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Hosted by educator Kevin O'Shea, the Nature Talks Podcast is about education and connecting learners of all ages with the outdoors, nature and living more sustainable lives.
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In episode 19, host Kevin O’Shea chats with returning guest, Kenny Peavy. Kenny is an outdoor educator at Green School Bali and an outspoken advocate for connecting students with nature, the outdoors, and SDGs. They discuss how Kenny has been leveraging social media to increase his advocacy footprint. Kenny also shares ideas about how educators and students worldwide can easily take action to make a meaningful impact on the world.
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We are back! In this episode, we chat with international educator Annie Ferguson. Annie is a primary teacher with a passion for sustainability and a need to take action. Annie helped create Mian Fei Bay at Shekou International School in Shenzhen, China. This project recycles clothes, housewares and so much more! Imagine a wonderful space that houses a permanent and free clothing swap where staff and their families can reduce their impact on the world be recycling clothes, toys, costumes, shoes and so much more. Get inspired by Annie’s story and try something like this in your school!
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In this episode, we chat with Darrick Mosser in Kobe, Japan. Darrick is the Headmaster at Ascot International School Japan. He advocates for sustainable practices in schools and gives students opportunities to develop independence and critical thinking. Darrick shares many of the sustainable practices at Ascot International School and the opportunities students have to connect with their local community and environment. You’ll enjoy this inspiring conversation.
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Nature Talks Podcast - 21: Planning a Successful Earth Week
How can we make Earth Day or Earth Week at our school matter? How can we make it more meaningful than in the past? In this episode, Kevin O’Shea chats with Helen Lloyd. Helen is a primary educator as well as the Sustainability Coordinator at The International School of Penang (Uplands) in Malaysia. They recently wrapped up a very successful Earth Week with various and engaging and inspiring activities throughout the week and across the school. Learn more about the planning behind it and the lessons learned to make it even better next year!
Follow Helen Lloyd on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/helen-lloyd-0124a439/
To learn more about Earth Week at Uplands (as talked about in the podcast) check out their Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uplands.school
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After a long hiatus, we are back! Host Kevin O’Shea talks about what’s been happening with his kitchen garden at The International School of Penang (Uplands). That’s right! Kevin moved from China to Malaysia. Kevin gives a brief overview of his big kitchen garden project and how he not only has students from multiple grade levels involved, but the food they have grown has been used in Food Tech and STEM classes as well as by the cafeteria cooks in meals for staff and students! Kevin also talks about the upcoming OFFSEAS Conference at UWC Thailand in April and future guests someone on the show!
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https://twitter.com/MadForMaple
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In this episode, Kevin O’Shea chats with entomologist (insect scientist), Dr. Jody Green. She talks about how she went from growing up in Canada to spending her days studying and educating others about insects, and biodiversity in the United States. Successful conservation and protection of biodiversity start with educating young and old alike and Jody spends a lot of time connecting adults of all ages with the natural world. Enjoy this great conversation! Oh yeah….Jody is also a cohost of the very cool Arthro-pod Podcast - The Entomology Podcast (Kevin is a BIG fan of her show).
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FOLLOW Jody on Twitter:
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The Arthro-pod on Apple Podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/arthro-pod/id920537000
In this episode, host Kevin O’Shea chats with well-known consultant and educator, Kath Murdoch. Kath is a celebrated author and inquiry-based education thinker, but she is also a passionate environmentalist and lover of all things nature. Kath talks about sparking curiosity through nature, but also about how we need much deeper connections and understandings of the environment in order to make lasting and meaningful change. To protect the natural world we need to grow deep-rooted personal connections to it.
Listen and SUBSCRIBE to the Environmental Education Podcast.
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https://www.instagram.com/shizenwildlife/
Kath Murdoch on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/kjinquiry
Kath Murdoch Consulting:
https://www.kathmurdoch.com.au/
ALSO….check out the “Who Knew…? WW2” podcast (history for kids):
Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/show/49iKIMw5lrfvLfTCw1F6va
NTP host Kevin O’Shea chats with Wombat, one of the two people behind Japantrailcam. They use a network of trail cameras throughout the forests of Japan to document, share and learn about the wildlife of Japan. They are bringing wildlife awareness, conservation and citizen science to the world with their amazing wildlife videos via Twitter, YouTube and Instagram.
