for Schools, Colleges, and Communities.

About this edition

• Publisher: Chelsea Green Pub Co
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1603582622
• ISBN 13: 9781603582629
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 197