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You may have heard Dr. Ove on the National Geographic documentary “Years of Living Dangerously” (Season 2 episode 5) or more recently on the Netflix show with Zac Efron called Down to Earth (Season 2 episode 3). He is a world renowned coral reef researcher and sounded the alarm on the plight of the corals in 1999, predicting their complete … Read More

Dr. Chutko is a professor of Environmental Science at the University of Saskatchewan. He teaches courses in Environmental Systems, Weather and Global Climate Change. And he doesn’t limit himself to the university either, but regularly gets out to the elementary schools to see if he can answer their questions on this difficult and complex topic. This is a “sciencey” discussion … Read More

Think chemistry is boring? Think again! Dr. Colleen Kelley has created a chemistry comic book series filled with colorful characters and exciting storylines that translate complex chemistry into animated mysteries. Her comics and unique imagination have turned the Periodic Table into a playground of chemical adventure and have allowed elementary school students to master concepts often taught at the college … Read More

Maria Vamvalis is a doctoral candidate and instructor at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (University of Toronto) where she is researching climate justice pedagogies that nurture learner well-being. She is a former public school educator who continues to support teacher education and teacher professional learning. Maria has worked with diverse not-for-profit organizations engaged with the intersections of transformation, … Read More

How do you take a solid background in engineering and design; combine it with creativity in writing, art, and music; and use it to solve the problems you see in education and environmentalism? If you’re Bobby Donohue, then you make a cartoon about boneheads, of course. And it seems to be working. When his two kids were little, he realized … Read More