Philip Bell

Mapping Inequality Redlining in New Deal America

I’m working on a report about data centers in Illinois and remembered this resource that gathers redlining maps from across the USA in case anybody else might find the resource useful for similar (or other) projects:

I always frame citational practice as relational:

Whose ideas do I want to inherit and carry forward?

Whose/which ideas am I responsible to/for?

Which thinkers have offered me intellectual, emotional, spiritual guidance?

Who are my ontoepistemological ancestors?

#AcademicSky #AcademicChatter

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How geography and politics shape teachers’ engagement with climate change science standards
Henderson et al
2507-2530 | DOI: 10.1080/13504622.2024.2441198

#NGSS #culturalcognition #geography #politicalideology #SDG4 #SDG13

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Serotonergic-dependent awareness is required for trace conditioning in honeybees Entomology; Neuroscience; Behavioral neuroscience; Sensory neuroscience; Cognitive neuroscience

🧪 Friends of all backgrounds: please enjoy this new paper whose findings “reveal that bees engage higher-order cognitive mechanisms under temporal uncertainty, suggesting that core features of awareness may be evolutionarily conserved across distant taxa.”

Yeah. 🫢

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Repairing epistemic injustice and loss in the era of climate coloniality The material dimensions of loss and damage from climate change are compounded by systemic knowledge-based loss and epistemic injustice from the marginalisation and exclusion of critical voices and kn...

Sultana draws on documentary video content from the 'Voices from the Global South' project, produced by the Open University, @rgsibg.bsky.social & @igu-ugi.bsky.social, to illustrate the arguments in her paper.

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Screenshot of a paper abstract in Geo: Geography and Environment by Farhana Sultana (2025) entitled: 'Repairing epistemic injustice and loss in the era of climate coloniality' with an orange banner at the top. Climate change intensifies existing inequities, disproportionately impacting marginalised populations, particularly in the Global South and Indigenous communities. This is maintained through inequitable global climate governance, policies and solutions. The paper argues that climate coloniality, the complex entanglements of colonial legacies with contemporary climate and ecological changes, operates through systemic knowledge-based marginalisation or epistemic injustice, serving as a key mechanism in the uneven production and distribution of climate harms. Beyond the more commonly discussed material dimensions of loss and damage, epistemic injustices arise from silencing critical voices and devaluing knowledge systems. The paper extends the scope of loss and damage debates by drawing attention to epistemic losses: the erasure of worldviews, ontologies and practices that are vital for just and sustainable climate futures. It critically examines the intersections of power, pedagogy and praxis in (re)producing epistemic injustices, while simultaneously revealing counter-narratives of refusal, resurgence and relationality. By engaging Indigenous and Global South scholarship, the paper underscores the need to decolonise knowledge systems that reproduce dominant climate narratives and heed the epistemological alternatives offered by land- and kinship-based knowledge systems. Advancing climate justice depends on confronting epistemic injustice as both a form of loss and a condition of possibility: centring Global South and Indigenous perspectives is essential for cultivating pluriversal, decolonial and just climate frameworks and futures.

New in Geo:

'Repairing epistemic injustice and loss in the era of climate coloniality' by Farhana Sultana

This paper critically examines the intersections of power, pedagogy and praxis in producing inequitable climate knowledge, global governance, policies and solutions.

doi.org/10.1002/geo2...

In case anyone is interested, here's my course guide for 'Epistemic Injustice' (formally 'Knowledge, Ignorance, and Power'), which I'm teaching this semester. I've made some changes for this year. There's still so much I don't get to - as I said before, I really need a second semester.

Screenshot of the new STEM Teaching Tool #106 linked in the post. The title is Defending and Leveraging Public Climate & Environmental Justice Data (DRAFT). The image is a black computer error screen that reads: Hmm. We're having trouble finding that site. We can't connect to the server at nca2023.globalchange.gov. If you entered the right address, you can: • Try again later • Check your network connection • Check that Firefox has permission to access the web (you might be connected but behind a firewall) With a button that reads Try Again

NEW RESOURCE: The current administration took down many federal #EnvironmentalJustice & #ClimateJustice databases.

