Carolyn Szoke

Collaborations and partnerships

Kit Rackley is an amazing educator. Kit’s connection to kids and teenagers is evident immediately. Kit also has immense knowledge and enthusiasm for the subject matter of geography in all its forms, from weather to climate to landforms to field research. Kit is such a pleasure to work with, their passion always shines through.

Carolyn Szoke, Outreach with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in Boulder, CO, USA

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Published by Kit Marie Rackley (they/she)

Kit Marie Rackley (they/she) is an award-winning ex high-school Geography teacher in the UK. Throughout that time and continuing today, Kit Marie provides teacher continuous professional development (CPD) and training, which previously included a role as Associate Tutor for the School of Education at the University of East Anglia. Kit Marie has worked as an education consultant and project manager with climate and energy scientists, including researchers based at NOAA Boulder, Colorado and as an educator and trainer at the Exploratorium Museum in San Francisco, California, and is now freelance consultant with the UK’s Geographical Association and the National Association of School-Based Teacher Trainers (NASBTT). They are a published educational author, including works with National Geographic Kids and Diverse Educators. Kit Marie is a strong and passionate advocate of youth voice and empowerment, decolonising the curriculum, and inclusive and intersectional education. Much of their work revolves around the climate crisis, focusing around framing it as a school safeguarding issue. Kit Marie runs an educational resource blog at Geogramblings.com, and is host and producer of the Coffee & Geography podcast.