The Sustainability Teaching Resource Library contains around 100 reports, toolkits, multimedia and more, to support faculty creating and updating teaching materials. Curated and maintained by the Sustainability Hub to advance sustainability teaching and learning at UBC.

The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education

AASHE empowers higher education faculty, administrators, staff and students to be effective change agents and drivers of sustainability innovation. We work with and for higher education to ensure that our world’s future leaders are motivated and equipped to solve sustainability challenges.

Link to Resource: https://www.aashe.org/

Climate Change & Energy
Human Well-being & Social Systems
Educational resource
Web-based Resources
The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education

FNESC/FNSA Teacher Resource Guides Units, Lessons, and Activities for Blended or Remote Learning Contexts

This guide is designed to identify the units, lessons and/or activities within the FNESC/FNSA teacher resource guides that can be most readily adapted for remote or online learning situations.

Keywords: Indigenous Education, Youth education, Remote learning.
Link to Resource: https://www.fnsa.ca/portfolio-items/fnesc-fnsa-teacher-resource-guides-u...

Human Well-being & Social Systems
Educational resource
Toolkits and Guides
2020
First Nations Education Steering Committe

Indigenous Ally Toolkit

Many want to be an ally, which is why this pamphlet focuses on that term. However, being an ally is not a self-appointed identity and requires you to show your understanding through actions, relations, and recognition by the community

Keywords: Indigenous education, Wellbeing, Allyship
Link to Resource: https://www.segalcentre.org/common/sitemedia/201819_Shows/ENG_AllyTookit...

Human Well-being & Social Systems
Educational resource
Toolkits and Guides
2018
Segal Center

Digital Commons Network

The Digital Commons Network brings together free, full-text scholarly articles from hundreds of universities and colleges worldwide. Curated by university librarians and their supporting institutions, the Network includes a growing collection of peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, dissertations, working papers, conference proceedings, and other original scholarly work.

Link to Resource: http://network.bepress.com/

Climate Change & Energy
Data & Technology
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Web-based Resources
Digital Commons Network

Indications of environmental literacy: using a new survey instrument to measure awareness, knowledge, and attitudes of university-aged students

Few studies have focused on university-level assessments as means for increasing people's environmental knowledge. The reported research examines the levels of environmental knowledge and attitudes of Iowa State University (ISU) undergraduate and graduate students registered for the 2007 spring semester. A new survey instrument was developed specifically for this study, accounting for local (Midwestern) and global environmental issues.  

Keywords: Environmental Education, Environmental literacy
Link to Resource: https://dr.lib.iastate.edu/entities/publication/10bf230b-b25f-47a0-9414-...

Ecological Systems
Human Well-being & Social Systems
Educational resource
Journal Article
2007
Susan O'Brian

SDG Academy: Climate Change, the Science and Global Impact

The course covers the basic principles of atmospheric science, methods of climate data collection and tracking of greenhouse gas emissions. It introduces basic climate modeling and explores the impact of various greenhouse gas emissions scenarios.

Keywords: SDGs, Climate, Energy
Link to Resource: https://www.classcentral.com/course/edx-climate-change-the-science-and-g...

Climate Change & Energy
Ecological Systems
Natural Resources
Educational resource
Course Activities & Assignments
Class central

Environmental Learning And Experience: An interdisciplinary guide for teachers

Designed as a support framework to guide teachers in their education planning, the guide also aims to support the implementation of many of the Integrated Resource Packages (IRP’s) and will be complemented by web resources to support environmental learning in diverse subjects like science, social studies and language arts

Keywords: Youth Education, Environmental Education, Traditional Ecological Knowledge
Link to Resource: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/education/kindergarten-to-grade-12/tea...

Ecological Systems
Human Well-being & Social Systems
Educational resource
Toolkits and Guides
2007
BC Ministry of Education

Expanding Your Environmental Education Toolkit Workshop Handouts

Included in this package are documents, resources and tools to help you in your Environmental Education Program planning, delivery and evaluation. Topics include Teaching Controversial issues in the Classroom, Addressing the Fears of Teaching EE in the Classroom (for Teachers) and Planning Templates for Environmental Education Programs.  

Keywords: Envrionmental Education, Youth Education, Curriculum studies  
Link to Resource: https://sierraclub.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Expanding-your-envir...

Ecological Systems
Human Well-being & Social Systems
Educational resource
Toolkits and Guides
2006
Sierra Club of Canada

Introducing the Global Goals

Use this guide to introduce the Global Goals to elementary students.

Keywords: Youth Education, SDGs, Education
Link to Resource: https://microbit.org/teach/do-your-bit/global-goals/introducing-the-glob...

