Teachers
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Teachers play an important role, both through their work educating students and in their capacity to help their school to operate more sustainably. Sustainability is not a new and additional topic to cram into the daily curriculum. Every existing topic can incorporate facets of sustainability, a goal best attained when every teacher understands the concept of sustainability. To begin, look through the info and resources on this website.
Some steps a teacher can take include:
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Learn about sustainability.
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Subscribe to the SOSI monthly electronic newsletter
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Start learning about sustainability via this website and attending educational events.
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Participate in a SOSI topic team.
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Start a staff discussion group. Read and discuss sustainability-related books together or organize a discussion course from the Northwest Earth Institute: http://www.nwei.org/
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Organize a school event with guest speakers presenting sustainability and related information. Invite the school board members.
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Make your classroom a sustainability experience for your students. (See “The Sustainable Classroom”)
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Organize efforts in your school or district.
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Form a district (school) sustainability team.
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Get district staff to sign up for the SOSI E-news.
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Assess your district’s (school’s) current status. This can start within a specific area, but should eventually be organization-wide. (See Taking Action, Schools and Districts)
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Work with a particular area(s)
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Select a topic area(s) of interest
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Explore that section of the website.
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Determine which Go-To organizations are available to help.
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Set goals and develop an action plan. SOSI can help identify resources to help.