What is sustainability? Among the many ways that sustainability has been defined, the simplest and most fundamental is: "the ability to sustain" or, put another way, "the capacity to endure.
" Today, it is by no means certain our society has the capacity to endure – at least in such a way that the nine billion people expected on Earth by 2050 will all be able to achieve a basic quality of life. The planet's ecosystems are deteriorating and the climate is changing. We are consuming so much, and so quickly, that we are already living far beyond the earth's capacity to support us.
Sustainable Project Design Manual - OSPI. Habits of Mind. The Partnership for 21st Century Skills. Inquiry Based Learning. What is inquiry-based learning?
An old adage states: "Tell me and I forget, show me and I remember, involve me and I understand. " The last part of this statement is the essence of inquiry-based learning, says our workshop author Joe Exline 1. Inquiry implies involvement that leads to understanding. PBL for 21st Century Success - Buck Education Institute. Project Based Learning - Buck Education Institute. Systems Thinking, Tools for a Systems Thinker - Waters Foundation. Project Based Learning - PEI. Sustainable Tomorrow Systems Thinking Guidebook - PEI.
Field Investigation Guide - PEI. Landscape Investigation Guidelines - PEI.
Curriculum Applications - Snapshot.