(She/her) Educator, Writer, Naturalist. Author: Helping Students Become Climate Stewards.
Xochitl Bentley
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Even the students most ready to problem-solve shut down when climate conversations lead with data.
@xochitlbentley.bsky.social's fix? Stop parading statistics. Start wrapping the data in stories, especially ones rooted in communities students care about.
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@xochitlbentley.bsky.social's students didn't just learn about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, they wrote flash fiction about ghost fishing for their supper and finding human debris in the ocean. Small stories. Memorable. Theirs. That's environmental storytelling in action.
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#schoolutionspodcast S5E37 (Part 2) Student Climate Advocacy In Action: From Classroom Stories to Civic Change
🎯 Part 2 with @xochitlbentley.bsky.social is LIVE!
Make sure to listen to Part 1 of my conversation with Xochitl before listening to Part 2!
youtu.be/V0Zru9y03xw
Oh wow, this poem, "Forever Plastics" by Ronald Carson!
Definitely a keeper to share, annotate, and talk about with students during #poetrypauses. Rich possibilities for connections to science class too!
@xochitlbentley.bsky.social @samillingworth.com
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Today! Join us at 10AM EST / 7AM PST as our 25th Gathering kicks off with @ichrislehman.bsky.social and an Opening Keynote by @sjeducate.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/live/ISDZ5Ph...
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#schoolutionspodcast S5E37 (Part 1) Want Students to Become Climate Stewards? Use These 6 Storytelling Stances!
Students don't need more climate statistics. They need stories rooted in communities they care about.
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@xochitlbentley.bsky.social's six storytelling stances (ranging from systemic responsiveness to collective mobilization) are among the most practical frameworks I've come across for climate education.
🎧🎙 Listen to Part 1:
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📺🎙 Watch Part 1:
youtu.be/V0Zru9y03xw
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This May on the podcast:
→ School Streets NYC (Sabina Sethi Unni from @openplans.org)
→ Storytelling + climate stewardship (@xochitlbentley.bsky.social)
→ Student-led schools (Rachael Thrash)
→ Experienced multilinguals + new book @bethskelton.bsky.social & Tan Huynh
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Next Week: High school ELA teacher and climate educator @xochitlbentley.bsky.social proves that the English classroom might be the most powerful place to tackle the climate crisis, and she has the framework, the Fulbright, and the book to back it up.
