Activity Collection
Bioregion Topical Vocabulary
- Civil Society & Governance 4 matches
- Climate Change 5 matches
- Climate Justice 1 match
- Cultures & Religions 2 matches
- Cycles & Systems 2 matches
- Ecosystem Health 1 match
- Energy 1 match
- Ethics & Values 5 matches
- Food Systems & Agriculture 4 matches
- Future Studies & Visioning 2 matches
- Human Impact & Footprint 3 matches
- Human Health & Wellbeing 3 matches
- Lifestyles & Consumption 3 matches
- Natural Resources 3 matches
- Pollution & Waste 2 matches
- Promising Pedagogies 6 matches
- Sense of Place 2 matches
- Social & Environmental Justice 7 matches
- Sustainability Concepts & Practices 4 matches
- Water & Watersheds 1 match
Results 1 - 7 of 7 matches
Mock United Nations Climate Negotiations Exercise
Shangrila Wynn, The Evergreen State College
This is a version of the UN climate mock negotiations exercise developed by Shangrila Joshi Wynn.
Bioregion Scale: National/Continental, Global
Bioregion Topical Vocabulary: Social & Environmental Justice, Climate Change, Civil Society & Governance
Justice, Power, and Activism: What the Goldman Environmental Prize Winners Teach Us About Resilience and Democracy
Jason Lambacher, University of Washington-Tacoma Campus
This activity is a set of student-centered exercises that enable students to learn about the individual stories of Goldman environmental prize winners, the activism and organizing that grounds their work, and the underlying political and social contexts from which their struggles emerge. The lesson inspires critical reflection about justice, power, and democracy in green politics, and encourages ways to make personal connections to activism and environmental work.
Bioregion Scale: Local Community/Watershed, Global, Campus
Bioregion Topical Vocabulary: Social & Environmental Justice, Sense of Place, Promising Pedagogies:Reflective & Contemplative Practice, Case Studies, Food Systems & Agriculture, Water & Watersheds, Energy, Ethics & Values, Human Impact & Footprint, Climate Change, Lifestyles & Consumption, Promising Pedagogies:Civic Engagement & Service Learning, Human Health & Wellbeing, Natural Resources, Pollution & Waste, Sustainability Concepts & Practices, Future Studies & Visioning, Civil Society & Governance
Afghan Poppies, Climate Change and War: Thinking Systemically About Us and Them
Karen Litfin, University of Washington-Seattle Campus
This contemplative practice inquires into the complex web of interdependencies linking global climate change, the War on Terror, Afghan poppy production, opiate addiction, and food security through the lens of systems theory. The exercise challenges students to consider these linkages not only conceptually but also somatically and emotionally.
Bioregion Scale: Global, National/Continental, Local Community/Watershed
Bioregion Topical Vocabulary: Civil Society & Governance, Human Impact & Footprint, Promising Pedagogies:Reflective & Contemplative Practice, Civic Engagement & Service Learning, Future Studies & Visioning, Sustainability Concepts & Practices, Promising Pedagogies:Case Studies, Cultures & Religions, Food Systems & Agriculture, Ethics & Values, Pollution & Waste, Natural Resources, Climate Change, Social & Environmental Justice, Human Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyles & Consumption, Cycles & Systems
Contemplative Inquiry on Climate Change: Playing with Perspectives
Abigail Lynam, Fielding Graduate University
Hour long contemplative exercise to explore the psychological, emotional and spiritual dimensions of learning about climate change. Guided perspective-taking exercise in small groups of 3-4 students, with discussion and reflective writing.
Bioregion Scale: Regional, Campus, National/Continental, Global
Bioregion Topical Vocabulary: Promising Pedagogies:Reflective & Contemplative Practice, Climate Change, Social & Environmental Justice, Sustainability Concepts & Practices
Engaging Contentious Political Issues
Parakh Hoon
Faculty and students of politics inevitably engage with contentious debates about global inequality and development, conflict, and environmental sustainability. Teaching and learning outcomes in politics tend to ...
Bioregion Scale: Campus, Global, National/Continental
Bioregion Topical Vocabulary: Civil Society & Governance, Social & Environmental Justice, Promising Pedagogies:Reflective & Contemplative Practice, Ethics & Values
Afghan Poppies, Climate Change and US Heroin: Thinking Systemically About Us and Them
Karen Litfin, University of Washington-Seattle Campus
This very simple contemplative exercise is rooted in my "Person/Planet Politics" approach, which invites students to into an experiential relationship with a global socioecological phenomenon: in this instance, Afghan poppy production. It can be adapted to a range of courses and a range of topics within those courses. The basic question is: "Who am I in relation to this?"
Bioregion Scale: Local Community/Watershed, Regional, Global, National/Continental
Bioregion Topical Vocabulary: Ecosystem Health, Promising Pedagogies:Case Studies, Reflective & Contemplative Practice, Lifestyles & Consumption, Human Health & Wellbeing, Human Impact & Footprint, Social & Environmental Justice, Climate Change, Ethics & Values, Food Systems & Agriculture, Cycles & Systems
Land Use and Cultural Imperialism: Cases From Malaysia and the Philippines
LI LIU, Bellevue Community College
Take your students virtually to Malaysia and the Philippines via Google Earth Voyager Project; discuss cultural imperialism in the local context and find solutions to climate justice issues identified with local communities.
Bioregion Scale: Global
Bioregion Topical Vocabulary: Food Systems & Agriculture, Climate Justice, Promising Pedagogies:Reflective & Contemplative Practice, Sustainability Concepts & Practices, Social & Environmental Justice, Sense of Place, Promising Pedagogies:Case Studies, Natural Resources, Ethics & Values, Promising Pedagogies:Civic Engagement & Service Learning, Cultures & Religions