By Meaghan Dougherty and Gillian Judson Our educational ecosystem is increasingly complex. In North America, we are engaged in educational environments marked by vast disparities in funding and resources coupled with the ever-increasing physical, emotional, social, and academic needs of students. We are responsible for caring for students, for keeping them safe, in a context […]
Imaginative Environmentalism and Social Justice
How educators can inspire lifelong environmentalism through a social lens By Destiny Bunprakong (community-oriented advocate and future international educator) Photographs by Rianne N. Havik In the summer of 2022 I was fortunate to spend time in Mexico City, where one July morning, we found ourselves headed towards the borough of Xochimilco. While the sky was […]
The Heroic Classroom – The Return
By Christa Smith (formally Rawlings) (MEd in IE; Grade 6/7 Teacher, Learning in Depth Teacher) Welcome back to The Heroic Classroom series! Over the course of the school year I have been on the hunt for two things: 1. Reflections on my lessons and how various Heroic Qualities present themselves. 2. Observations of how/if students recognize Cognitive Tools in action […]