Episode 11: Teaching about climate change
from Earthy Chats Podcast Hosted by Green Teacher, Outdoor Learning Store/CBEEN, and Stoked on Science
What does effective climate change education (CCed) look like? What role does outdoor learning play in it? How has the field changed over the past thirty years? What is the "new kid on the block" in CCed? Here's what else we dove into in this Earthy Chat: *the shift in environmental education from teaching issues to teaching core concepts *how the collective understanding of climate change has evolved since the early 1990s *developmentally appropriate education *teaching about the economic opportunities of the transition to a green economy *climate justice education *engaging the emotional lives of students *teaching the four dimensions of climate change Guest (from http://greenteacher.com/magazine/about-us/): Tim Grant is the publisher of Green Teacher. He co-edited the magazine with Gail Littlejohn from 1991 to 2012, at which point he became the editor. Over the years, he co-edited seven Green Teacher books, edited three and hosted the first 85 webinars. He lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Green Teacher's books Teaching Kids about Climate Change and Teaching Teens about Climate Change can be purchased from the Non-profit Outdoor Learning Store.
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