Ocean School equips learners to understand our influence on the ocean and the ocean’s influence on us. We talk about their educational experiences, which use storytelling techniques, immersive technologies, and interactive media.
Thoughts on the colonial legacies in environmental education in the UK. Thoughts on how to start decolonizing your own teaching and being more culturally responsive.
Exploration of similarities and differences among Eurocentric sciences, Indigenous, and Neo-indigenous ways of knowing. Thoughts on how better understanding of these ways of knowing might build bridges.
Discussion about the 2016 film The Lost City of Z. We discuss the role of nature in the film and share thoughts on the characters’ colonial relationships with Amazonian peoples and how the film could have challenged these views.
Discussion of the 1990 film Arachnophobia. We discuss the depiction of scientists and spiders, and share some information about social spiders.
A case for taking a more detailed look at a habitat and how it connects with others. Some suggestions for approaching the topic in classrooms and outdoor settings.
