Blog Posts - MARIA LISA POLEGATTO

Transformative Pedagogies

20/2/2024

Maria Lisa Polegatto - February 2024

Transformative Pedagogies

The planet we know is changing everyday and we need to be able to change with it to understand it, develop innovate solutions and implement them. While our world is changing our educational system is becoming more disconnected (Fullan & Langworthy, 2014). We need “learning partnerships” between students and teachers and deep learning tasks to restructure learning with the proper tools and resources in the midst of global technology that is also advancing at alarming rates compared to our educational system (Fullan & Langworthy, 2014).

Social Entrepreneurs: Entrepreneurship from a Critical Perspective

16/2/2024

Maria Lisa Polegatto - February 2024

Social Entrepreneurs: Entrepreneurship from a Critical Perspective

With the current state of the economy and increasing prices of essential services, social entrepreneurs, needless to say individuals, are doing their best to find ways to support themselves and their families while also providing social support to their community. However, when entrepreneurism crosses over the line to neoliberalism, social issues can arise such as creating “gender, class and race inequality” (Lackéus, 2017).

Social Entrepreneurs

6/2/2024

Maria Lisa Polegatto - February 2024

Social Entrepreneurs

While being a person who loves nature, hiking and volunteering for Canadian Sea Turtle Network and Marine Animal Response Society, the narrative is bigger as we learn more and grow in the process. I am intrigued by social entrepreneurs and how they manage to put in motion their action through various processes, steps and perseverance for success

Social Entrepreneurial Organization: James McConnell Memorial Library

29/1/2024

Maria Lisa Polegatto February 2024

Social Entrepreneurial Organization: James McConnell Memorial Library

I have always been aware of library services from a young child with my mother introducing me to the world of books for personal reading, school projects, reading materials for professional means and general knowledge. A library is an example of a social entrepreneurial organization helping with the social issues of a community, such as health and welfare, economic development, technology, education, environment, and agriculture, in spite of these issues moving forward to adapt, emerge, and evolve in the process (Wesley et al, 2007).

Sustainable Happiness and Entrepreneurship; Social Entrepreneurship

23/1/2024

Maria Lisa Polegatto January 2024

Sustainable Happiness and Entrepreneurship; Social Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurs can seize opportunities to make real and positive changes in the world through innovation of new ideas. This can sometimes come from a frustration inside oneself with the status quo not just for their own benefit but rather for the benefit of the disadvantaged masses and can be a for profit or non-profit basis (O’Brien, 2016). While this can occur as a result of an opportunity, it can also occur as a result of the necessity for change especially in underprivileged parts of the world and can take a great many skills, such as networking, initiative, decisions, engaging, creating, innovating, emotional, social, logical and everyday skills (O’Brien, 2016). The spirit of an entrepreneur to set their mind to focus on the task at hand until it is achieved. That is a great work ethic to have and pass along to others.

Entrepreneurial Spirit, Mindset and Moonshots for Innovation

16/1/2024

Maria Lisa Polegatto - January 2024

Entrepreneurial Spirit, Mindset and Moonshots For Innovation

In this changing world we need to have courage to take risks for changes to occur (Alexandros, 2017). We need to shoot for the moon by: 1) identifying a huge issue to resolve; 2) finding a revolutionary approach to solve the issue; and 3) use technology for the solution to work (Capaldi, 2017)

Design Thinking: The Process for Future Success

13/1/2024

Maria Lisa Polegatto - January 15, 2024

Design Thinking: The Process for Future Success

Design thinking is an avenue to innovate change through empathy, collaboration (IDEO U, 2018) and optimism (Argawal, 2013) to solve human centered (IDEO LLC., 2012) issues or problems though interviews and observations (DavidLeeEdTech, 2018a) with both educators and students unlocking learning (Argawal, 2013) around school curriculum, spaces, processes and tools, and systems (IDEO LLC., 2012). With a shift of mindset to an “I can” attitude (Edutopia, 2018) we can all be part of change for new ways of being. Sometimes adults view change as bad, but change can also be good.

The Relationship Between Creativity and Fear of Failure

10/1/2024

Maria Lisa Polegatto - January 11, 2024

The Relationship Between Creativity and Fear of Failure

Creativity can be thought of as being found in people with “creative genes” (Kelley & Kelley, 2013); however, all people have creative ability which is more than just thinking –it is doing creative things using your imagination for new findings (O’Brien, 2016). Kelley & Kelley (2013) suggest we need courage to get past the fear of failure and allow a creative boost for our “creative capacity”.

Source of Community Vigor - Canadian Sea Turtle Network

25/11/2023

Maria Lisa Polegatto - December 2023

Credit: Canadian Sea Turtle Network

Source of Community Vigor: Canadian Sea Turtle Network

Have you ever been stung by a jellyfish or encountered a smack (group) of jellyfish? I have never been stung by one, but my son was when swimming in the Bras D’Or Lakes, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, and the long tentacles attached to his skin and had to be picked off individually very carefully. Some jellyfish stings can be toxic to humans.

Reflective Journal: My Journey Through Consumption, Consumerism and Materialism

31/10/2023

November 18, 2023 - Maria Lisa Polegatto

Quote credit: McCloy, 2023; Photo credit: Polegatto, M.L. (Belfry, Cape Breton, NS)

Reflective Journal: My Journey Through Consumption,
Consumerism and Materialism

A part of education, learning and implementation includes walking your talk so others see examples and solutions to ongoing issues, including climate change, pollution, current issues, production of products. Welcome to my post on my journey through consumption, consumerism and materialism.

Sustainability

Maria Lisa Polegatto - advocate for

Animals

Nature

Sustainability

Environmental Awareness

Ecosystems

Conservation

Harmony

Balance

Mindful choices

Respect nature

Ethical

Stewardship

Forest Therapy

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Polegatto, M. L. (2026). Maria Lisa Polegatto - Sustainability. Maria Lisa Polegatto. https://www.marialisapolegatto.com/sustainability

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