Ecoliterate: How Educators Are Cultivating Emotional, Social, and Ecological Intelligence [Paperback]

A new integration of Goleman's emotional, social, and ecological intelligence?

Hopeful, eloquent, and bold, Ecoliterate offers inspiring stories, practical guidance, and an exciting new model of education that builds - in vitally important ways - on the success of social and emotional learning by addressing today's most important ecological issues.

This book shares stories of pioneering educators, students, and activists engaged in issues related to food, water, oil, and coal in communities from the mountains of Appalachia to a small village in the Arctic; the deserts of New Mexico to the coast of New Orleans; and the streets of Oakland, California to the hills of South Carolina.?

Ecoliterate marks a rich collaboration between Daniel Goleman and the Center for Ecoliteracy, an organization best known for its pioneering work with school gardens, school lunches, and integrating ecological principles and sustainability into school curricula. For nearly twenty years the Center has worked with schools and organizations in more than 400 communities across the United States and numerous other countries.?

Ecoliterate also presents five core practices of emotionally and socially engaged ecoliteracy and a professional development guide.

Acknowledgments xiii

Introduction: From Breakdown to Breakthrough 1

Five Practices of Emotionally and Socially Engaged Ecoliteracy 12

Section One: Stories From the Field

Part One Standing Strong on a Coal Mountain 21

1 Lessons from a Coal Miners Daughter 23
Teri Blanton and Wendell Berry, Kentucky

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