Environment
Your Federation: Spring 2024
Representative Council Feb. 2024
President Karen Brown welcomed delegates to February Representative Council. Acknowledging Black History Month, she said “We start another Black History Month in a moment where we face gains that have been rolled back.
Understanding Climate Change and Bringing Advocacy, Art and Indigenous Wisdom Into the Classroom
Mika Gang reflects on teaching her students to be active citizens and stewards of the earth.
If You Take Away the Otter
By Susannah Buhrman-Deever, illustrated by Matthew Trueman. Candlewick Press, 2020. 32 pages, $22.76
It's Our Future
An Interview with young climate leader Gweneth Arumainayagam.
Imagining Our Sustainable Community
Cynthia Roulston invites her students to consider what type of development would have the greatest positive environmental and social impacts on their gentrifying community.
Indigenous Storytelling and Environmental Connections
Teri-Lyn Flemming considers the value of integrating an environmental focus and the art of storytelling into curriculum areas from STEM to Social Studies.
Three Voices on Teaching About Environmental Racism
The ETFO podcast Elementary: A Podcast from the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario is going strong.
Fighting To Make Our Vision For Public Education A Reality
We know that high-quality, equitable and inclusive public schools are key to increasing equity in Ontario. Together, we will continue to fight to make our vision for public education a reality.
From the Editor
The spring issue of Voice is our environment issue, an opportunity to consider best practices for engaging students on environmental justice and environmental solutions.