Climate Literacy in Education

Creating An Ecopedagogical Teaching Framework

Karen Hindhede

Central Arizona College

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24926/cle.v3i1.6311

Keywords: Ecopedagogy, Ecojustice, Culturally relevant sustaining pedagogy, climate literacy

Abstract

This article demonstrates the author’s ecopedagogical teaching model through text and image. I explain how I created a teaching framework based on culturally relevant and sustaining pedagogy but felt that the framework fell short in not including an earth-inclusive focus and ecojustice ethic. Through revision and re-envisioning, I arrived at a place-based ecopedagogical model of a saguaro cactus where multiple arms and the base represent eco-inclusive facets of this framework. I encourage other educators to consider how they, too, might create ecopedagogical frameworks for their own teaching.