Curriculum and Learning for Climate Action

Radhika Iyengar, Ph.D. (2011), Teachers College, Columbia University, is the Education Director at the Center for Sustainable Development, Earth Institute, Columbia University. She directs many international education programs across sub-Saharan Africa and in South Asia.Christina Kwauk, Ph.D. (2014), University of Minnesota, is a Fellow at the Center for Universal Education at the Brookings Institution. She authored Roadblocks to Quality Education in a Time of Climate Change, on which this edited volume builds.

• Foreword: Towards a Sustainable Future: Integrating Climate Change into CurriculumYao YdoForeword: Climate Action: Transformative Change to Build Forward BetterJeffrey D. SachsNotes on the ContributorsIntroduction: From Roadblocks to a Roadmap: Transformative Education Pathways to Radical Change in the Midst of Climate BreakdownChristina Kwauk and Radhika IyengarPART 1: Toward Education for Climate Action as the Priority1 A Student Reflects on Her US Environmental EducationAlyssa Dougherty2 Implementing a School-Wide Ban on Single-Use Plastic Cutlery in a New Jersey Elementary School: A Case Study on the Scope and Limitations of the Role of School Leadership in Incorporating Sustainable Development Practices into a School AgendaNidhi Thakur3 A Whole Institution Approach to Climate Change Education: Preparing School Systems to Be Climate ProactiveKristen Hargis, Marcia McKenzie, and Isabelle LeVert-Chiasson4 Radical Transformation of Universities to Prepare the Next Generation of Climate ChampionsIrena F. Creed, Meghna Ramaswamy, Matthew Wolsfeld, Stryker Calvez, Murray Fulton, Karsten Liber, Darcy Marciniuk, Jacqueline Ottman, Nancy Turner, Laura Zink, Erin Akins, Kevin Hudson, Jamie Bell, Autumn LaRose-Smith, and Jory McKayPART 2: Toward a More Radical Vision of Education for Climate Action5 UNESCO’s Framework “ESD for 2030”: An Ambitious New Initiative for Massive TransformationAlexander Leicht and Won Jung Byun6 Climate Change as Quality Education: Global Citizenship Education as a Pathway to Meaningful ChangeRicardo Roemhild and William Gaudelli7 The Elephant in the Room: Why Transformative Education Must Address the Problem of Endless Exponential Economic GrowthChirag Dhara and Vandana Singh8 Learning to Recycle Isn’t Enough: Youth-Led Climate Activism and Climate Change Education in the UKRicha SharmaPART 3: Toward (E)quality in Education for Climate Action9 Toward a Transdisciplinary, Justice-Centered Pedagogy of Climate ChangeVandana Singh10 A Call for Transformative Learning in Southern Africa: Using Ubuntu Pedagogy to Inspire Sustainability Thinking and Climate ActionYovita N. Gwekwerere and Overson Shumba11 Ecology-Based Curriculum Design for Transformative Times: An Integrated, Context-Responsive ApproachElisa A. Hartwig12 Eco-Conscious Community Development in Non-Formal EducationTara Stafford Ocansey and Emmanuel Nuetey SiakwaPART 4: Toward Greater Accountability in Education for Climate Action13 Perspectives from a Young Voice on Making Schools and Individuals Agents of ChangeKiana Carlisle14 The “Ecosystem” of Education, Engagement, and Environmental Action in Higher EducationIsabelle Seckler15 A Path to a Green FutureIshaan BharadwajPART 5: Toward Empowering Teachers as Agents of Climate Action16 ESD in Malaysia: Challenges and StrategiesPravindharan Balakrishnan17 Educators’ Perspectives on Environmental Education in India: A Case Study in School and Informal Education SettingsHaein Shin and Srinivas Akula18 Toward Education for Sustainable Development: Lessons from Asia and the AmericasEstefanía Pihen González19 Empowerment, Resilience, and Stewardship as Learning Outcomes: Recalibrating Education to Nurture a New Generation of Climate ActivistsWilliam BertolottiPART 6: Conclusion20 Roadmap to Transformative Change and the Achievement of SDG 4.7Radhika Iyengar and Christina KwaukIndex