Gabriela Martinez Sainz

The paper examines the theoretical principles and pedagogical affordances of experiential learning through digital games for climate change education and for children's participation in climate decision-making.

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What are the key pedagogical principles to make sure that #ClimateEducation and #ClimateParticipation are child-friendly, engaging and empowering?

Can Minecraft be an effective educational tool for #ClimateAction?

Our latest paper from the Craft-my-Street Project explores these questions.

At the Aurora event on the future of #HigherEducation and the panel discussion keeps going from hopeful pathways forward to very bleak ones.

It surprises me how regions and organisations have different concerns (priorities?) and make sense of the global challenges in contrasting ways.

#IAmAurora

One of the textbooks I use when I teach my "Qualitative Data Analysis and Interpretation" Masters/PhD-level course is the Bryman and Burgess edited volume, "Analyzing Qualitative Data".

I found a #Free2DownloadAndRead copy here: www.gmu.ac.ir/Dorsapax/use...

It was great to have Dr Max von Blanckenburg from University of Regensburg as guest lecturer at @ucddublin.bsky.social.

Ina collaborative lecture we addressed ways in which teachers can foster a culture of constructive debate while teaching controversial topics in the classroom.

#TeachSDGs #Edchat

Join us on Bluesky for #LTHEchat on Wednesday 18th February at 8pm GMT with guest @jacquithijm.bsky.social to discuss how can we empower students to be part of a larger university ‘It is not just about belonging, it is also about mattering’

Check out the blog post: lthechat.com/2026/02/13/l...

I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is

As part of my #Climate Fellowship at @ucdearth.bsky.social I will be presenting next week at a fantastic event organised by the Learning Planet Institute on Child-Centred #ClimateEducation through storytelling for agency, empowerment and hope.

All welcome in-person or online: lnkd.in/eF65VKW9

CFP: "Towards just places through children’s geographies in, of, and for, education."

For a session at the annual conference of the Royal Geographical Society (London, September).

The session is co-organized by our member, Lauren Hammond.

Abstracts are due by 2 March.

His expertise in classroom-based research, qualitative inquiry and educational constructivism has left a profound mark on me as a researcher, and his approach to doing research has stayed with me well beyond my PhD.

Thank you for everything Keith, RIP!

Despite not working in the same field, he mentored me and provided essential learning opportunities for my professional development, even when I was unaware of many of them at the time.

As he argued, the supervisory relationship is a research collaboration that will involve ‘thinking together, learning together, and writing together’. (lnkd.in/dCGy4cHB)

He cared for every one of his students.

We didn’t agree on many issues, conceptual, methodological or practical, but he was always willing to discuss all of them and his door was always open when you needed him.

One of the first lectures he gave during my time at Cambridge, ‘Understanding understandings’, was pivotal in shaping the way I later designed and conceived my doctoral research and how I continue to think about key issues for my research: how do we understand rights, justice or sustainability?

This week, I learned about the passing of my doctoral supervisor Prof @drkeithstaber.bsky.social. I remember vividly our conversations, his inquisitive yet always friendly approach to academic dialogue, and how passionate he was about education in general and, particularly, educational research.

Call for Abstracts | Shifting Power: New Frontiers in Youth Participation Across research, policy and practice, youth participation in decision-making is widely accepted as a core principle. While participatory and co-production mechanisms are in place, many have been criti...

Call for conference papers: "New Frontiers in Youth Participation."

The conference will take place in June at the University of Galway (Ireland).

Abstracts are due by 6 March.

universityofgalwayunesco.clr.events/event/139308

A special issue of the Canadian Journal of Children's Rights is out, titled 'Children's Rights and Decolonial Perspectives: Challenging dominant modes of knowledge production':

ojs.library.carleton.ca/index.php/cj...

Colombian minister Irene Vélez Torres explains her views on fossil fuels being excluded from the COP30 text.

"The problem is, right now, the method [is] only of consensus”, with “the most ambitious agenda” ending up “eliminated”.

She added: “We still believe that a change in the text is possible."

UNCRC Statement on COP30 | Mikiko Otani I appreciate the continuing engagement of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child with the COP. Its presence in the COP30 through the statement is an important reminder of the critical need to mai...

The UN Rights of the Child and COP 30 should be aligned

www.linkedin.com/posts/mikiko...

Call for chapters for an edited collection: "Analysing Leading Works in Children's Rights."

The book is co-edited by our member, Elizabeth Faulkner.

Abstracts are due by 30 January, 2026.

Parents asked to take part in primary school ethos survey The parents of 826,000 children are to be asked to share with the Department of Education their views on the type of primary school they would like their child to attend.

Growing numbers of families have been contacting us seeking the choice of an Educate Together school in recent years. This is a fabulous opportunity for those families to have their voices heard.
Parents asked to take part in primary school ethos survey www.rte.ie/news/educati...

Nothing reveals capitalism’s reification of labor, history & knowledge than a technology that no one wants or asked for, will literally torch the planet, will destroy art, literature & work itself, & yet we are told is also unstoppable, inevitable & we must pour tremendous resources into supporting

The background image shows two people, one representing wellbeing and the other representing education. This is overlaid with the ‘Educational Review’ journal title at the top. In the middle is the article title and author name(s): ‘The siloisation of wellbeing and education: global trends and lived experiences’ by Siân Ephgrave & Lizzi O. Milligan. The words “Open Access” appear in a red circle.

#Education and #wellbeing as silos: Siân Ephgrave & Lizzi O. Milligan call for integrated and relational approaches to learning and wellness in schools.
Read #OpenAccess 👇
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@lizziom.bsky.social

This is one of my absolute favourite lectures on our local and global challenges module- @ucddublin.bsky.social / UvA.

Epistemic cultures and challenges working in interdisciplinary teams to address global issues.

We used the Views of Science - Frame Reflection Lab which sparked great discussion

A map of the world showing how levels of worry in most countries are greater than 70%. Source: Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, International Public Opinion on Climate Change, 2023.

Two of the most common climate misconceptions I see, even among knowledgeable folks, are that (1) most people aren't worried about climate change, and (2) if they were, they'd act.

Not true! Data show (1) most people are worried, but (2) they won’t act if they don’t know what to do-and most don’t.

We're delighted to interview our members, Aoife Daly, Pernilla Leviner, and Rebecca Thorburn Stern, about their edited collection -

Treated Like a Child: Age Discrimination and Children's Rights:

www.qmul.ac.uk/clpn/news-vi...

Such a beautiful book about seasons and life cycles in nature. A new addition to our local library and a perfect book to discuss autumn with kids.

The changes this season brings, how we can see them all around -for example in trees 🍂 🍂🍂- and why these matter for the whole ecosystem and life cycle.

We are presenting on behalf of our team researching rights-based pedagogies and Initial Teacher Education as part of the Children’s Human Rights Education Research Network: Lisa Isenström, Dorota Duda, and Sarah Zerika.

It has been amazing working together on this comparative study.

#ChildRights

Tomorrow @suegollifer.bsky.social and I will be presenting at Menntakvika 2025, the annual education conference at the University of Iceland @haskoliislands.bsky.social

📆 Oct 3
🕙 10:00 am (Irish time)

Everyone is welcome to join online with this link: eu01web.zoom.us/j/65248859532

I opened my academia.edu account in 2010 and finally deleted it 15 years later after their new Terms of Service claiming perpetual and irrevocable rights over my content and personal information.

The AI generated podcasts & screening of articles (without my consent) was bad enough, now is absurd 🙄