Sustainability Teaching Resource Library

This is a process article for weaving indigenous and mainstream knowledges within science educational curricula and other science arenas, assuming participants include recognized holders of traditional ecological knowledge (we prefer “Indigenous Knowledge” or “Traditional Knowledge”) and others with expertise in mainstream science. It is based on the “Integrative Science” undergraduate program created at Cape Breton University to bring together indigenous and mainstream sciences and ways of knowing, as well as related Integrative Science endeavors in science research, application, and outreach.  

Keywords: Indigenous Education, Integrative Science, Canadian Context
Link to Resource: https://go.exlibris.link/ndk4J1pL

This book explores the nature of indigenous education, outlining key elements of American Indian perspectives on learning and teaching. It advocates developing a contemporary, culturally based, educational process founded upon traditional tribal values, orientations, and principles, while simultaneously using the most appropriate concepts, technologies, and content of modern education.

Keywords: Indigenous education, Ecology, Indigenous Science Curriculum
Link to Resource: https://go.exlibris.link/bGct5KWq 

College of Sustainability Undergraduate Honours Theses.  

Link to Resource: https://dalspace.library.dal.ca/handle/10222/14621 

This new toolkit is designed to aid public health professionals in giving guest lectures on climate, health, and equity at local high schools, summer camps or anywhere that students in grades 9-12 learn.

Keywords: Health, Wellbeing, Youth Education
Link to Resource: https://apha.org/Topics-and-Issues/Climate-Change/Education

Includes the USA's National Climate Assessment, Climate Literacy Framework, Wildlife and Wildlands Toolkit, Climate Change Education Videos from the National Park Service and more.

Keywords: Climate, Energy, Biodiversity
Link to Resource: https://www.globalchange.gov/browse/educators

NOAA Climate.gov provides timely and authoritative scientific data and information about climate science, adaptation, and mitigation. Their goals are to promote public understanding of climate science and climate-related events, to make NOAA data products and services easy to access and use, to provide climate-related support to the private sector and economy, and to serve people making climate-related decisions with tools and resources that help them answer specific question

Keywords: Climate Resilience Toolkit, Maps & Data, Teaching Climate
Link to Resource: https://www.climate.gov/teaching/climate

Their materials include lesson plans, interactive maps, videos, and articles that explore topics such as biodiversity, conservation, and sustainable development.

Keywords: Youth Education, Society, Lesson Plans
Link to Resource: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/society/education-resources/

NASA Climate Kids provides educational resources, games, activities, and articles focused on climate change and sustainability. The resources are designed for different age groups and cover various aspects of climate science and environmental stewardship.  

Keywords: Youth Education, Science, Climate Link to
Resource: https://climatekids.nasa.gov/

This information sheet is on how to deal with the distress and stress of not just knowing that climate change is a threat, but also feeling that it is a threat.  

Keywords: Emotions Strategies, Behaviour Strategies, Cognitive Strategies  
Link to Resource: https://psychology.org.au/getmedia/cf076d33-4470-415d-8acc-75f375adf2f3/...