The Lerner Podcast

This Earth Day, Help Your Students Learn to Speak on Climate Action

Rune Kier Nielsen is an award-winning political speechwriter formerly for the Danish Government and Public Advocacy Lead on Climate Action for the United Nations Environment Programme—the UN's authoritative voice on the environment. In this podcast, he shares why he wrote Speaking on Climate: A Guide to Speechwriting for a Better Future, how the book is structured, and how it can be used in a classroom setting and beyond!  What makes a good speech? Better yet, what makes an effective speech? And how can an effective speech help in the fight against climate change? Climate change is a pressing issue, and the ability to successfully communicate about it is crucial in working against it. Social anthropologist and professional speechwriter Rune Kier Nielsen breaks down nine common flaws of climate rhetoric and how to fix them in this thorough, engaging guide to speechwriting toward climate justice.  Visit Rune's website to learn more about his career: https://www.runekier.dk/ Learn more about the book and order your copy: https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/25235  Music credits:  "Farm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)   Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Meet a Poet from The Mistakes That Made Us - Tabatha Yeatts

In The Mistakes That Made Us, twenty brave poets share share real-life blunders they made as young people . . . and what happened next.  This episode highlights a poem from Tabatha Yeatts. is a poet, author, blogger, and the editor of the popular Imperfect and Imperfect II anthologies for middle schoolers. Tabatha has three adult children and lives in Maryland with her husband, their two dogs, and dozens of plants. www.tabatha-yeatts.com  The Mistakes That Made Us is a book for all who are growing and discovering and still figuring out who they are. (Which is to say everyone!)  Check out the book at lernerbooks.com. https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/24315

Meet a Poet from The Mistakes That Made Us - JaNay Brown Wood

In The Mistakes That Made Us, twenty brave poets share share real-life blunders they made as young people . . . and what happened next.  This episode highlights a poem from JaNay Brown Wood. JaNay Brown Wood, PhD, is an award-winning children’s author, poet, educator, and scholar. JaNay loves to write, bake, teach, and spend time with her husband, Catrayel, and her daughter, Vivian. She has more than fifteen books now available or forthcoming. www.janaybrownwood.com The Mistakes That Made Us is a book for all who are growing and discovering and still figuring out who they are. (Which is to say everyone!)  Check out the book at lernerbooks.com. https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/24315

Meet a Poet from The Mistakes That Made Us - Matt Forrest Esenwine

In The Mistakes That Made Us, twenty brave poets share share real-life blunders they made as young people . . . and what happened next.  This episode highlights a poem from Matt Forrest Esenwine. Matt Forrest Esenwine is the author of Flashlight Night, which received a Kirkus starred review and was included in Encyclopedia Britannica’s list of “11 Children’s Books That Inspire  imagination!” He has nearly a dozen books to his credit including I Am Today. www.MattForrest.com The Mistakes That Made Us is a book for all who are growing and discovering and still figuring out who they are. (Which is to say everyone!)  Check out the book at lernerbooks.com. https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/24315

Meet a Poet from The Mistakes That Made Us - Kim Rogers

In The Mistakes That Made Us, twenty brave poets share share real-life blunders they made as young people . . . and what happened next.  This episode highlights a poem from Kim Rogers. Kim Rogers writes short stories, poems, and books for young readers. Her debut picture book, Just Like Grandma, was published in 2023. Kim is an enrolled member of Wichita and Affiliated Tribes and is a member of the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition. She lives with her family on her tribe’s ancestral homelands in Oklahoma. www.kimrogerswriter.com  The Mistakes That Made Us is a book for all who are growing and discovering and still figuring out who they are. (Which is to say everyone!)  Check out the book at lernerbooks.com. https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/24315