Doughnut Economics Action Lab
A place for everyone putting Doughnut Economics into practice to connect, share, inspire and get inspired.
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Global ESD
A Teacher’s Guide to Evolution, Behavior, and Sustainability Science
Our interdisciplinary teacher’s guide outlines our educational design concept. It provides introductory readings around core concepts of human sciences and ideas for exploring them in the classroom.
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Amselo
An educational project for the development and evaluation of computer simulations and digital teaching resources supported by the Joachim Herz Foundation
Harkavy, I., Hodges, R. A., & Weeks, J. (2022). Transforming Schools, Communities, and Universities: University-Assisted Community Schools as a Case Study. In Research Anthology on Service Learning and Community Engagement Teaching Practices (pp. 544-561). IGI Global.
Transforming Schools, Communities, and Universities: University-Assisted Community Schools as a Case Study
School curricula are divided by subject areas rather than focusing on deeper interdisciplinary conceptual relationships
School curricula are divided by subject areas rather than a focus on deeper interdisciplinary conceptual relationships
Sherry, D. S. (2019). Does knowledge of evolutionary biology change high school students’ attitudes about healthy eating?. Evolution: Education and Outreach, 12(1), 1-11.
A small study was conducted at a New England high school and consisted of two research components: (1) a cross-sectional survey of students’ views about what “healthy eating” means and (2) an intervention experiment designed to isolate exposure to knowledge of evolutionary biology. Data were collected through the use of questionnaires and analyzed according to qualitative methods.
Payoff matrices
Payoff matrices can help us analyze the behavioral strategies and possible outcomes in diverse situations across biology and society.
Analogy mapping
Analogy mapping is a tool for thinking about similarities and differences between different concepts or phenomena.
Tinbergen’s Questions
Tinbergen’s Questions can help organize complex causality of behaviors and other phenomena across time.
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Our Mind
What can we learn from our own thoughts and intuitions about human evolution, behavior, and sustainability? Understanding the causes of our perceptions, intuitions, and beliefs helps us to engage them more flexibly, change perspective, and learn from each other to achieve shared goals.
