1st Edition
Helping Students Become Climate Stewards Storytelling for Environmental Advocacy and Problem-Solving
Introduction 1. Climate Stewards as Communicators 2. Climate Stewards as Systems Thinkers 3. Climate Stewards as Scenario Developers 4. Climate Stewards as Environmental Justice Activists 5. Climate Stewards as Problem Solvers 6. SEL and Climate Stewardship 7. Project-Based Learning Design that Fosters Environmental Literacy
Biography
Xochitl Bentley is a national board-certified English teacher at Cleveland Charter High School in California, USA. She is Co-Director of the CSUN Writing Project and a contributing writer at Moving Writers. She is a certified California naturalist, a certified California environmental educator, and a member of the Climate Reality Leadership Corps.
"This is a refreshing and clear-eyed must-read for all educators that thoughtfully approaches teaching with holistic and collectivist lenses, weaving literacy and life learning with climate stewardship in ways that cultivate students who care about belonging, their communities and the world. Xochitl's ideas provide integrated and grounded practices -- our way forward in a challenging, fractured time."
Nawal Qarooni, literacy consultant, Founder, NQC Literacy, and Adjunct Professor, New York University, USA.
"Xochitl Bentley reimagines climate education by inviting teachers and learners to approach stewardship through storytelling, using six essential stances. This beautiful book includes tangible, classroom-tested strategies that enable students to disrupt overwhelming environmental narratives and craft hopeful counterstories. Transcending disciplinary boundaries, Xochitl advocates for a cross-disciplinary approach to coaching climate literacy. Her attention to intergenerational awareness, kinship, and reciprocity speaks to our shared humanity, igniting our imaginations and calling us to collective action. This refreshing resource empowers educators to ready the next generation of climate stewards to advocate for a more just and sustainable future."
Angela Stockman, Professional Learning Facilitator and Founder, WNY Education Associates and Make Writing Studios, USA.
