Teaching in a Climate Crisis Jackson Fowlow & Yana Lee

Our final episode begins with a practical conversation with TDSB outdoor teacher Patrick Murtaugh as he shares his insights on taking learning outdoors, and teaching about climate change. We then enter into an engaging discussion on climate change education and environmental activism, with 3 Toronto high school student leaders; Evan, Carolyn & Bilal, from Toronto Youth Environmental Council (TYEC). Closing thoughts from Jackson.

Produced & Hosted by Jackson Fowlow

TYEC website: https://tyecinfo.editorx.io/home

Mentioned within the episode:
Project Neutral: https://app.projectneutral.org/

Join us for an inspiring and insightful discussion about how it's never been more important to be hopeful. National and International leading experts on the topic Ellen Field & Elin Kelsey, who yes also happen to be friends, illuminate the current state of affairs in a way you may not be expecting...Lot's of good fuel in here to keep our tanks running in the right direction.

Hosted & produced by Jackson Fowlow.


Elin's bio: https://www.elinkelsey.org/
Ellen's bio: https://www.lakeheadu.ca/users/F/efield/node/52593
Helpful Article by Ellen: https://www.edcan.ca/articles/climate-change-education-canada/


Mentioned within the episode:

The Existential Toolkit: https://www.existentialtoolkit.com/


Let's keep hope alive, and let the solutions thrive!

Dr. Hilary Inwood, who initially helped to birth the idea for this podcast series, and her colleague Dr. Patrick Howard share their expert insights into what Teacher Education programs across the country are doing to help. We discuss what's working, what's exciting, and where things may be heading next.


This episode was Hosted & Produced by Jackson Fowlow

Hilary's bio: http://hilaryinwood.ca/
Patrick's bio: http://www.patrickhoward.ca/profile.php

Mentioned in the episode:
Living Schools book here: https://www.eswb-press.org/publications.html
and here: https://www.livingschools.world/

The TDSB originated the EcoSchools Program in 2002, and has engaged thousands of teachers and students and hundreds of its schools in the program since its inception. This segment would explore the successes and challenges of the program with two guest speakers- Richard Christie and Pam Miller.

Guest Speaker Bios:

Richard Christie is the Toronto District School Board’s Senior Manager of Sustainability. He currently oversees an interdisciplinary team of educators and technical staff in the Board’s Sustainability Office. In his previous role as Program Coordinator of Ecological Literacy and Sustainable Development, Richard led a team of Board staff and external partners in the development and implementation of the TDSB’s EcoSchools program.

Pam Miller is presently the EcoSchools Instructional Leader with the Toronto District School Board and has over 30 years of experience working in education as an outdoor and environmental educator and a classroom teacher. In her current role, she works with a wide variety of education professionals and youth, supporting them as they engage in environmental programs and actions that contribute to a healthier, greener, more sustainable future.

This episode was produced and hosted by Yana Lee.

Teachers are doing extraordinary work with K-12 students in public schools to raise awareness about climate change, to develop students’ sense of agency, and develop their capacity for shifting towards sustainability. In this episode, we are hearing from a high school teacher, Douglas Breckman, as he is in the last few days before his retirement after 32 years of teaching in the TDSB.

Douglas has worked at SATEC @ W.A. Porter C.I., where he has been the staff advisor for the Environmental Club for seven years. He has taken Parts 1 and 2 of the additional qualifications for Environmental Education at OISE, University of Toronto, which has informed his teaching practice in Geography and other subjects.

This episode was produced and hosted by Yana Lee.

EcoSchools Canada launched its national rollout in the middle of a pandemic, yet there is already enormous interest and uptake on their programming from schools across the country. This organization began as Ontario EcoSchools (a spin off from the TDSB program), and is joining with NGOS in different regions of Canada, like the ACEE to ensure local supports for teachers and their students. Its research into the impacts of the EcoSchools program, as well as its ability to track their impacts across the country, offer a promising way to embed climate action into communities across the country. In today's episode, we are joined by Lindsey Bunce, the executive director of Ecoschools Canada, and Dr. Marie Tremblay, the senior education advisor at the Alberta Council for Environmental Education (ACEE).

Guest Speaker Bios:

Lindsay Bunce started her career in outdoor and environmental education and has been involved with the EcoSchools program for over a decade - as a participant, staff member, and steering committee advisor. With undergraduate degrees in Environmental Studies and Biology and a Masters of Education in Sustainability Education, she has previously worked with organizations such as Toronto and Region Conservation and Earth Day Canada to embed environmental learning, facilitate community action projects, and build successful cross-sectoral collaborations. Lindsay currently serves on the Board of Directors for Leading Change Canada, contributes to several advisory groups, and mentors new sustainability professionals. She is based in Toronto, Ontario.

Dr. Marie Tremblay joined the Alberta Council for Environmental Education in 2018 as a senior education advisor, bringing to her role a dual passion for education and the environment. With university degrees in engineering, education, environmental design (Master's) and ecology (PhD), it's fair to say she also has a passion for learning. Marie's professional experience includes over a decade of teaching in a variety of settings from grade 1 to university level, including five years in Indigenous communities of Canada's far north. She has also been an active member of Alberta's environmental community for over two decades as a graduate student and conservation scientist in the government and non-profit sectors. Marie is particularly passionate about developing critical thinking skills and exploring Indigenous perspectives as they relate to sustainability and environmental education.

This episode was produced and hosted by Yana Lee.