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Kimi Waite, Ph.D.

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๐Ÿƒ Scholar-Activist & Author ๐ŸŽ Former STEM Teacher โœ๐Ÿผ Environmental & Climate Justice ๐Ÿ’ป www.kimiwaite.com #ClimateSky #EnvironmentalEd

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Happy World Book Day! For the love of teaching, justice, and the environment! #worldbookday

05.03.2026 17:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Bad Bunny Is An Environmental Justice Educator: Hereโ€™s What His Music Can Teach Us | Common Dreams โ€‹As a recording artist, the world is his classroom, and his performances function as public pedagogy.

My piece in Common Dreams @commondreams: Bad Bunny Is An Environmental Justice Educator: Hereโ€™s What His Music Can Teach Us www.commondreams.org/opinion/bad-... #environmentaljustice

03.03.2026 15:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Bad Bunny Is An Environmental Justice Educator: Here's What His Music Can Teach Us While the NFL is promising the American public a Super Bowl they can dance to, keep in mind that half-time show headliner Bad Bunny is way more than just the worldโ€™s most-played recording artist of 2025 and Latin Grammy and Grammy winner: Benito Antonio Martรญnez Ocasio is also a bona fide environmental justice educator. As a former public school educator, a professor, and an author of two books on teaching climate change and environmental justice , I know that climate change disproportionately impacts marginalized communities, which means you canโ€™t teach about the climate crisis without also teaching about equity, race, and justice. Bad Bunny knows this, too. Consider that Mr. Ocasio was born in Puerto Rico (where he recently held an extensive concert residency that reportedly boosted the economy of the unincorporated US territory by up to $400 million), where he reportedly has held or holds property, along with Los Angeles, Miami, and San Juan. It is not lost on Bad Bunny that all of these areas face severe climate change impacts, from record-breaking wildfire seasons to rising waters to extreme heat. His call to action also aligns with the environmentally just future that Puerto Ricans have been envisioning. Mr...

Bad Bunny Is An Environmental Justice Educator: Here's What His Music Can Teach Us
->Common Dreams | More on "Bad Bunny environmental justice education" at BigEarthData.ai | #EnvironmentalJustice

08.02.2026 11:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My latest for Common Dreams: โ€œClimate Change Education Must Be Disability Inclusiveโ€

04.01.2026 15:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Climate Change Education Must Be Disability Inclusive โ€‹Safeguarding the rights of people with disabilities should be a priority for both the scientific and educational communities, and they need to partner with disabled students to get the job done right.

The need for K-12 climate change education to be disability inclusive runs against the Trump administrationโ€™s attempts at dismantling special education.

04.01.2026 12:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Iโ€™m honored!!!

01.01.2026 20:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Kimi Waite, Ph.D. on Instagram: "Iโ€™m honored to be the #1 new release in STEM Education on Amazon! Pre-order โ€œTeaching Environmental Justice in the Elementary Classroom: Entry Points for Equity Across... This book is a must-read for teachers and educators looking to integrate environmental justice into their elementary classrooms. With a focus on equity and social justice education, it provides a road...

Honored to be the #1 new release in STEM Education on Amazon! Pre-order โ€œTeaching Environmental Justice in the Elementary Classroom: Entry Points for Equity Across the K-5 Curriculumโ€ is available now with MIT Press Bookstore & Amazon! #environmentaljustice
www.instagram.com/p/DS7_NguD8V...

31.12.2025 18:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Honored to be the #1 โ€œHot New Releaseโ€ in Science & Technology Teaching Materials on Amazon! Pre-order โ€œTeaching Environmental Justice in the Elementary Classroom: Entry Points for Equity Across the K-5 Curriculumโ€ now w/ MIT Press Bookstore and Amazon. #environmentaljustice

25.12.2025 19:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Beyond Books: Libraries Are Climate-Resilient Community Infrastructure Libraries are indispensable not only for climate and informational literacy but also as valuable hubs for creating community solutions to our planetโ€™s most pressing problems.

Instead of asking what to buy kids, think about what new information and skills they can be taught.

20.12.2025 13:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 26 ๐Ÿ” 14 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Check out my article in Common Dreams: โ€œBeyond Books: Libraries Are Climate-Resilient Community Infrastructureโ€

20.12.2025 16:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Case for Teaching Environmental Justice in Schools Students need the truth about how pollution and racism collide in America.

