| Acknowledgments | | xiii | |
| Introduction: From Breakdown to Breakthrough | | 1 | (20) |
| Five Practices of Emotionally and Socially Engaged Ecoliteracy |
| | 12 | (9) |
| SECTION ONE STORIES FROM THE FIELD |
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| PART ONE STANDING STRONG ON A COAL MOUNTAIN |
| | 21 | (22) |
| 1 Lessons from a Coal Miner's Daughter |
| | 23 | (12) |
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| | 25 | (1) |
| Deconstructing the Meaning of "Cheap" |
| | 26 | (4) |
| Why Can't We Go Out and Play, Daddy? |
| | 30 | (5) |
| | 35 | (8) |
| Spartanburg Day School, South Carolina |
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| Bringing "The Ecosphere" Down to Earth |
| | 36 | (4) |
| | 40 | (1) |
| | 41 | (2) |
| PART TWO FROM ANGER TO ACTION IN OIL COUNTRY |
| | 43 | (20) |
| 3 The Heart of the Caribou |
| | 45 | (10) |
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| | 48 | (5) |
| United States Is Number One in Oil Consumption |
| | 53 | (2) |
| | 55 | (8) |
| Kids Rethink New Orleans Schools |
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| The World's Most Important Energy Source |
| | 59 | (3) |
| Classroom Exercise: Where's the Oil? |
| | 62 | (1) |
| PART THREE SHARED WATER: MOVING BEYOND BOUNDARIES |
| | 63 | (24) |
| | 65 | (12) |
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| The Biggest (Hidden) Use of Water |
| | 67 | (1) |
| | 68 | (3) |
| | 71 | (6) |
| 6 From Restoration to Resilience |
| | 77 | (10) |
| Students and Teachers Restoring a Watershed, Northern California |
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| | 81 | (1) |
| | 82 | (2) |
| The New Face of Water Pollution |
| | 84 | (3) |
| PART FOUR NOURISHING COMMUNITIES WITH FOOD |
| | 87 | (24) |
| 7 Changing a Food System, One Seed at a Time |
| | 89 | (10) |
| La Semilla Food Center, Anthony, New Mexico |
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| | 92 | (2) |
| | 94 | (5) |
| 8 Forging the Food Justice Path |
| | 99 | (12) |
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| The Rise of School Food Reform |
| | 100 | (5) |
| The Curriculum Connection |
| | 105 | (1) |
| | 106 | (5) |
| SECTION TWO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES |
| | 111 | (22) |
| 9 Cultivating Ecoliterate Learning Communities |
| | 113 | (10) |
| Guidelines for Engaging Colleagues |
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| Using Circles to Cultivate Deep Listening |
| | 118 | (2) |
| Transformation in the Classroom |
| | 120 | (3) |
| 10 Reflection and Practice |
| | 123 | (10) |
| Conversation Strategies for Getting Started |
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| | 127 | (3) |
| Professional Development Sample Agendas |
| | 130 | (3) |
| Conclusion: Hands-On Hope | | 133 | (2) |
| Notes | | 135 | (20) |
| Resources | | 155 | (8) |
| Index | | 163 | (8) |
| The Center for Ecoliteracy | | 171 | (2) |
| The Authors | | 173 | |
