Xochitl Bentley
@xochitlbentley.bsky.social
(She/her) Educator, Writer, Naturalist. Author: Helping Students Become Climate Stewards.
At #NCTE26, I’ll be at #poetry roundtables with this crew 🤩: @joelrgarza.bsky.social @rebekahodell1.bsky.social @heymrsbond.com @marcusluther.bsky.social @thereadingzone.bsky.social @mraleosays.bsky.social @cayneletizia.bsky.social @xochitlbentley.bsky.social and more!
🧵2/5 @xochitlbentley.bsky.social's students didn't just learn about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, they wrote flash fiction about ghost fishing for their supper and finding human debris in the ocean. Small stories. Memorable. Theirs. That's environmental storytelling in action.
🧵1/5 #schoolutionspodcast S5E37 (Part 2) Student Climate Advocacy In Action: From Classroom Stories to Civic Change 🎯 Part 2 with @xochitlbentley.bsky.social is LIVE! Make sure to listen to Part 1 of my conversation with Xochitl before listening to Part 2! youtu.be/V0Zru9y03xw
🧵1/3 Even the students most ready to problem-solve shut down when climate conversations lead with data. @xochitlbentley.bsky.social's fix? Stop parading statistics. Start wrapping the data in stories, especially ones rooted in communities students care about.
🧵1/2 "There is always a potential for a multiplying effect." @xochitlbentley.bsky.social's students visited an eco park → came back inspired → designed a community showcase → launched a postcard campaign to their city representatives for urban forestry funding.
🧵1/3 #schoolutionspodcast S5E37 (Part 1) Want Students to Become Climate Stewards? Use These 6 Storytelling Stances! Students don't need more climate statistics. They need stories rooted in communities they care about.
🧵2/3 @xochitlbentley.bsky.social's six storytelling stances (ranging from systemic responsiveness to collective mobilization) are among the most practical frameworks I've come across for climate education. 🎧🎙 Listen to Part 1: pod.fo/e/412c15 📺🎙 Watch Part 1: youtu.be/V0Zru9y03xw
Schoolutions: Curious Educators. Evidence-Based Strategies. Classrooms Where Every Child Thrives.: Want Students to Become Climate Stewards? Use These 6 Storytelling Stances!
What if the most powerful climate tool we have isn't a statistic, it's a story?In Part 1 of my S5E37 @schoolutionspodcast conversation, I sit down with teacher Xochitl Bentley to unpack h...
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Oh wow, this poem, "Forever Plastics" by Ronald Carson! Definitely a keeper to share, annotate, and talk about with students during #poetrypauses. Rich possibilities for connections to science class too! @xochitlbentley.bsky.social @samillingworth.com poets.org/poem/forever...
Forever Plastics
We were the dream of convenience, the permanent press. / We were the yogurt cup you spooned empty at dawn,
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🧵4/5 Next Week: High school ELA teacher and climate educator @xochitlbentley.bsky.social proves that the English classroom might be the most powerful place to tackle the climate crisis, and she has the framework, the Fulbright, and the book to back it up.
🧵 1/2 This May on the podcast: → School Streets NYC (Sabina Sethi Unni from @openplans.org) → Storytelling + climate stewardship (@xochitlbentley.bsky.social) → Student-led schools (Rachael Thrash) → Experienced multilinguals + new book @bethskelton.bsky.social & Tan Huynh
Today! Join us at 10AM EST / 7AM PST as our 25th Gathering kicks off with @ichrislehman.bsky.social and an Opening Keynote by @sjeducate.bsky.social www.youtube.com/live/ISDZ5Ph...
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Spring 2026 Gathering: Opening Keynote
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Tomorrow is the Spring 2026 Gathering! Join us online at gathering.theeducatorcollaborative.com and on YouTube. Angela Stockman and I are chatting about how we aim to humanize assessment through learning stories. @theedcollab.bsky.social @angelastockman.bsky.social
Spring 2026 TheEdCollab Gathering
K-12 Literacy Conference. Free. Online.
