Articles and Awards
Below is a list of articles written about or by Facing the Future followed by some awards that we have received in recent years.
Articles Written About Facing the Future
Integrating Global Education In Every Discipline
Robyn Gee, ASCD.com, March 2011.
What's in Your Trash?
Amanda Beckrich, The Science Teacher, Volume 78, No. 4, April/May 2011.
Sustainable Design for a Bountiful Future
Ben Wheeler, Green Teacher, Volume 90: The Growth of Eco Schools, Fall 2010.
Global Competence Is a 21st Century Imperative
NEA Policy Brief, National Education Association on Global Competence, April 2010.
Facing the Future
Horizon Air, December 2009.
Bears in the Air
Middle Level Learning, Supplement to National Council for the Social Studies Publications, No. 34, January/February 2009.
Education for a Sustainable Future
Debra Rowe, Science, Volume 317, July 20, 2007.
Cake Teaches Inequality: Students Learn about Resources in Uneven Slices
Amy Bounds, DailyCamera.com, February 16, 2007.
Review of It's All Connected: A Comprehensive Guide to Global Issues and Sustainable Solutions
Middle States Council for the Social Studies, Fall 2005.
Strange Days on Planet Earth
National Geographic PBS series, educator curriculum includes Facing the Future activity, 2005.
Sweatshop Accounting
Larry Steele, Rethinking Schools, Volume 19, No. 1, Fall 2004.
Articles Written By Facing the Future
Reflections on the What, Why, and How of Education for Sustainability
Kim Rakow Bernier, Community Works Journal, Winter 2011.
Sustainability Education in K-12 Classrooms
Wendy Church and Laura Skelton, Journal of Sustainability Education, Volume 1: Emerging Visions of Sustainability Education, May 2010.
Connecting Students to Global Issues Through Local Action
David White-Espin and Kim Rakow Bernier, TESOL Classroom Practice Series, Volume II: Authenticity in the Language Classroom and Beyond: Children and Adolescent Learners (Eds. Rilling and Dantas-Whitney, 2010).
Reaching Mainstream Teachers with Social Issues Education
A Primer from the Front Lines
Wendy Church, Facing the Future Informational Paper, January 2010.
Literacy, Science, and My Sinking House
Wendy Church and Lauren McClanahan, Essential Teacher, Volume 6, Issue 3-4, October 2009.
Global Issues and Sustainable Solutions
20-article Newspapers in Education series, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, April 9 - June 13, 2008.
Understanding Sustainability: A Two-Week Unit for Middle School Science
Dave Wilton, Washington Science Teacher's Journal, Volume 48, No. 3, November 2007.
Finally - Fun Lessons About Sustainability for Elementary School!
Dave Wilton, Washington Science Teacher's Journal, Volume 48, No. 3, November 2007.
Inspiring Student Learning with the Real World
Wendy Church, New Horizons for Learning, September 2005.
Engaging and Empowering Students: A Framework for Teaching about Global Issues and Solutions
Gilda Wheeler and Kim Rakow Bernier, New Horizons for Learning, June 2004.
Taking Stock of Our Future: Program Evaluation and Assessment of Global Issues Education
Kim Rakow Bernier and Gilda Wheeler, New Horizons for Learning, March 2004.
Awards