Really enjoying this great series of webinars. More great ones next week. #COP26Green-Schools CoordinatorsIrish Environmental NetworkThis is the previous two I attended; EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CLIMATE AND NATURE AND HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE?MONDAY NOV 1ST 7-8PMCPD SUITABLE FOR PRIMARY AND POST-PRIMARYDESCRIPTION: AimHi are incredible science communicators. This workshop will be a taster of the 4 part live and interactive world-leading AimHi Climate & Nature course. The course equips you with the motivation, resources and knowledge needed to drive individual, collective and systemic change. The workshop is a dynamic and empowering exploration of key climate concepts. It will help you to become a more confident teacher providing you with up to date information. You will leave feeling energised and inspired.Paul Turner Climate Change Campaigner and Educator. Paul is a Geography Teacher who developed the world’s first Climate Breakdown teaching materials available for free here http://bit.ly/teachclimatetruth The resources have been downloaded more than 7000 times across the world and engage young people with the broader societal debates. Paul has helped organise a number of online events including the Big Climate Teach-In accessible here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6Pzzt9d9yY . Paul’s workshop will be a taster of the 4 part live and interactive AimHi Climate & Nature course. The course equips you with the motivation, resources and knowledge needed to drive individual, collective and systemic change. Find out more here https://www.aimhi.co/climate-course .HOW TO HELP STUDENTS WITH ECO ANXIETYTUESDAY NOV 2ND 7-8PMCPD SUITABLE FOR PRIMARY AND POST-PRIMARYDESCRIPTION: Force of Nature is a youth non-profit mobilising mindsets for climate action. They have delivered programmes to over 1000 young people in 50 countries and are on the pulse of young people’s emotions on climate change, participating in research with the Climate Psychology Alliance and Imperial College London.Over 70% of young people feel hopeless in the face of the climate crisis, and 3 in every 4 teachers feel ill-equipped to teach on the subject.In this workshop you’ll learn from youth experts on climate psychology and the rise of eco-anxiety. You’ll leave equipped to mobilize the mindsets of young people at school and at home, to move from climate anxiety to agency so that you can help your students to step up rather than shut down in the face of climate change.Phoebe Hanson the Operations Director at Force of Nature. Phoebe is a climate and social justice activist passionate about the difference young people can make in the world. She’s particularly interested in the interdependent relationship between our environment and society and is always committed to taking an intersectional approach when tackling environmental problems. Alongside her work at Force of Nature, Phoebe serves as a member of Manchester’s Climate Change Partnership within the youth board, and as a young curator at the Science and Industry Museum. And another; Leaders in educational policy, CPD, and education for sustainability will come together in a panel discussion to discuss the crucial role that schools play in the climate and ecological emergency. Schools are preparing students for today’s society. That is a society that has caused the climate and ecological emergency. We need to give our students the education that we didn’t receive, so that they can do what we have not done, protect the natural world. Even now, many people still do not understand the magnitude of the climate and ecological emergency. Schools have a pivotal role to illuminate the challenges we face and highlight the actions that we can take. During the Climate and Nature Summit educators and students will be discussing their thoughts on an educational revolution. This panel discussion provides a space for Principals, Deputy Principals, and educators to consider how sustainability can be woven into the fabric of school life.CHAIR: ELLA MCSWEENEYElla McSweeney is a food and farming journalist and presenter.PanelistsValerie Lewis – Educational Policy and Development Officer ETB IrelandAoife Cannon – Schools & Youth Programme Executive at SEAIElaine Nevin – National Director of ECO-UNESCORachel O’Connor – Principal Ramsgrange Community School, Co. Wexford
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