Module #3 Outline

From Diagnosis to Action: Interdisciplinary Climate Change Education in Teacher Education

Objectives:

By completing the course, learners will:

  • Introduce interdisciplinarity practice in climate change education and its importance to teacher education.
  • Draw insights from interdisciplinary project ideas and UN Sustainability goals related to climate crisis.
  • Design and present an interdisciplinary actionable climate change project.
Module 3 (12 hours) ActivitiesResources
Topics1. Learning from the pastConversation CirclesBraiding Sweetgrass for young adults   Other – Climate change picture books
 2. Contemporary Climate Solutions
– Learners will engage with popular climate solutions and critically analyze them using the ClimateFRAUD framework
Climate DeceptionsClimateFRAUD Framework
 3. Interdisciplinary practice in climate change pedagogy:
– Learners understand the role and importance of interdisciplinary practice in climate education
Break Out   
 4. Educating and celebrating environment days
– Learners will plan a school day to engage their class students in conversations around climate change through prominent days of the year/environment days/holidays
Schools for EnvironmentMovie[NK1] ?
 5. PresentationsPresentation of lessons/activities and Peer Review Feedback 
AssessmentDigital Portfolio and event showcasing their projects.