{"id":1973,"date":"2022-03-10T22:32:05","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T04:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sustainabledriftlessmag.com\/sdmunicdn\/?p=1973"},"modified":"2025-07-31T12:01:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T17:01:17","slug":"sdi-educational-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainabledriftlessmag.com\/sdmunicdn\/sdi-educational-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"SDI EDUCATIONAL GOALS"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

\u201cO<\/span>ne of the penalties of an ecological education is that one lives alone in a world of wounds. Much of the damage inflicted on land is quite invisible to laymen. An ecologist must either harden his shell and make believe that the consequences of science are none of his business, or he must be the doctor who sees the marks of death in a community that believes itself well and does not want to be told otherwise.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n

\u2015 Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Goals of an organization speak to the mission.\u00a0 Below is a list that should better help you understand what SDI is, can, and wants to do!<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Inspire educators and students to expand their understanding and appreciation (sense of place*) for the geology, natural resources, history, conservation and sustainability of Driftless Region through Sustainable Driftless, Inc.\u2019s<\/b>\u00a0 Decoding the Driftless<\/i> film and lesson plans.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

How to do this important and transformative work?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n

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  1. Communicate with key educational staff (library media) within the four state Driftless Region\u00a0\u00a0 informing them of free access to the film and lesson plans.<\/span><\/li>\r\n
  2. Provide material support (film on USBs, lesson plans, standards alignment, map, etc.) to respondents and support for integration into the classroom through part-time education outreach services.<\/span><\/li>\r\n
  3. Develop additional Sustainable Driftless Magazine<\/b> online resources supporting:<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n