Presenters:Lisa (Diz) Glithero -- Education Lead, Canada C3; Adjunct Professor of Education, University of OttawaDawn Carr -- Executive Director, Canada Parks CouncilJanet Stalker -- Project Manager, Ocean SchoolKyle... [ view full abstract ]
Presenters:
Lisa (Diz) Glithero -- Education Lead, Canada C3; Adjunct Professor of Education, University of Ottawa
Dawn Carr -- Executive Director, Canada Parks Council
Janet Stalker -- Project Manager, Ocean School
Kyle Empringham -- The Starfish Canada
Tesicca Truong -- City Hive/The Starfish Canada
Shailyn Drukis -- Canadian Committee for IUCN
Abstract:
What kind(s) of experiential pedagogy and learning conditions cultivate a conservation ethic and civic capacity in today's youth to engage in, contribute to and/or drive socio-ecological change? What approaches to experiential learning can support efforts to engage a much larger and diverse population of youth in conservation and community-oriented change? And how do we amplify youth voices and offer sustained support of their ideas and actions? An interactive panel comprised of a pan-Canadian presentation team of formal and non-formal educators and youth engagement practitioners from leading organizations has been assembled to collectively explore these questions with session participants. In the first hour, panelists will share (5 minutes each) perspectives, lessons learned and emergent practices from different experiential learning programs/initiatives (i.e., immersive ship or land-based learning expeditions, immersive digital storytelling for broad classroom learning, parks-based programming, online civic engagement, youth-centered youth engagement, and ambassador programs -- all with a common aim to connect children/youth with nature, community and change behaviour. Panelists and participants will then collectively discuss these ideas in a sharing circle, questioning together how we can better cross-pollinate expertise, passion and experience to truly find solutions that intersect sectors and lead to broader collective impact in relation to conservation, education and youth engagement. In the second hour of the session, panelists and participants will dive into a conversation on the motivation, values and strategies that young people in the conservation sector (and outside) use to amplify voice and effect change. The desired outcome(s) of this session is to harvest emergent ideas and activation strategies into a synthesis of sorts to share widely in participants’ respective communities of practice. All welcome.
Big Issues: Education , Solutions: Empowerment , Solutions: Public participation
