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--------------------------------------------------------------------------= ------ This email newsletter was sent to you in graphical HTML format. If you're seeing this version, your email program prefers plain text = emails. You can read the original version online: http://ymlp260.net/zxB4Ee --------------------------------------------------------------------------= ------ =C2=A0 IN THIS ISSUE -NJ Learns Fee Reduction - Design Studio Videos Online - Blog Post from Jaimie Cloud ------------------------- CONNECT Stay connected and learn more about the work we're doing in your community. Join us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter! ------------------------- SUPPORT Help us continue to build strong learning communities around the country. Become a member of our Circle of Friends today! ------------------------- CLOUD STORE . Visit the Cloud Store for EfS units of study, curricula, design tools and more... Get Your Own Curriculum Design Box Today Learn More ( http://www.cloudinstitute.org/curricula-units-courses/ ) =C2=A0 ------------------------- CLOUD STORE =C2=A0 F/REE Downloads ( http://www.cloudinstitute.org/free-k-12-exemplary-lessons ) K-12 Exemplary Lessons Developed for TerraCycle by The Cloud Institute =C2=A0 TerraCycleCurriculum Lesson Sets each focus on a particular EfS Standard and its relationship to the materials cycles. =C2=A0 April 10th, 2012 =C2=A0 The Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education | Programs =C2=A0 2012 NJ LEARNS KEYSTONE YEAR The NJ Learns Keystone Year is a 9-month Introductory Education for Sustainability program. Between May 2012 and January 2013, the Keystone Year program will provide participants with a transformative understanding of what sustainability is, and the knowledge, skills and tools to lead it and educate for it in your community or school.=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Thanks to a grant from The Dodge Foundation ( http://www.grdodge.org ) we have been able to reduce the fee for the program from $945 to$275! And, NJ Learns partner Sustainable Jersey ( http://www.sustainablejersey.com ) will provide 20 scholarships, valued at $275 each to Sustainable Jersey registered and certified towns. =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Through the NJ Learns Keystone Program you and your team members will receive: * Eight days of expert training, best practices, and leadership tools to educate for sustainability * Knowledge, skills, materials to approach community interests from a sustainability perspective * Resources and networking opportunities to build your capacity to advance sustainability initiatives * Constructive peer and expert feedback to help you match your message to your audience and more! Learn More ( http://www.cloudinstitute.org/new-jersey-learns )=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0D= ownload the Flyer ( http://www.cloudinstitute.org/storage/NJL-Flyer_March2012.pdf )=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0A= pply Now! ( http://www.cloudinstitute.org/nj-learns-application ) =C2=A0 =C2=A0 2012 NEW YORK SUMMER DESIGN STUDIO This annual program is designed for educators, faculty, curriculum supervisors, administrators, and community educators. As teams or as individuals, participants learn how to design and embed EfS into their curriculum, assessments, and community-based projects. Administrators and supervisors learn how to develop performance assessments, professional development plans, and organizational learning strategies that educate for sustainability. Individual or group registrations are available. Lunch and program materials will be provided. =C2=A0 EAST COAST=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2= =A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2= =A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2= =A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0WEST COAST New York, NY=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0= =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0= =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0= =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0Portland, OR =C2=A0July 29th - August 3rd=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2= =A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2= =A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0June 24th - June 29th =C2=A0 Click Here ( http://www.cloudinstitute.org/summer-design-studio ) to learn more and watch videos from last year's Summer Design Studio: =C2=A0 =C2=A0 The Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education | NEW Blog Post! =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Reflections on =E2=80=98Happiness and Wellbeing: Defining a New Economic Paradigm=E2=80=99 By Jaimie Cloud On April 2nd of this year I attended a meeting at the U.N. Hosted by The Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bhutan, Lyonchhen Jigmi Y. Thinley entitled, =E2=80=98Happiness and Wellbeing: Defining a New = Economic