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Japantrailcam (Twitter):
https://twitter.com/japantrailcam
Japantrailcam (YouTube):
https://www.youtube.com/c/JapanTrailCam
How can a school gardening program change education at a school? In episode 14, Kevin O’Shea chats with Garden Science teacher, Taylor Murphy about the amazing gardening program at West Portal Elementary School in San Francisco, California. Taylor talks about the incredible work she does across grade levels, connecting students and their teachers with nature, and science and teaching them where food comes from. Learn more about this really successful initiative backed by the local community and administrators.
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https://twitter.com/MadForMaple
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https://www.instagram.com/shizenwildlife/
West Portal Elementary School Garden (on Twitter):
https://twitter.com/WPESGarden
Host Kevin O’Shea chats with American Birding Podcast host and author, Nate Swick about his life in birds. They also chat about how podcasts can be used to motivate educators and others to grow their passions and feel part of a community. They discuss podcasts being used as environmental education tools and how podcasts and other forms of social media can be used to connect people to nature and grow the conservation movement.
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https://twitter.com/MadForMaple
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https://www.instagram.com/shizenwildlife/
American Birding Podcast:
http://www.aba.org/podcast/
Nate Swick on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/N8Swick
In episode 12, Kevin O’Shea chats with biologist, educator, and wildlife photographer, Isaac Cohen. The talks about Isaac’s path into science and his love of nature and the importance of conserving and understanding urban biodiversity. Isaac talks about the incredible nature found in Shenzhen, China, how he uses photography to connect others with the natural world and why it’s important to understand and preserve nature in cities.
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Isaac Cohen in Discover Shenzhen:
http://www.eyeshenzhen.com/node_312164.htm
Outdoor Educator Kenny Peavy kicks off Season 2 of the podcast by talking to us about his important work connecting kids with the outdoors in America and around Asia. He discusses his role at Green School Bali coordinating outdoor camps and teaching as well as the importance of connecting children with nature and sustainable living practices. Kenny also talks about his new book, “The BOX People.”
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Kenny Peavy - on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/boxpeopleunboxed/
Kenny Peavy on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/kenny_peavy
Kevin talks about the term eco-anxiety and how it affects people in this short episode. He chats with his 12-year-old son about having eco-anxiety and shares news about the podcast's new Facebook page and the exciting new season of episodes! There are new episodes about outdoor education, gardening, birding, wildlife photography, and much more! Season 2 of the podcast airs REALLy soon!
NEW Facebook Page - LIKE and FOLLOW:
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In this episode, host Kevin O’Shea talks about some summer updates. How are the school bees doing? Environmental Education specialist training, sustainable podcasts, and more!
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In this episode of the podcast, Kevin chats with Dr. Aleksa Moss. As the Head of Early Years at Utaloy International School, she shares her amazing passion for sustainability, animal welfare, environmental education and more. Aleksa also talks about how she feels she is able to make a bigger impact with regards to her passions in a leadership role. Aleksa is a remarkable person with a passion for taking care of our planet and supporting educators who strive to do the same.
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1In this episode of the podcast, Kevin O'Shea chats with Liz Ford, the Primary Principal at the International School of Phnom Penh in Cambodia. They discuss the amazing work being done at ISPP to make it a one-time use plastic-free campus as well as a multitude of other wonderful sustainability initiatives. There is so much happening at ISPP, an official Eco-School!
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In this episode, Kevin O’Shea chats with extreme weather videographer James Reynolds about connecting with nature during crazy times as well as Frontline Nature. Frontline Nature is an amazing video series James creates to educate and excite people about weather, nature and the world around them!
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James on Twitter:
http://twitter.com/EarthUncutTV
Frontline Nature on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLKYsEXfI0PGXeKYL1KV7qA
In this episode, Kevin O’Shea talks about how he ignites students' passions for conservation by introducing them to birds. Birds are the most accessible wildlife there is on a school campus. Kevin shares his ideas about creating a famous bird guide for your students and how to use it.
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People who have the chance to live and work in Japan will quickly notice a deep connection people have with the outdoors and nature. In this episode of the podcast, host Kevin O’Shea chats with long-term Japan resident and educator, Sarah Matsumoto about her experiences and observations about how Japanese society and its education system have a deeper connection to the outdoors than in many other places.
The Environmental Education Podcast!
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How can we use beekeeping as an educational tool? How can we instill the importance of biodiversity, conservation and so much more by teaching students how o raise bees? In this episode, Kevin chats with international educator and beekeeper, Chet Khatu about how he’s using bees in innovative ways to teach a lot of important lessons to both students and teachers.
The Environmental Education Podcast!
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