BEd alumna wins Dr. David Suzuki Fellowship

Congratulations to Schulich School of Education alumna, Erin Hartmans (BEd’18) who was recently awarded the 2018 Dr. David Suzuki Fellowship by the Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study Laboratory School at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE). 

The Fellowship is granted annually to two promising Teacher or Early Childhood Educator Candidates graduating from an accredited Ontario Faculty of Education program in recognition of excellence in pre-service environmental education of elementary school children.

In addition to a $500 gift, Hartmans will have the opportunity to participate in a week-long placement at the Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study Laboratory School where she will be mentored by Laboratory School teachers and researchers and will immerse herself in Environmental Inquiry, the School’s four-part approach to Environmental Education.

The Fellowship website had the following to say about Hartman’s work while at Nipissing: 

During her time at Nipissing, Erin worked to weave her understanding of the environment into her studies in Education as much as possible. She facilitated workshops on how to incorporate food literacy, and Indigenous environmental perspectives into one’s teaching practice, in addition to creating a resource on how to design and implement an outdoor environmental inquiry program for young learners. During her practicum placements, Erin experimented with different ways students could engage in environmental education. She taught lessons on the impacts of mining on humans and the environment, used natural materials as manipulatives in math patterning lessons, explored with students the nature art of Andy Goldsworthy, and facilitated outdoor education DPA activities. Erin looks forward to continuing to explore the abundant possibilities for environmental education inside and outside the classroom as she embarks on her career as an educator.

For more information about the award and Hartman’s work, visit: http://www.naturalcuriosity.ca/awards.php?m=p