Humane Education Information
Resources
- The National Anti-Vivisection Society’s (NAVS) Compassionate Humane Options in Classroom Education (CHOICE) initiative now offers a CHOICE Policy Map. This interactive online resource shows which states and school districts allow for students to opt out of dissection – and easily download the language that guarantees your right to a humane alternative. Currently, 21 states and Washington, D.C., have laws or policies allowing K-12 students to choose not to dissect animals. Explore the CHOICE Policy Map.
- The National Anti-Vivisection Society’s (NAVS) Video Library now has more than 60 videos, including educational and informational videos, advocacy action opportunities, sanctuary spotlights, profiles of brilliant young NAVS/International Foundation for Ethical Research-funded scientists, and much more. Visit NAVS’ YouTube Channel.
- RedRover Readers Program is aligned with the Core Competencies for social and emotional learning (SEL) as identified by CASEL (Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning).
- Use the RedRover Readers Objectives for a list of books and teaching guides used in the RedRover Readers Program that best align with the stated objectives and SEL competencies.
- “The Animal Lover’s Guide to Changing the World” by Stephanie Feldstein; provides practical advice on how all kinds of animal lovers, from pet parents to wildlife enthusiasts, can help create a more sustainable, humane, compassionate planet.
Literature & Toolkits
- Summer Camp Kids Give Back to Columbus through Kindness Corp, Columbus Dispatch 2020.
- Kind 12-Year Old Makes Stylish Bow Ties for Shelter Dogs to Help Them Get Adopted, and generates ideas for humane education projects for elementary school children, 12/5/19.
- Middle Schoolers Create Videos to Inspire Pet Adoption, Maddie’s Fund, 5/23/19.
- Texas Science Teacher Employs Humane Education to Energize Students, Animal Welfare Institute Quarterly, Spring 2012
- The Impact of Enhancing Students’ Social and Emotional Learning: A Meta-Analysis of School-Based Universal Interventions, Child Development, January/February 2011, Volume 82, Number 1, Pages 405-423.
- Developing Children’s Awareness of the Human-Animal Bond: An Assessment of the Experiences and Benefits that Children Receive in the United Animal Nation’s Humane Education Ambassador Readers (HEAR) Program, Inverness Research, Inc., Laura Stokes, Ph.D., May 2009.
- The American Anti-Vivisection Society’s (AAVS) Science Bank, now in its 25th year, is the largest loan program for humane alternatives to dissection, including virtual alternatives that are available online (thesciencebank.org).
- The National Anti-Vivisection Society’s (NAVS) all new BioLEAP.org website is a comprehensive resource for identifying and acquiring the latest humane alternatives to classroom dissection by category of animal-type, grade level and format. In Fall 2021 NAVS will accept applications for grants up to $1000 for materials for educators transitioning to humane science alternatives from dissection activities.
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