Ecological Systems
Human Well-being & Social Systems
Educational resource
Course Activities & Assignments
Micro:Bit

Knowing Home: Braiding Indigenous Science with Western Science

Knowing Home weaves Indigenous perspectives, worldviews, and wisdom practices into the science curriculum. It provides a window into the scientific knowledge and technological innovations of the Indigenous peoples who live in Northwestern North America, thus providing numerous examples and cases for developing science lessons and curricula.

Keywords: Indigenous Education, Science education, Curriculum studies
Link to Resource: https://greatbearrainforesttrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Knowingh...

Ecological Systems
Human Well-being & Social Systems
Policy, Economics & Governance
Educational resource
Textbook/Books/Reports
2016
Gloria Snively and Lorna Williams

Podcast: How To Save A Planet

Climate change. We know. It can feel too overwhelming. But what if there was a show about climate change that left you feeling... energized? One so filled with possibility that you actually wanted to listen? Join us, journalist Alex Blumberg and a crew of climate nerds, as we bring you smart, inspiring stories about the mess we're in and how we can get ourselves out of it.

Link to Resource: https://gimletmedia.com/shows/howtosaveaplanet/z3hj4jk

Ecological Systems
Human Well-being & Social Systems
Policy, Economics & Governance
Educational resource
Podcast
How To Save A Planet

The journal for Sustainbaility Education

The Journal of Sustainability Education (JSE) serves as a forum for academics and practitioners to share, critique, and promote research, practices, and initiatives that foster the integration of economic, ecological, and social-cultural dimensions of sustainability within formal and non-formal educational contexts.

Link to Resource: http://www.susted.com/wordpress/

Ecological Systems
Human Well-being & Social Systems
Policy, Economics & Governance
Educational resource
Database
The journal for Sustainbaility Education

Two-Eyed Seeing and other lessons learned within a co-learning journey of bringing together indigenous and mainstream knowledges and ways of knowing

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

Ecological Systems
Human Well-being & Social Systems
Policy, Economics & Governance
Educational resource
Journal Article
2012
Cheryl Bartlett & Murdena Marshall & Albert Marshall

Place in Research: Theory, Methodology, and Methods

This volume explores how researchers around the globe are coming to terms - both theoretically and practically - with place in the context of settler colonialism, globalization, and environmental degradation. McKenzie and Tuck outline a trajectory of critical place inquiry that not only furthers empirical knowledge, but ethically imagines new possibilities for collaboration and action.

Keywords: Place-based learning, Indigenous education, Research Methodology  
Link to Resource: https://go.exlibris.link/q4BpTFv2

Ecological Systems
Human Well-being & Social Systems
Policy, Economics & Governance
Educational resource
Journal Article
2015
Eve Tuck, Marcia McKenzie

Look to the mountain, an ecology of indigenous education

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 

Ecological Systems
Human Well-being & Social Systems
Policy, Economics & Governance
Educational resource
Textbook/Books/Reports
1994
Gregory Cajete

All We Can Save - For Educators

The All We Can Save Project is on a mission to embed climate truth, courage, and just solutions in education — and to make it exceedingly easy to use the All We Can Save anthology within classrooms and beyond.  

Keywords: Just Solutions, Climate Actions. Youth Education
Link to Resource: https://www.allwecansave.earth/for-educators

Educational resource
Course Activities & Assignments
The All We Can Save Project

Thesis library

College of Sustainability Undergraduate Honours Theses.  

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

Climate Change & Energy
Human Well-being & Social Systems
Policy, Economics & Governance
Educational resource
Textbook/Books/Reports
Dalhousie College of Sustainability

Mental Health and Our Changing Climate

Update from 2017 report, "With this update, we aim to provide readers with the information and guidance they need to stay current in this field and take effective action."

Keywords: Mental Health, Wellbeing, Resilient Communities
Link to Resource: https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/mental-health-climate-change.pdf

Climate Change & Energy
Human Well-being & Social Systems
Educational resource
Textbook/Books/Reports
2021
American Psychological Association

Climate and Health Youth Education Toolkit

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

Climate Change & Energy
Human Well-being & Social Systems
Educational resource
Textbook/Books/Reports
2020
American Public Health Association

Climate Change Anxiety: Researcher Shares Tips to Avoid Feeling Overwhelmed

A UBC researcher's (Dr. Michele Koppes) story about navigating climate anxiety.

Keywords: Climate Anxiety, Wellbeing, Climate Change
Link to Resource: https://www.inverse.com/article/57894-climate-change-anxiety-is-real-but...

Climate Change & Energy
Human Well-being & Social Systems
Educational resource
Web-based Resources
2019
Inverse

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