North American Association for Environmental Education

http://www.naaee.org/

This is another organizational network of teachers that focuses on environmental education curricula. K-12

Samples of Sustainability Thesi ..... (sexy)

"Campus Sustainability: Sustainability Assessment Framework at the University of Waterloo" by Crystal Legacy (great name) Fall 2003-Winter 2004
http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infowast/watgreen/projects/library/w04sustframework.pdf

"Campus Ecology: Bridging the Gap Between Campus Sustainability Efforts and Urban Ecology" by Suzanne Savanick March 2004
http://sci.cfans.umn.edu/StudProj/Savanick2004.pdf

"Sustainability Assessment and Reporting for the University of Michigan's Ann Arbor Campus" by Sandra I. Rodriguez, Matthew S. Roman, Samantha C. Sturhahn, Elizabeth H. Terry April, 2002
http://css.snre.umich.edu/css_doc/CSS02-04.pdf

CAMPUS ASSESSMENTS, AUDITS, SURVEYS AND REPORTS

Listed by ULSF = University Leaders for a Sustainable Future
Whose purpose is to: is to make sustainability a major focus of teaching, research, operations and outreach at colleges and universities worldwide. ULSF pursues this mission through advocacy, education, research, assessment, membership support, and international partnerships to advance education for sustainability

http://www.ulsf.org/cgi-bin/searchresults.cfm?catID=1&subcatID=2

Campus Sustainability Assessment Project

Here is the link to the campus sustainability assessment project begun http://csap.envs.wmich.edu/

Also here is another link I just found but haven't thoroughly gone thru
http://syc-cjs.org/sustainable/Campus+Sustainability+Assessment+Framework&bl

LEAP - Learning Through the Expanded Arts Program

http://www.leapnyc.org/
Leap is a non-profit organization committed to improving the quality of public education through a hands-on, arts-based approach to teaching the academic curriculum. Leap empowers students to reach their full potential.

METHODOLOGY:
Auditory, tactile, visual and interactive methods to teach academic subjects
Hands-on experiences and the arts to stimulate curiosity and foster creativity
Non-traditional approaches in classrooms to enliven learning

BENEFITS:
Exposes diverse students to a wide range of cultural experiences
Helps at-risk students become literate, motivated and successful learners
Promotes cognitive, social, emotional and physical development in all students

SOLTIONS:
Creative Programs
Develops and delivers workshops, residencies and performances for schools, cultural institutions and community-based organizations
Innovative Materials
Promotes effective learning with its engaging, easy-to-use materials
Customized Services
Designs and oversees individualized solutions to challenging educational problems
Leap Specialists
Brings teaching artists and experts from architects to zoologists into the classroom to work with teachers and students

RESULTS:
96% of students demonstrated a better understanding of subjects
95% of students improved their creative thinking skills
98% of students gained a sense of pride in their work and in themselves
87% of teachers have repeated the Leap program on their own

Books about teaching Design and Technology in Primary and Secondaary schools

http://www.amazon.com/Primary-Design-Technology-Future-Citizenship/dp/1853467383/ref=sip_rech_dp_3/105-0150166-2914076

http://www.amazon.com/Teaching-Design-Technology-Secondary-Schools/dp/0415260736/ref=si3_rdr_bb_product/105-0150166-2914076

Design Schools: Please Start Teaching Design Again

Excerpt: What we're going to end up with is a generation of "innovators" who are MBAs in MFAs' clothing, who can neither create or run businesses like entrepreneurs can, nor design products and services like designers can. It's the worst of both worlds.

http://www.core77.com/blog/education/design_schools_please_start_teaching_design_again_5799.asp