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By Jessica Ansley

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Changes to our Natural History & Ecology Course, Informed by Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Priorities

As part of our commitment to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI), we have increasingly been asking ourselves questions such as

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By Leah Anderson

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Year-long Amplify Science Working Group Begins

We kicked off our Localizing Amplify Science Working Group with participants on our Bainbridge Island campus this week!

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By Jessica Ansley

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IslandWood Consults on Northcoast Regional Land Trust Curriculum

IslandWood was honored to recently work on a project for the Northcoast Regional Land Trust (NRLT) to evaluate the curriculum of their environmental education programs in Humboldt County, California.

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By Jessica Ansley

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IslandWood & Working Towards Racial Equity 2-year Workshop Series

In early 2021, we applied for inclusion in The Lawrence Hall of Science and Justice Outside Working Towards Racial Equity (WTRE) workshop series and were thrilled to be accepted into the program as part of Cohort 2.

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By Jessica Ansley

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COVID CONNECTS US: IslandWood’s Involvement in National Science Foundation Research Project

In October we shared the exciting news about IslandWood's participation in a three-year National Science Foundation-funded project called COVID Connects Us.

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7 Children’s Books to Support Equitable Science Learning In Your Elementary Classroom (Or At Home!)

As you know, children’s books have the power to ignite important conversations about equity and the environment for students of all ages.

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Intersectional Environmentalism Teaching Tool

IslandWood Graduate Program Director Dr. Déana Scipio and Urban School Programs Educator Laura Brown recently co-authored a STEM Teaching Tools resource with Christina Guevara, Rae Jing Han, and Abby Rhinehart!

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#AskDr.Dé | The Role of Academic Research in the IslandWood Graduate Program

Dr. Déana Scipio, Director of the IslandWood Graduate Program in Education for Environment and Community, has been even busier than usual lately.

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Culturally Responsive Teaching: what it is and what it looks like at Islandwood

“Culturally responsive teaching” is everywhere at IslandWood. From our work with students and teachers in the Seattle area, to our programs on Bainbridge Island, this approach to teaching and learning influences eve-ry aspect of our educational philosophy and practices.

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Our second quarterly JEDI update

This summer, we promised to share quarterly updates about our commitment to ensure that justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) are at the forefront of all that we do. Today I’m sharing our second quarterly JEDI update.

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IslandWood acknowledges that we live and work on the ancestral land of the Coast Salish people, who have been stewards of this region's land and waters since time immemorial, and who continue to protect these lands and waters for future generations, as promised by the Point Elliott Treaty of 1855, the Treaty of Point No Point of 1855, and the Treaty of Medicine Creek of 1854.

While the majority of our work takes place on Suquamish (suq̀ʷabš) and Duwamish (dxʷdɐwʔabʃ) land, we also conduct programs on the land of the Snohomish (sduhúbʃ), Puyallup (spuyaləpabš), Muckleshoot (buklshuhls), Skokomish (sqoqc’bes), and S’Klallam (nəxʷsƛ̕ay̕əm) peoples.


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