Module #1 Outline

Self-reflection and praxis

Objective:

By completing the module, learners will:

  • Build a critical understanding of the climate emergency that faces our planet
  • Identify their own practice and unconscious biases, colonial mindsets and denial of interconnectedness
Module 1 (12 hours) ActivitiesResources
Topics1. Introduction to the course
– Objectives and intended outcomes of the course and individual modules
– Discuss the assessment plan – digital portfolios
Sample Portfolios 
 2. Evaluate the impact of my individual actions on climate changeCaught in a CycleCarbon Footprint of Transportation   Wildfire and Climate Change  
Impact of Plastic on the planet   https://climateatlas.ca/
 3. The journey of our food
– Learners evaluate where our food comes from and what it means to be interconnected with the world through our plates
Mapping the journey of our foodWhere Does Our Food come from?
 4. My encounter with climate changeClimate Encounter Inquiry 
 5. My praxis as a teacherReflection on praxis“Set in Stone” or “Willing to Grow”? Teacher sensemaking during a growth mindset initiative
 6. Analyzing climate change through the BC curriculumCurriculum HackingClimate change education in the Canadian classroom
 7. My wonderings with climate changeCheck-in – How am I feeling about the conversations so far?
I wonder
The Big Climate Questions