Why should we teach environmental justice in schools? Author Kimi Waite says students need to know how pollution and racism collide in their communities โ€” and what they can do about it.
wordinblack.com/2025/12/case...

10.12.2025 21:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 8 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Teaching Environmental Justice in the Elementary Classroom: Entry Points for Equity Across the K-5 Curriculum (Equity and Social Justice in Education) This timely book discusses the importance of teaching environmental justice at the elementary level and provides teachers with the tools to implement this instruction in their existing curriculum. It ...

Pre-order for my new book, โ€œTeaching Environmental Justice in the Elementary Classroom: Entry Points for Equity Across the K-5 Curriculumโ€ is now available through MIT Press Bookstore. Publication in Feburary 2026! #EduSky mitpressbookstore.mit.edu/book/9781041...

26.11.2025 19:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you!

06.11.2025 21:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Integrating Zines as a Pedagogical Tool for Multicultural Education and Social Justice Zines are do-it-yourself, self-published booklets with a long history of use as tools for activism in social movements, often featuring content rooted in fandoms, interest groups, social identities...

My article was just published in The New Educator Journal: โ€œIntegrating Zines as a Pedagogical Tool for Multicultural Education and Social Justice.โ€

Learn more about my zine praxis. 50 free copies are also available on my website! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #EduSky

06.11.2025 17:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ FEATURE: Union educators across California are organizing to protect students from ICE raids and federal attacks. Together we fight back to keep classrooms safe and every student protected.
โœŠ Read more: https://bit.ly/42666ot

23.09.2025 18:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What Teachers Want to Know About Teaching Climate Change The book gives busy teachers the tools they need to incorporate climate change education across disciplines and align the content with existing standa...

Hi #EduSky! If youโ€™re a teacher, administrator, curriculum specialist, or professor, and you want to know more about teaching climate change, check out our award winning book, available on Corwin.com, Amazon, or Barnes & Noble! www.corwin.com/books/teachi...

10.09.2025 14:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Local History and Community Science in Olongapo, Philippines: A Framework for Teachers Published in The Geography Teacher (Ahead of Print, 2025)

Hey educators! Check out our article, โ€œLocal History and Community Science in Olongapo, Philippines: A Framework for Teachers,โ€ (Waite, De Castro, Reyes, Battad, 2025), now published in The Geography Teacher! Free copies below. www.tandfonline.com/eprint/TNPXC... #Edusky #communityscience

10.09.2025 14:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Corwin receives two awards at APEX 2025

Our book, โ€œWhat Teachers Want to Know About Teaching Climate Change: An Educatorโ€™s Guide to Nurturing Hope and Resilience (Grades K-12)โ€ published by @corwinpress.bsky.social, received a 2025 APEX Annual Awards for Publication Excellence! www.corwin.com/about/press-...

19.08.2025 03:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™m excited to be presenting at the Teach Climate Networkโ€™s Summer Institute this year.

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ When: July 14-17
๐Ÿ“ Where: Virtual with regional cohort days July 16-17
๐Ÿ”— Register now: [https://climategen.org/summer-institute/]

#SI2025 #TeachClimate #TeachClimateNetwork #Teachers #ClimateEducation

14.07.2025 19:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Honored to have served on the Notable Social Studies Trade Book Committee for 3 years, and now Iโ€™m on the The Carter G. Woodson Book Award Committee. My favorite book was โ€œFlamboyants: The Queer Harlem Renaissance I Wish I'd Known,โ€ by George M. Johnson. #kidlit

17.06.2025 05:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€˜Why is the sky fuzzy?โ€™: Climate change lessons need to start as early as preschoolย  - The Hechinger Report Hello! Iโ€™m traveling back from the Bright Start International Conference where I spent the last few days learning about early childhood policies, systems and best practices worldwide. This weekโ€™s news...

A nice article on climate change education at the early elementary level, with comments from Kottie Christie-Blick and Kimi Waite. Thanks, Caroline Preston! #climatesky

02.12.2024 22:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What Teachers Want to Know About Teaching Climate Change The book gives busy teachers the tools they need to incorporate climate change education across disciplines and align the content with existing standa...

1/2: "What Teachers Want to Know About Teaching Climate Change delivers on the promise of its title."

03.03.2025 22:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0