Our new @stemteachingtool.bsky.social lifts up various efforts that have republished those vital data & visualization tools:

➡️ stemteachingtools.org/brief/106

#SciEd #TeachClimate

Also, here are the slides and resources from a new PD session developed by Kelsie, Deb, and James Kostka that opens up dimensions of the resource and shares instructional examples and other supporting resources:

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Kelsie Fowler was the lead author and @drdeblmorrison.bsky.social and I were co-authors on this resource. Please repost and share it through your networks in ways that make sense.

We are immensely grateful to the teams involved in the important work to keep public data and tools public: Public Environmental Data Project, Data Rescue Project, End of Term Archive, Silencing Science Tracker, Climate Deregulation Tracker, STAT, ESRI, ClimateLiteracy.earth, and Climate.us.

Screenshot of the resource linked to the thread: https://stemteachingtools.org/brief/106

As with all of our STEM Teaching Tools, you can get to the more polished PDF formatted version from the landing page of the resource. It is a great format to share with others!

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Climate data and literacy are necessary for making informed decisions as we adapt to a shifting climate.

Educators should use these databases and visualization tools to engage students in justice-centered, place-based investigations of climate and environmental phenomena.

Screenshot of the new STEM Teaching Tool #106 linked in the post. The title is Defending and Leveraging Public Climate & Environmental Justice Data (DRAFT). The image is a black computer error screen that reads: Hmm. We're having trouble finding that site. We can't connect to the server at nca2023.globalchange.gov. If you entered the right address, you can: • Try again later • Check your network connection • Check that Firefox has permission to access the web (you might be connected but behind a firewall) With a button that reads Try Again

NEW RESOURCE: The current administration took down many federal #EnvironmentalJustice & #ClimateJustice databases.

Our new @stemteachingtool.bsky.social lifts up various efforts that have republished those vital data & visualization tools:

➡️ stemteachingtools.org/brief/106

#SciEd #TeachClimate

National Academies - Statement on CDC’s Updated Vaccine Guidance National Academies respond to CDC’s updated vaccine guidance, offering scientific context and clarity on vaccine safety.

Statement from @health.nationalacademies.org "...based on our body of work on this topic and the overwhelming scientific consensus, we support the statement that vaccines do not cause autism."
www.nationalacademies.org/news/stateme...

STEM Teaching Tools @ NSTA Minneapolis | November 13-15, 2025 All sessions held in the Minneapolis Convention Center - 102 A Thursday, November 13 8:00-9:00 AM: Climate Justice Overview: Priority Areas and Educational Approaches 12:30-2:00 PM: Adapting OpenSciEd Curriculum to Focus on Climate Justice, Local Solutions, and Issues of Indigenous Self-Determination 2:20-3:20 PM: Engaging Students in Talking About Indigenous Sovereignty and Climate Systems 3:40-4:40 PM: Implementing Climate Learning Across Education Systems Friday, November 14 8:00-9:00 AM: Supporting Equity and Justice Through Science Instruction: The Road Traveled and the One Ahead 9:20-10:20 AM: Youth As Climate and Environmental Scientists: Collecting, Analyzing, and Reporting on Local Community Climate and Environmental Justice Data 10:40-12:10 PM: Get Your Students Outside to Learn Science! 1:00-2:30 PM: Supporting Youths' Climate Emotions as Authentic Dimensions of Sensemaking 2:40-3:40 PM: Using Art Pedagogy in Science Class to Teach Climate Justice 4:00-5:00 PM: Designing Learning for Climate Action Saturday, November 15 8:30-10:00 AM: Supporting All Students in Making Sense of Phenomenon By Building All of Their Intellectual Resources 10:20-11:20 AM: Climate Learning Share-a-Thon! 11:40 AM-12:40 PM: Core Practices that Center Justice in Ambitious Teaching Visit stemteachingtools.org for more than 100 resources on justice-centered science and climate education!

