Education for Sustainable Democracy
This show explores how we can prepare the next generation for informed civic engagement, environmental stewardship, and the development of a more just and peaceful world. Host Brett Levy is a researcher of civic and environmental education and an associate professor at the University at Albany, State University of New York. Episodes feature interviews with leaders, innovators, and scholars in civic and environmental education. Please subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, or listen from your computer. For information about upcoming episodes, guests, and more, please visit www.esdpodcast.org. Thank you!
- Update frequency
- every 30 days
- Average duration
- 39 minutes
- Episodes
- 30
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Best of ESD: Learning to Care for Our Community Environments, with Dr. Ethan Lowenstein (Eastern Michigan University & Southest 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 tha…
Best of ESD: Integrating History and Current Events & Creating an Open Classroom Climate, with Amber Joseph (East Side Community School, NYC)
This is a re-broadcast of one of ESD's most popular episodes. Amber Joseph, a public school social studies teacher in New York City, discusses how teachers can create safe spaces for discussing con…
A Research-Practice Partnership for Civic Education, with Kei Kawashima-Ginsburg (Tufts & CIRCLE) and Mary Ellen Daneels (Illinois Civics Hub)
How can state laws improve civic education, and how can research-practice partnerships support the enactment of these state laws? This episode explores how an ambitious Illinois civic education law,…
A High School Course on Public Policy, with Tim Northrop (Saratoga Springs High School, NY)
Three Types of Civically Engaging Pedagogy, with Brett Levy (University at Albany, SUNY)
In this episode, Brett Levy summarizes how concepts of intrinsic motivation, civically engaging pedagogy, and inquiry-based learning can help to strengthen civic and social studies education.
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Building Skills for Environmental Advocacy, with Dr. A.J. Schneller (Skidmore College)
How can we help young people build the skills they need to become advocates for environmental sustainability? In this episode, Professor A.J. Schneller of Skidmore College describes how his course he…
Facilitating Youth Podcasting, with Gerardo Mancilla (Edgewood College) and Luz Rodriguez Camacho (Dominican University)
How can young people learn to share their stories and perspectives through podcasts? In this episode, we hear about a youth podcasting program for Latino and Latina youth in Madison Wisconsin. Gerar…
Taking the Long View, with Vince Meldrum (President & CEO of Earth Force)
Vince Meldrum, the President and CEO of the non-profit Earth Force, discusses the power and importance of taking local civic action, how Earth Force prepares educators to get kids excited about addre…
The ABCs of Rich Talk with Children, with Rebecca Rolland (Harvard Graduate School of Education)
For many years, educators have touted the value of classroom discussions, but what frameworks and principles can help us to guide these discussions? In this episode, Brett Levy speaks with Rebecca Ro…
Learning about Election Integrity, with Tom Connolly and Brendan Lovullo (NYS Board of Elections) and Meghan Cook (Center for Technology in Government)
How do we ensure that elections are free and fair? For the past couple of years, we’ve heard more and more false claims about stolen elections, but the truth is that our election systems are very wel…