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Field Chats: Environmental Action Civics Essentials

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Are you seeking ways to engage and empower young people but you’re not sure where to start?

Every other week, our program team breaks down Environmental Action Civics – the research-based approach to build youth-adult partnerships, help young people be environmental decision-makers, and improve your enjoyment of teaching!

Join Earth Force, the original integrator of civics and environmental education, as we share tips and tricks and interviews with the educators, young people, and funders doing Environmental Action Civics. Episodes are under 20 minutes and full of actionable tips!

Episode 28: Behind the Scenes of EAC, Conversation with Evan from Data+Soul

January 14, 2025

In this episode, you’ll get a glimpse into a more equitable and human-focused way to conduct evaluations, featuring Evan Kuras from Data+Soul. Earth Force has partnered with Evan as we refine our evaluation and build an equitable community of practice. Enjoy! Mentioned in the show: ⁠https://www.dataplussoul.com/studio/p/data-equity-deck⁠ ⁠https://www.dataplussoul.com/studio⁠⁠ https://evaluation.naaee.org/⁠ Additional info: https://www.publicprofit.net/Creative-Ways-To-Solicit-Stakeholder-Feedback/ https://weallcount.com/tools/ https://crea.education.illinois.edu/

Episode 27: We Did It Series! Featuring Dr. Xavier Fazio and Rochelle Tkach

January 14, 2025

We’re back with another example of Environmental Action Civics in the wild! This episode features Rochelle Tkach, a 7-8th grade educator in the District School Board of Niagara in Ontario and her experiences guiding young people through an incredible process. We also hear from her collaborator and Earth Force partner Dr. Xavier Fazio of Brock University, who speaks […]

Episode 26: 3 Ways to Build Youth-Adult Partnerships

November 13, 2024

Today we’re talking about ways to build youth-adult partnerships! Youth-adult partnerships are a huge component of Environmental Action Civics. In simple terms, it means youth and adults sharing power. This can take so many different forms but there are some optimal ways to start and we’ll share 3 of them today, based on research and […]

Episode 25: How Environmental Action Civics Brings JOY to Teaching

November 13, 2024

Environmental Action Civics meets standards and increases civic efficacy and 21st century skills, but it’s also…fun! Program Managers Taylor and SJ share stories from the field of joy among young people and educators as they go through this life-changing process.

Episode 24: We did it series!

October 15, 2024

Welcome! In this episode, we hear from two incredible Everglades Champions educators and Alicia Torres, K-12 Champion Schools Program Manager at the Everglades Foundation.

Episode 22: Making Inquiry Come Alive with NCSS

September 17, 2024

Welcome to Field Chats, Environmental Action Civics Essentials, brought to you by Earth Force. Today, on Constitution Day in the US, we’re replaying a conversation our CEO Vince Meldrum hosted during Environmental Action Civics Week with Larry Paska, Executive Director of the National Council for Social Studies. Enjoy!

Episode 21: [HOT TAKE] Why we believe in process AND product

September 3, 2024

Today we’re giving our hot take about process AND product. Often we focus on the outcome of youth environmental civic action projects – the numbers of people impacted, knowledge the students gained, etc. But also focusing on the process nurtures a long-term commitment to civic participation, as students see themselves as change-makers, not just project-completers! The […]