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Saturday’s schedule is LIVE! Plan your sessions now. Gathering.TheEducatorCollaborative.com Join us on May 2. Free. No registration. Learn with compelling educators. Clock Hours available, including CTLE and CPE.
Online, Sat, May 2 Opening Keynote, Dr. Sawsan Jaber! @sjeducate.bsky.social She is a multi-award-winning educator, best selling author, community activist, and consultant. Her tireless fight for freedom of speech, civil rights, and equity for all serves as an invaluable example.
Very excited to share my most recent episode of Conceptually Speaking! No matter where you’re situated in the English Studies penumbra, @manshel.bsky.social’s research on the history of English education is must-read scholarship. #literacies #edusky #academicsky open.substack.com/pub/trevoral...
Dr. Alexander Manshel Talks High School English & the Making of American Readers
In this episode of Conceptually Speaking, I sit down with Dr.
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Q: What is one way you would like to see picture books used in research investigation? 📚✨️ Slow chat with us! @theedcollab.bsky.social #TheEdCollab
Happening today! Join me at 4:30 PM Pacific Time.
@csuerwc.bsky.social · 7mo ago📣 ERWC WEBINAR REMINDER Join us for "Helping Students Become Climate Stewards" @xochitlbentley.bsky.social will explore the role storytelling plays in climate stewardship. 📅 February 19, 2026 ⏰ 4:30–5:30 PM (PDT) 👉 Register Here: writing.csusuccess.org/webinars Tags: #ERWC #ERWCWebinar
Excited to share my upcoming article! In some ways, it’s the culmination of work I’ve been wrestling with since I started my doc program (written with the #literacies scholars who inspired me to join it). In others, it’s a single, tiny step towards questions I’ll be exploring for a very long time.
Thank you, Trevor! Feeling chuffed 🙏
Trevor Aleo@mraleosays.bsky.social · 7mo agoVery excited to see my friend @xochitlbentley.bsky.social share some practical/powerful resources on climate #literacies this Thursday! Having got a sneak peak at her fantastic book, I'm confident any educators passionate about environmental studies, sustainability, and/or storytelling will benefit.
THIS THURSDAY: Join me for a synchronous Climate Stewards Lesson Design Workshop on February 12, 5:00-6:15 pm Pacific Time on Zoom! #climate #sustainability #writing #ELA #education #edusky
📣 ERWC WEBINAR REMINDER Join us for "Helping Students Become Climate Stewards" @xochitlbentley.bsky.social will explore the role storytelling plays in climate stewardship. 📅 February 19, 2026 ⏰ 4:30–5:30 PM (PDT) 👉 Register Here: writing.csusuccess.org/webinars Tags: #ERWC #ERWCWebinar
In this week’s Talking Climate, I unpack why recent cuts to scientific programs and data don’t only affect climate research in the U.S. They weaken the knowledge infrastructure we rely on to protect public health, manage risk, and make good decisions around the world. www.patreon.com/posts/how-si...
How silencing science harms us | Talking Climate with Katharine Hayhoe
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Can’t wait for this session for all the #PDLove and learning with friends at #NCTE25!
Xochitl Bentley@xochitlbentley.bsky.social · 9mo agoThrilled to be part of this roundtable with the Educator Collaborative at NCTE in Denver this week. Looking forward to seeing new and familiar faces! @theedcollab.bsky.social #NCTE25 #NCTE2025
What happens when we come to understand #literacies as cognitive, social, AND embodied practices? How might teaching shift if we accounted for the fact learning is inseparable from being & becoming? Come inquire with @angelastockman.bsky.social, Jennifer Fletcher, & I on Saturday! #NCTE25
What do topic modeling, lack, Taylor Swift, oversized sunglasses, and Louis Althusser all have in common? They’re all key ingredients in @scottstorm.bsky.social’s and I’s #NCTE25 workshop on Theory, Theorists, & Theorizing! Come join us on Saturday at @ncte.org. #literacies
Thrilled to be part of this roundtable with the Educator Collaborative at NCTE in Denver this week. Looking forward to seeing new and familiar faces! @theedcollab.bsky.social #NCTE25 #NCTE2025
