https://padlet.com/edb343/vg154bvi3pre2abf Please review the shared information & answer the questions in orange. en-us 2021-03-02 15:47:33 UTC 2021-03-16 23:22:10 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/928843882/89b27c1463ea2fdecd1bae24200299d7/Square_Water_Drop_Logo.jpg edb343 https://padlet.com/edb343/vg154bvi3pre2abf/wish/1259020526 Just Language began out of a desire to encourage diversity and inclusion in environmental education. We chose to focus on introduced and invasive species as our first ecological topic because the language surrounding invasive species is inherently xenophobic. Learn more about this effort here: 
https://greencollarcollaborations.com/index.php/just-language-in-ecology-education/ ]]> 2021-03-02 15:47:33 UTC https://padlet.com/edb343/vg154bvi3pre2abf/wish/1259020526 edb343 https://padlet.com/edb343/vg154bvi3pre2abf/wish/1259020529 What resources have been the most impactful in helping you reframe how you view invasive species education?]]> 2021-03-02 15:47:33 UTC https://padlet.com/edb343/vg154bvi3pre2abf/wish/1259020529 edb343 https://padlet.com/edb343/vg154bvi3pre2abf/wish/1259020530 If you joined us for the first discussion, what changes, if any, have you made to your language/perspective while teaching about invasive species?]]> 2021-03-02 15:47:33 UTC https://padlet.com/edb343/vg154bvi3pre2abf/wish/1259020530 edb343 https://padlet.com/edb343/vg154bvi3pre2abf/wish/1259020531 Please leave a comment with questions for Chris and/or Danielle.]]> 2021-03-02 15:47:33 UTC https://padlet.com/edb343/vg154bvi3pre2abf/wish/1259020531 edb343 https://padlet.com/edb343/vg154bvi3pre2abf/wish/1259020535 What kind of action plan do you hope to create during this discussion?]]> 2021-03-02 15:47:33 UTC https://padlet.com/edb343/vg154bvi3pre2abf/wish/1259020535 edb343 https://padlet.com/edb343/vg154bvi3pre2abf/wish/1259199292 Danielle became an environmental educator on accident 13 years ago when she volunteered to give guided tours at a wildlife sanctuary in Kentucky. She continued gaining experience at places such as International Crane Foundation, Black Rock Forest Consortium, and Georgia DNR. She earned a Masters of Environmental Conservation Education at NYU. Her classwork focused on developing place and inquiry-based environmental/science education for K-12 students.

Danielle currently manages Newman Wetlands Center in Hampton, GA. She creates and implements experiential and inquiry-based education programs dedicated to wetland ecology, watershed conservation, and local plants & wildlife. Her goal is to create inclusive experiences that connect community members to the natural world in positive, impactful ways.]]> 2021-03-02 16:16:37 UTC https://padlet.com/edb343/vg154bvi3pre2abf/wish/1259199292 edb343 https://padlet.com/edb343/vg154bvi3pre2abf/wish/1263391956 An enthusiastic community member of Rochester, New York, Chris Widmaier served as an instructional coach and science educator in the Rochester City School District for 13 years. His work as an educator focused on environmental connection and student empowerment. He recently launched Green Collar Collaborations LLC, and works with partner organizations to develop environmental education programs that lead to a hopeful sustainable future through ecological engagement, systems thinking, and collective action. In his work and personal life, he is committed to the development of a sustainable, resilient community that offers equal opportunity for all people to live healthy, happy lives. 

]]> 2021-03-03 12:42:27 UTC https://padlet.com/edb343/vg154bvi3pre2abf/wish/1263391956 edb343 https://padlet.com/edb343/vg154bvi3pre2abf/wish/1264298732 Lisa Fink is a PhD candidate in Environmental Sciences, Studies, and Policy at the University of Oregon. Her dissertation project, Unsettled Ecologies: The Racial Discourse of Invasion, U.S. Empire, and Indigenous Resurgence, examines the settler and racial logics undergirding the narratives, policies, and practices related to human and other-than-human beings considered invasive in the U.S. It also investigates alternative perspectives and approaches in Native American and immigrant communities, and considers the implications of these alternatives in the context of climate change for tribal sovereignty and immigrant organizing. She teaches courses on environmental justice (especially water justice) and cultural studies, and helps coordinate the Food Studies program at the UO.

]]> 2021-03-03 15:30:32 UTC https://padlet.com/edb343/vg154bvi3pre2abf/wish/1264298732 edb343 https://padlet.com/edb343/vg154bvi3pre2abf/wish/1264301226 Celeste Mari Williams is a graduate student of biology with a focus on conservation, communication, and inquiry. Her goal is to foster equity, leadership, and collaboration through storytelling content, multimedia, and theater that allow people of color and other underrepresented communities to be seen and heard in conservation. She aims to create partnerships between conservation organizations, educators, scientists, and arts communities to engage in broader conversations about race, inequities, and xenophobia. As a playwright with a love of animals, she has weaved social commentary and humor through the natural history and behaviors of beavers, octopuses, sea horses, anglerfish, and Chinese mitten crabs. 
  

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