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SEMIS Coalition related projects are making headlines!
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Teachers community partners honored for commitment innovation in STEM education, Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, March 3, 2023
Teaching Resilience in the Face of Climate Change, The New York Times, December 2, print featured in the Science Times on December 3, 2019.
Centering the classroom on climate resilience, Michigan Radio, NPR, December 9, 2019.
Civic Environmental Science in Urban Schools, in Green Schools National Network, December 12, 2019.
‘Place-based learning’ invigorates school with real-world experience, The Detroit News, front page, December 13, 2019.
As its population falls, Detroit adjust, Wall Street Journal, April 17, 2017
Teaching for equity and environmental justice, Green Schools Catalyst Quarterly, 2017
How good teachers are making a difference in Detroit’s multi-ethnic classrooms, Model D, 2017
Out of the Classroom: Learning comes alive when students engage in place-based education, Eastern Magazine: The magazine of Eastern Michigan University, 2017
Fostering Youth Leadership in Urban Places, Green Teacher Magazine, article originally appears in the Summer 2016 Issue
Education Coalition works to connect Detroit students with their community, Detroit Metro Times, 2016
Eastern Michigan University professor recognized for his dedication to building partnerships between schools and community partners, Eastern Michigan University’s EMU Today, 2016
Green Living: Growing Visionary Educational Communities, Crazy Wisdom Journal, 2015
Southeast Michigan Stewardship Coalition hosts annual community forum at Eastern Michigan University, celebrates importance of young stewards in local communities, Eastern Michigan University’s EMU Today, 2015
Recent Articles and Publications
Hot off the press! Place-based civic science--collective environmental action and solidarity for eco-resilience
This article is written by SEMIS research partners and SEMIS staff: Erin Gallay, Miriam Furlan-Brighente, Constance Flanagan & Ethan Lowenstein, 2022.
Flanagan, C., Gallay, E., Pykett, A., & Smallwood, M. (2019). The Environmental Commons in Urban Communities: The Potential of Place-Based Education. Frontiers in Psychology, 10. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00226
Smith, G. (2016). Michigan’s Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative: A Statewide Place-Based Education Effort to Connect Schools to Communities. LEARNing Landscapes, 10(1), 289-306. Retrieved from https://www.learninglandscapes.ca/index.php/learnland/article/view/Michigan-s-Great-Lakes-Stewardship-Initiative-A-Statewide-Place-Based-Education-Effort-to-Connect-Schools-to-Communities
Photo ID: Three high school students are facing a crowd (who are not seen by the viewer) and presenting the story of their climate change resilience project. There are two male and one female student and one of them is holding out his arm while he explaining an aspect of their learning. This presentation took place at the SEMIS Coalition Community Forum in 2018 at Eastern Michigan University.