At the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) meeting in Minneapolis, our @stemteachingtool.bsky.social team from UW Seattle put on 13 sessions on equity & justice-focused approaches to #SciEd & #ClimateChange ed

All slides & resources are available here:
stemteachingtools.org/news/2025/ns...

Hi @teachnexttmb.bsky.social: Thanks for your interest in the session. You can find the slides and resources for it here:

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Also, all of our sessions from NSTA can be accessed from this page: stemteachingtools.org/news/2025/ns...

Climate change is no longer a threat of the future. It is a tragedy of the present. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Brazilian President

Today (Thurs) at #NSTAFall25, we start off at 8am with a session that explores 21 different priority areas of climate & environmental justice. Come explore how to teach about a new topic in Room 102A! Our full schedule is below.
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Had a powerful launch into #NSTAFall25 today at the Climate Café. I talked to dozens of educators & ed leaders working to teach about #ClimateJustice & #EnvironmentalJustice.

If you are at NSTA this week, come join us in Room 102A to keep it going. Detailed schedule below!
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NSTA - National Conference on Science Education MINNEAPOLIS 25 NOVEMBER 12-15 Climate Café - A Place for Connection and Inspiration Climate Generation INSTITUTE for Science + Math EDUCATION STEM teaching tools Are you climate curious? Wondering how to make climate change a meaningful, manageable, and inspiring topic for your students? Pull up a chair at the Climate Café, a relaxed, café-style space where science educators connect, share, and recharge. Conversations that Matter: Chat with climate scientists, experienced educators, and mental health professionals who can help you navigate both the science and the emotions of teaching climate change. Classroom-ready resources: Explore instructional materials and practical strategies you can bring straight back to your students. Educator community: Swap stories, challenges, and solutions with teachers from across the country who are making climate learning engaging and empowering. Bonus! Visit the cafe for a chance to win prizes, including printed curriculum and other classroom-ready materials. Wednesday, November 12, 2025 | 1:00-3:00pm Minneapolis Convention Center, Exhibit Hall D www.nsta.org/minn25

Are you at NSTA in Minneapolis? Come join us today (Wed) at the Climate Café! It runs from 1 to 3pm (in the STEM Showcase). Our STEM Teaching Tools team is co-hosting the café with Climate Generation. #TeachClimate #ClimateChange #ClimateJustice #NSTAFall25

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As with all of our @STEMTeachTools, you can get to the more polished PDF formatted version from the landing page of the resource. It is a great format to share with others! #NGSSchat #NGSS #SciEd

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Thanks to Nancy Price for being the lead author on this one! 🙏

STEM Teaching Tool #105 Creating Art to Understand and Promote Climate and Environmental Justice In the background is a piece of artwork called “Life is a window of vulnerability” by Nancy Price showing a hand drawn bird and a patterned sunflower collage in orange and black.

PLS SHARE #SciEd #NGSS #STEAM

The UW @stemteachingtool.bsky.social team just published another NEW TOOL. This one shows how to use ART PEDAGOGIES as a powerful platform for students to learn about and take action on #ClimateJustice and #EnvironmentalJustice!

➡️ stemteachingtools.org/brief/105

Thanks, @emanwela.bsky.social! I saw that you explored our page of climate resources. Some of our newer ones aren't listed there yet, like this Climate Justice Ed framework:
stemteachingtools.org/brief/97

You can find other new resources at the bottom of this page:
stemteachingtools.org/tools

The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.

One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc

kermit the frog from the muppet show is standing in front of a red curtain . ALT: kermit the frog from the muppet show is standing in front of a red curtain .

I'm grateful for the co-authors of this important resource—and for pulling together all of the supporting resources.

Thank you Kelsie Fowler, Cristina Betancourt, Renée Shank & Saraswati Noel! Fabulous work!

