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🌍 As educators, we're uniquely positioned to inspire the next generation to engage deeply with the world's pressing environmental challenges. I'm excited to share my latest BookWidgets blog post on "Ecopoetry: Using Poetry to Foster Environmental Advocacy in Education." This post explores how the artful integration of ecopoetry into the curriculum enhances literary skills, meets State learning standards, and empowers students to act as informed advocates for our planet. In this post, I discuss: 🌿The definition and significance of ecopoetry. 🎲 Strategies for teaching poetic techniques through interactive learning. 📝 Methods to compose ecopoems that resonate with contemporary environmental issues. 📣 Ways to use ecopoetry as a catalyst for environmental advocacy. I believe that by weaving sustainability into our teaching practices through creative expressions like poetry, we can contribute to a more conscious and conscientious approach to education. 📚 Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/evDTBHBK I’d love to hear how other educators are incorporating sustainability into their classrooms. Let’s connect and share insights! #Ecopoetry #EnvironmentalEducation #SustainableDevelopment #Teaching #EducationForAll #Literature #ClimateAction

With school back in session, it’s important that we collectively help raise today’s children to be tomorrow’s environmental advocates. Teaching them about the environment from an early age can help ensure they will take care of our planet for decades to come. Here are 12 ways you can help kids learn more about and grow to appreciate the natural world: https://bit.ly/3XyKKgz

Restorative Commons: Creating Health and Well-Being Through Urban Landscapes https://lnkd.in/gYGkSJKB

New workshop for organizations: learn to access federal funding to fuel impactful work! Federal agencies are making historic investments to advance environmental justice and benefit disadvantaged communities. Now is the time to renew and develop relationships between your local government staff, your elected officials, collaborating partners/organizations, and local artists to work together to tackle inequities, disparities, and systems change. We know that the process of navigating the federal grant system can feel complex, confusing, and too big to know where to start. In this Technical Assistance Workshop from the Creative Change Coalition, you’ll hear from guest presenters from the U.S. Department of Transportation, National League of Cities, National Endowment for the Arts, Environmental Protection Network, Institute for Sustainable Communities, Art-Train (a program of Springboard for the Arts) and others who will offer insight on how to access federal support, navigate the grant system, and engage creative people in your community for this work. This event will take place on Wednesday, May 8 from 2-3:30pm Central Time. This virtual session is free and geared towards staff of place-based organizations and local governments. Register: https://lnkd.in/gQRkgigE

Southern Arizona has a network of cooling centers, but as more extreme heat days drive demand, there are challenges in access, visibility, and capacity.    These climate change effects are clear, as are the impacts of inaction, which is why Justicia Juntos, an initiative led by Amistades, Inc., is a great model for cities seeking meaningful partnerships that result in true community change.    Learn more about how this project leveraged an Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem Solving Cooperative Agreement grant award from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to combat the effects of extreme heat on Latino communities in the city of Tucson, AZ. https://lnkd.in/ecGVEuxY

Learn about the legacy and impact of O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs professor, Philip J. Rutledge’s work as a leader in social equity and public administration. Read the full story: https://bit.ly/49fzDNO

I keep going back to this article in Frontline Momentum by Lakeshia Wright, AICP, MCIP-I on integrating quantitative and qualitative data for compelling narratives--so full of good insights!

New Post: Questions Experts Ask Us These are insights from our recent expert panel, including ecological consultants and engineers, as we unpack the challenges and strategies shaping our Country-Living Blitz project. Learn about our community engagement efforts, funding plans, and innovative solutions for self-sufficiency from this feasibility assessment meeting report. https://lnkd.in/dsJekCSv

Did you know maps can be used for more than finding directions? Calvert County Government uses them for area planning, environmental sustainability, emergency response, public works, parks and recreation management and economic development. Find these maps for yourself at https://lnkd.in/ekjvbRaF to learn about community projects and where the next ones are expected to start!