Community Forum

by | May 30, 2016 | Civic Action / Leadership, Community History, Ecosystems / Biodiversity, High School, Inquiry-Based Learning, Intergenerational Dialogue, Lower Elementary, Middle Grades, Place-Based Education, Upper Elementary

The annual Community Forum provides students and educators with the opportunity to share their work with SEMIS Coalition members in a professional conference setting with peers and community members sharing methods and project development.  This conference puts...
A Walk in the Park, Detroit Institute of Technology, SEMIS Coalition, We Are The Forest

A Walk in the Park, Detroit Institute of Technology, SEMIS Coalition, We Are The Forest

by | May 29, 2016 | Ecosystems / Biodiversity, Environmental Inventory, High School, Inquiry-Based Learning, NGSS, Place-Based Education, Teacher Toolkit, Water Quality / Studies, Water quality testing

As a result of the Walk in the Park project, students have developed a sense of responsibility for nature in their community. Students have been able to use Rouge Park as a space to learn stewardship skills such as water quality monitoring, conducting environmental...

EcoJustice Book List Review

by | Dec 15, 2014 | Civic Action / Leadership, Community History, Early Childhood, EcoJustice, Ecosystems / Biodiversity, Environmental Impact, Food Security, Food Systems, Gardens, High School, Inquiry-Based Learning, Literacy, Lower Elementary, Middle Grades, Place-Based Education, Social & Emotional Learning, Upper Elementary, Water Quality / Studies

Have you used these books? Share how! At the Summer Institute, teachers received several books to support EcoJustice literacy and investigating the commons.  These books were chosen for their support of a few different concepts: integrating multiple perspectives into...