Paradigm=E2=80=99. Bhutan is famous for developing the Gross National Happiness Index, a stunning measure of sustainable development that takes a holistic approach towards notions of progress and gives equal importance to both economic as well as non-economic aspects of wellbeing.Continue Reading ( http://www.cloudinstitute.org/blog/2012/4/9/reflections-on-happiness-and-w= ellbeing-defining-a-new-econom.html ) =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Events You Should Know About =C2=A0 April 12th, 2012Ramapo Masters of Arts in Sustainability Studies ( http://ww2.ramapo.edu/sshs/news.aspx ) Mahwah, NJ | How do we create lead institutions for sustainability? Mastermind of sustainable transformation Tony Cortese, President, Second Nature, "Advancing Consensus on Sustainability in Higher Education: from Curriculum to Climate." =C2=A0 April 27th, 2012NY+20 ( http://newyorkplus20.wordpress.com ) New York, NY | With the UN Headquarters in New York, we are in a unique position to expose young people to the UN process and to inspire them to take part in sustainable development action. NY+20 wants the youth of the world to have a strong, organized position at Rio+20, and to be able to deliver a clear message of needs to be in the final outcome document. No prior knowledge about sustainable development, Rio+20, or the United Nations needed to attend! Come join other young people from around New York City, get inspired, and start the movement for sustainability in your community! =C2=A0 April 28th, 2012TEDxNYED ( http://www.tedxnyed.com ) New York, NY | TEDxNYED is a New York City-based TEDx event focused on education. This year=E2=80=99s theme is Connected. Instructed. Created. and will take place on April 28, 2012 at the Museum of Moving Image. Join Jaimie Cloud and other presenters invited to share their insights and inspire conversations about the future of education. =C2=A0 July 9th - 13th, 2012Camp Snowball ( http://campsnowball.org ) Tucson, AZ | Camp Snowball is about building collective capacity to shape the future. We live in an inceasingly interconnected and complex world in which the ways we live in one place affect people and ecosystems elsewhere.=C2=A0 This four-day, multi-faceted learning event that brings together students, parents, educators, and business and community leaders to build everyone=E2=80=99s capacity for learning and leading in the 21st century. Visit http://campsnowball.org to learn more and register online. =C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Resources for Teachers =C2=A0 All Terrain Brain (ATB) ( http://www.allterrainbrain.org/ATBEducators.aspx ) is a multimedia project designed to get 8-12 year old kids to take their brains = =E2=80=9Coff road=E2=80=9D and tap into their entrepreneurial spirits. The project's components: 25 short videos, the interactive ATB web site, and the Team ATB Activity Guide, help kids discover they have the power to do whatever they want in life. It's loaded with resources to help the kids you work with develop the critical- and creative-thinking skills they need to get excited about opportunities and take control of their futures. With brain-twisting group activities, singable animated videos, and a series of badge-collecting web experiences, ATB inspires kids to discover passions, think creatively, take responsibility, embrace change, persevere, set goals, solve problems and dream big. Jaimie Cloud was an advisor to this project developed by Three Chicks Production Company with the support of the Kauffman Foundation. You will recognize the attributes of our EfS Standard, Inventing and Effecting the Future in all of the scenarios and activities. =C2=A0 ------------------------- The Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education prepares K-12 school systems and their communities to educate for a sustainable future by inspiring educators and engaging students through meaningful content and learner-centered instruction. Our services include: consulting and leadership development; professional development and coaching; curriculum design, assessment, mapping, and alignment, and facilitating school and community partnerships. We define Education for Sustainability (EfS) as a transformative learning process that equips students, teachers, and school systems with the new knowledge and ways of thinking we need to achieve economic prosperity and responsible citizenship while restoring the health of the living systems upon which our lives depend. EfS has multiple, positive effects on student achievement, school culture, community vitality, and ecological integrity. 307 Seventh Avenue Suite 1201, New York, NY 10001 ph. 212.645.9930 fax 212.645.9931www.cloudinstitute.org ( http://www.cloudinstitute.org/ ) Unsubscribe below or send an email to newslettter@cloudinstitute.org, to let us know what we can do to keep you connected. _____________________________ Unsubscribe / Change Profile: = http://ymlp260.net/ugjusmyhgsghusjwgmhggjsbqwq Powered by YourMailingListProvider
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