Five ways to cultivate a solutionary culture in your school through design thinking, a collaboration with Open Way Learning and guest bloggers Elizabeth O. Crawford and Ben Pendarvis.
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Elizabeth Crawford
IHE contributing blogger Dr. Elizabeth O. Crawford is a professor of elementary education at the University of North Carolina Wilmington specializing in instructional design, social studies methods, and global education. She is a member of the IHE Advisory Council and past board member. Elizabeth recently co-authored the book Worldwise Learning: A Teacher's Guide to Shaping a Just, Sustainable Future to support K-8 educators and their students as they learn about and take purposeful action to solve interconnected social and ecological issues. She also serves as a HundrED ambassador and education consultant at the World Bank Group where she advises on climate change education and early childhood policy and practice.
Introducing Elementary Teachers to Humane Education
by Elizabeth O. Crawford, Ph.D. with Claire Roehl, M.Ed. Speaking at the 2012 Democratic National Convention, Second Lady Dr. Jill Biden declared: “For me, being a teacher isn’t just what I do — it’s who I am. These issues are personal to me.” Like Dr. Biden, I believe that the teacher’s role is not limited…
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Northwoods Elementary Students Become Solutionaries for a Better World
by Elizabeth O. Crawford, Ph.D. “Do you think our garden will help bees pollinate fruits and vegetables?” a second grader from Northwoods Elementary (Jacksonville, NC) asked excitedly. On Friday, May 15, Northwoods broke ground on its first pollinator garden, the culminating event of a semester-long humane education project with the University of North Carolina Wilmington’s…
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I Taught Kindergarteners About Plastic Pollution, and They Are Eager to Be Part of the Solution
by Elizabeth O. Crawford, Ph.D. During Earth Week 2018, I was a guest presenter to kindergarteners attending Island Montessori School (IMS) located in the beautiful, coastal town of Wilmington, North Carolina. As teacher educators often remark, classroom visits rejuvenate and inspire our work preparing the next generation of educators. When we spend time with children…
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