Learning to Care for Our Community Environments, with Ethan Lowenstein (Eastern Michigan University & Southeast Michigan Stewardship Coalition)

How can we help young people learn to care for their local communities and their natural environments?  Ethan Lowenstein believes that a big part of the answer is place-based education - a method that enables youth to explore, analyze, and begin to address local challenges.  Lowenstein is a professor at Eastern Michigan University and the director of the Southeast Michigan Stewardship (SEMIS) Coalition, which has built a broad network of educators and local organizations to foster place-based education in Michigan and beyond. In this episode, Lowenstein tells Brett about how the principles of place-based education have driven the SEMIS Coalition's sustained success, growth, and sense of community.

Resources Related to this Episode:

SEMIS:

Southeast Michigan Stewardship (SEMIS) Coalition  Site

Video Overview about SEMIS

Article about Ethan Lowenstein

SEMIS in the News

Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative

Connecting:

SEMIS Coalition Facebook Page

Education for Sustainable Democracy Facebook Page

More on Related Topics:

ESD Episode on Mikva Challenge (mentioned by Ethan)

Place-Based Education Videos, by Edutopia

Brett Levy's Paper on "Civic Science Education"

Brett Levy's Paper on Environmental Political Participation

Brett Levy's Other Open-Access Research Articles

Place-Based Teacher Preparation Program at Eastern Michigan University

And Of Course:

Education for Sustainable Democracy Homepage

ESD YouTube Channel (Please subscribe!)