Education in Times of Environmental Crises

Ken Winograd is Associate Professor, College of Education, Oregon State University, USA.

• ContentsAcknowledgementsForewordBill McKibbenPrefaceSection I Setting the Stage for Elementary Teachers, with Eyes Wide Open1 Teaching in Times of Environmental Crises: What on Earth are Elementary Teachers to Do?Ken Winograd2 Loving and Protecting Earth, Our HomeNel Noddings3 A Twilight Dance in the Snow: Thinking about Environmental Identity DevelopmentCarie Green and Michael BrodySection II Place-based Education: From Appreciation of Nature to Community Activism4 Learning Care for the Earth with KrishnamurtiSimon Boxley, Gopal Krishnamurthy, and Mary-Ann Ridgway5 Sowing Seeds of Stewardship through Intergenerational GardeningJolie Mayer-Smith and Linda Peterat6 The Naturalist-in-Residence: Learning with Students and Teachers in the OutdoorsTed Watt7 A-ha! Animal habitat art: Creating Connections in, about, and through Art and NatureGeraldine Burke8 Honoring the Sacred Land: Students in ConversationLinda Wason-Ellam9 Creating Meaningful Opportunities for Children to Engage with Climate Change EducationCandice Satchwell10 Acts of Resistance: Decolonizing Classroom Practice through Place-Based EducationChristy Radbourne11 "Dapto Dreaming": A Place-based Environmental Education Project Supporting Children to be Agents of ChangeKaren MaloneSection III Teaching Peace12 Nurturing Social and Ecological Relationships: The Contribution of Conflict Resolution Education Rhys Kelly13 An Ethics-based PedagogyBen Paxton, Ingrid Hakala, and Sahtiya Hammell14 Environmental Ethics: Reflections on Valuing Nature RightlyAllen ThompsonSection IV Children’s Activism: From the Local to the Global15 The New Realism: A Rationale for Supporting Children’s Climate ActivismHilary Whitehouse16 Urgent Global Problems Require Teacher Agency Julie Andrzejewski17 Teaching Climate Change with Hope and Solutions: Lessons from a Film ProjectLynne CherrySection V Explicit Teaching to Support Children’s Emotions and Resilience18 Supporting Children Emotionally in Times of Climate Disruption: Teaching Practices and StrategiesMolly Young Brown19 Preparing Children for the Emotional Challenges of Climate Change: A Review of the ResearchMaria Ojala20 Rescuing the Earth through Small World Play Sharon Witt and Helen Clarke21 Children as Change Agents in Reducing Risks of DisastersMayeda Rashid, Kevin R. Ronan, and Briony TowersSection VI Opportunities for Professional Development: Teachers Moving Ahead, with Urgency22 Cultivating Curriculum Wisdom: Meeting the Professional Development Challenges of the Environmental CrisisKathleen Kesson23 A Rural Girl’s Global View on the Environmental Challenge: Advice for Elementary TeachersAmy Krol24 : There’s No Time to Waste: Teachers, Act with Courage and Conviction!Ken WinogradSupplemental ResourcesAbout the AuthorsIndex

"In summary, Education in Times of Environmental Crises is an important, rigorous, empowering book that provides the notions and guidance for environmentalists who are seeking new ways to create awareness and consciousness raising that will lead to action and change. Instead of throwing mere facts and numbers about our endangered planet, contributors discuss methods and real-life experiences centred on environmental education and citizenship studies, with an insistence on the local scene dynamics and issues. Advanced undergraduates and students in higher levels would also benefit from these strong case studies; many of those essays are so rigorous they could serve as templates for future research in other settings. Elementary schools and university libraries (in English-speaking institutions) should own a copy of it."— Yves Laberge, Electronic Green Journal "This book is an enjoyable read, with many articles using case studies or vignettes to convey their story. As such, it would be beneficial for any formal or non-formal educator who wishes to learn more about inspiring children to become the 'agents of change' during these challenging times." — Kim Zumach, Green Teacher