How To Teach Sustainability With Hope

Empower students to tackle sustainability challenges with optimism and practical strategies for real-world impact.

What you’ll cover

1. 1Course welcome
2. 2Introduction
3. 3Set some learning goals
4. 4Sustainability and hope
5. 5What is sustainability?
6. 6Bringing sustainability into the classroom
7. 7The big challenges to a sustainable future
8. 8What is hope?
9. 9What is hope theory and how does it apply to your students?
10. 10The Cool.org Hope Framework
11. 11What does The Cool.org Hope Framework look like in the classroom?
12. 12Introduce the topic and invite learners to discuss it
13. 13Introduce the concept of hope to your students
14. 14Shift awareness
15. 15Show them how far we've already come
16. 16Frame the issue in positive terms
17. 17Pay attention to the solutions
18. 18Share stories of taking action
19. 19Reflect on our mindset around hope
20. 20Other tips
21. 21Reflection
22. 22Taxonomy of learning
23. 23Suggestions for collaboration
24. 24Congratulations