10.+CLOUD+INSTITUTE+-+habits+of+mind

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= = =** __The Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education__ **=

=**__What Habits of Mind will Students Demonstrate?__ **=
 * Understanding of Systems as the Context for Decision Making**  The extent to which one sees both the whole system and its parts as well as the extent to which an individual can place one's self within the system
 * Intergenerational Responsibility**  The extent to which one takes responsibility for the effect (s) of her/his actions on future generations
 * Mindful of and Skillful with Implications and Consequences**  The extent to which one consciously makes choices and plans actions to achieve positive systemic impact
 * Protecting and Enhancing the Commons**  The extent to which one works to reconcile the conflicts between individual rights and the responsibilities of citizenship to tend to the commons
 * Awareness of Driving Forces and their Impacts**  The extent to which one recognizes and can act strategically and responsibly in the context of the driving forces that influence our lives
 * Assumption of Strategic Responsibility**  The extent to which one assumes responsibility for one's self and others by designing, planning and acting with whole systems in mind
 * Paradigm Shifter**  The extent to which one recognizes mental models and paradigms as guid in b g constructs that change over time with new knowledge and applied insight

=** __What Core Content will Students Study?__ **=
 * Ecological Literacy**  Science principles and natural laws that help us to understand the interconnectedness of humans and all of the Earth's systems...
 * System Dynamics/"Systems Thinking"** Understanding systems as the context for decision-making...
 * Multiple Perspectives** Truly valuing and learning from the life experiences and cultures of others...
 * Sense of Place**  Connecting to and valuing the places in which we live…
 * Sustainable Economics**  An evolving study of the connections between economic, social and natural systems...
 * Citizenship (Participation and Leadership)**  The rights, responsibilities, and actions associated with participatory democracy toward sustainable communities...
 * Creativity and Visioning** The ability to envision and invent a rich, hopeful future...

=__**HOW TO PLAY A SUSTAINABILITY GAME:**__=

=Can you catch enough fish to support your family, with all your neighbors trying to do the same?=

=http://www.cloudinstitute.org/how/play_the_game/play.html=

=**You have 10 days to catch as many fish as you can. The money you make from these fish will need to support your family for the next month. Each fish nets $2.**= =**Each day, you'll choose whether you want to take none, one, two, or three fish for the day. There are two other fisher folk also trying to catch as many fish as they can - they will follow your lead, and base their catch on yours.**= =**The lake in which you are fishing can only support 20 fish (that is the carrying capacity of the lake). Every night, the fish that remain after a day of fishing will reproduce at a rate of 25% (for the purpose of this game, we round to the nearest whole number). However, the total number of fish can't exceed 20. For instance, if there are 12 fish, they will multiply to 15 overnight. If there are 19, they will multiply to 20.**= =**Ready to play? Remember: the object of the game is to have as many fish as possible at the end of the game.**=