This paper looks at hands on and interactive classroom pedagogies, their efficacies, their limitations and their impact on student mental health. It addresses student wellness by engaging action-oriented pedagogies in the classroom allowing students to operationalize theory into practice, particularly in our current and challenging global landscape. This paper discusses practical tools such as Problem Based Learning as a proven tool to support student mental health in classrooms, incorporate social justice principles, develop experiential job readiness skills, and promote critical thinking skills. It also looks to consider answers to the following questions: What needs to be done to create an inviting, engaging and overcoming classroom for racialized and Indigenous students in postsecondary institutions? Can/do critical unschooling pedagogies informed by anti-racist, anti-oppressive and decolonizing theories have a long-term impact on the wellbeing of racialized and Indigenous students? Finally, I will provide examples from my classroom to consider larger questions about new, innovative and radical education.

Authors:
Manjeet Birk, Carleton University, Canada

About the Presenter(s)
Dr. Manjeet Birk (she/her) is an Assistant Professor in the Feminist Institute of Social Transformation at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada.

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