Bringing Literacy from the Everglades to Your Classroom: Jennifer Diaz on Teachers on Fire Podcast

Teachers on Fire Podcast, April 22, 2026

Today's discussion features Jennifer Diaz. Jennifer is the Vice President of Education at The Everglades Foundation, where she has dedicated the past 12 years to building and leading Florida’s only comprehensive, statewide Everglades environmental education program. Since joining the Foundation in 2014, she has guided the growth of the Everglades Literacy Program into a national model for place-based environmental learning, now adopted by 31 school districts and reaching more than 300,000 students and families annually. Watch the full Teachers on Fire podcast episode here: https://youtu.be/uEkin7_Qdo4?si=ZJovMbPy6kOuuCLV