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As with all of our @stemteachingtool.bsky.social , you can get to the more polished PDF formatted version from the landing page of the resource. It is a great format to share with others! #NGSSchat #NGSS #SciEd

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STEM Teaching Tool #104 Watch Your Language! Because Words Help Create Socio-Ecological Worlds Background image includes a range of words of varying sizes and colors including: Rights of Nature, Regenerate, Climate Crisis, Relationally, Just Transition, Degrowth, Indigenous Language Revitalization, Overburden, Kin, and others.

PLS SHARE #SciEd #NGSS

The UW @stemteachingtool.bsky.social team just published a NEW TOOL on how the words we use to describe the ecological world matters! Since language reflects & constructs power we should root our words in environmental justice & flourishing.

➡️ stemteachingtools.org/brief/104

Restoring the Quality of Our Environment

60 yrs ago today (Nov 5, 1965), the 1st US government report to warn about climate change was published.
"Restoring the Quality of Our Environment" included warning of C02 build-up and sea-level rise/melting ice-caps.

allouryesterdays.info/2025/11/04/6...

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Flyer showing a girl holding a turtle outdoors, another girl recording data on a clipboard, and a teacher smiling on. STEMTeachingTools.org Free Teacher Learning Resources to Support NGSS Implementation What Are They? The National Research Council's A Framework for K-12 Science Education and the resulting Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) represent a new vision to help all students understand the natural and built world. As educators realize this new vision, many problems of practice come up. STEM Teaching Tools are co-authored by teachers and researchers to illuminate these issues and give advice about how to accomplish specific pieces of the NGSS. The resources are short. direct. easily shareable, and offer links to other useful tools. WHY THEY MATTER TO YOU Teachers need tools to reflect on how their teaching aligns with the NGSS & NRC Framework vision These teacher learning resources have been designed to be easily shared with others. District staff & PD providers can use these tools in professional development to support implementation of the new vision. Schoolleaders can use the tools to understand crucial aspects of the new vision for K-12 science education and then implement plans to support teachers' professional growth. FUNDED BY THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION THROUGH THE ACESSE PROJECT (COSSS.ORG/ACESSE)

STEM Teaching Tools @ NSTA Minneapolis | November 13-15, 2025 All sessions held in the Minneapolis Convention Center - 102 A Thursday, November 13 8:00-9:00 AM: Climate Justice Overview: Priority Areas and Educational Approaches 12:30-2:00 PM: Adapting OpenSciEd Curriculum to Focus on Climate Justice, Local Solutions, and Issues of Indigenous Self-Determination 2:20-3:20 PM: Engaging Students in Talking About Indigenous Sovereignty and Climate Systems 3:40-4:40 PM: Implementing Climate Learning Across Education Systems Friday, November 14 8:00-9:00 AM: Supporting Equity and Justice Through Science Instruction: The Road Traveled and the One Ahead 9:20-10:20 AM: Youth As Climate and Environmental Scientists: Collecting, Analyzing, and Reporting on Local Community Climate and Environmental Justice Data 10:40-12:10 PM: Get Your Students Outside to Learn Science! 1:00-2:30 PM: Supporting Youths' Climate Emotions as Authentic Dimensions of Sensemaking 2:40-3:40 PM: Using Art Pedagogy in Science Class to Teach Climate Justice 4:00-5:00 PM: Designing Learning for Climate Action Saturday, November 15 8:30-10:00 AM: Supporting All Students in Making Sense of Phenomenon By Building All of Their Intellectual Resources 10:20-11:20 AM: Climate Learning Share-a-Thon! 11:40 AM-12:40 PM: Core Practices that Center Justice in Ambitious Teaching Visit stemteachingtools.org for more than 100 resources on justice-centered science and climate education!

At NSTA in Minneapolis, the UW Seattle @stemteachingtool.bsky.social team & our colleagues will host 13 sessions on EQUITY-focused #SciEd and #ClimateChange education. Join us!

Please share and help spread the word through your networks!

#NSTA in Minneapolis Nov 12-15
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