Saturday, 9:30–10:45 a.m. Community, Civic, and Public Contexts of Writing
K.27 Bio Designs: Cultivating Sustainable Food Systems and Classroom Design with Communities and Outdoor Spaces
This panel explores the rich possibilities in designing and practicing curricula that take into account the importance of our environment and its sustainability. The panel explores topics like food systems, learning with nature, and experiential outdoor learning as well as reconciling with our climate crisis.
Speakers: Veronica House, University of Denver, “Abundant Community Writing for Food Justice” Kathryn Perry, California State University, Los Angeles, “Climate Kinship Changes the Narrative: How Experiential Outdoor Learning Transforms Student Writing”
Andrea Williams, University of Toronto, “Writing the Land and the Self in the City: Reconciling Land-Based Pedagogy in a Writing Course in an Urban University”