At #NCTE26, I’ll be at #poetry roundtables with this crew 🤩: @joelrgarza.bsky.social @rebekahodell1.bsky.social @heymrsbond.com @marcusluther.bsky.social @thereadingzone.bsky.social @mraleosays.bsky.social @cayneletizia.bsky.social @xochitlbentley.bsky.social and more!

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🧵2/5 @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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🧵1/5 #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

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🧵1/3 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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🧵1/2 "There is always a potential for a multiplying effect." @xochitlbentley.bsky.social's students visited an eco park → came back inspired → designed a community showcase → launched a postcard campaign to their city representatives for urban forestry funding.

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