Essays

Designing Sustainable Societies by Incorporating Indigenous Realism
Michael Phillips, Illinois Valley Community College
This webpage is an academic essay discussing the integration of Indigenous realism into Earth education for sustainable societies, emphasizing the value of Indigenous knowledges, experiential learning, and locally tailored solutions to environmental crises, as proposed by scholar Daniel Wildcat, within the context of geoscience pedagogy. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

It's too late. Let's get to work anyway.
Don Haas, Paleontological Research Institution
This webpage is an essay discussing the urgency of climate action despite delayed responses, advocating for transformative, interdisciplinary Earth education that empowers students as leaders in sustainability through systemic change rather than incremental reforms. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Sustainable Agriculture as an Integrating Context for Earth Education
Tara Laidlaw, Out to Learn
An essay page from the InTeGrate project discussing how sustainable agriculture serves as a multidisciplinary, community-connected context for Earth education, integrating academic, environmental, social, and economic learning to advance sustainable societies. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Educating ALL: The Importance of Everyone Taking Care of This EARTH We Share
Paula Faulkner, North Carolina A & T State University
This webpage is an educational essay advocating for early and inclusive Earth science education across K-12 and higher education levels, emphasizing sustainability, environmental stewardship, and public engagement through real-world learning experiences and interdisciplinary approaches. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Where are the humanities?
PRAJUKTI Bhattacharyya, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
An essay page from the InTeGrate project discussing the integration of humanities in earth science education for sustainability, emphasizing storytelling, imagination, and interdisciplinary teaching methods to foster deeper student engagement with societal and environmental issues. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Inspiring Action in Earth Education
Derek Dubossi, LaGuardia High School for Performing Arts & Music and Arts
A content page from the InTeGrate project featuring an essay by educator Derek Dubossi on fostering actionable Earth education through relevance, empathy, and collaborative learning environments in the context of sustainable societies. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Importance of the Intentionality of Process for Building Sustainable Societies
Dave Gosselin, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
This essay page from the InTeGrate project emphasizes the necessity of intentional, skill-based collaboration processes in sustainability education, advocating for structured training over trial-and-error learning to effectively build sustainable societies through interdisciplinary cooperation. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Solve Climate 2030: Solar Dominance and Civic Engagement
David Blockstein, Bard College
This essay page from the InTeGrate project explores achieving climate stabilization by 2030 through solar energy dominance and civic engagement, detailing Bard College’s Power Dialogs initiative that connects students with clean energy experts to discuss solutions, equity, and action pathways in the transition to a sustainable energy future. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Teaching is Insufficient; Learning is also Insufficient.
Kim Kastens, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Kim Kastens, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University Pre-workshop Essay for the Workshop on Earth Education for Sustainable Societies In episode 122 of Star Trek: Voyager, the character Seven of ...

SUSTAINABLE EARTH? BLAH... WE ARE AN INTERSTELLAR SPECIES!
Joel Aquino, University of North Georgia / Hall County Schools
An opinion essay page arguing that Earth's sustainability is unattainable due to entropy and resource demands, proposing interstellar expansion as a long-term solution, while advocating for integrating big data, GIS, and emerging technologies in K-16 education to address environmental challenges and human evolution. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.