Education in a Changing Climate

Posted by on May 17, 2010

Education in a Changing Climate
August 1 – 4, 2010
Unity College in Maine

http://www.unity.edu/Visitors/SummerPrograms/Orion/Welcome.aspx

Climate change is not just for scientists to deal with.  Teachers, advocates, environmental organizations, media and many others struggle to communicate the science of climate change to the public.  The scope and complexity of the issue can seem intimidating and frustrating. Do we need to be experts before we even mention climate change in public or add it to our teaching?  Join the Center for Environmental Education at Unity College and Orion Magazine for an educator’s workshop on climate change education.

Join John Calderazzo, SuEllen Campbell and Cindy Thomashow at Unity College for a 4-day workshop that will give you powerful, practical ways to educate yourself, your students, and the public.

We’ll offer a climate change primer on basic climate science, likely effects on ecosystems and people, some ethical, literary, and artistic responses, and a sampling of potential solutions that range from political to personal, technological to philosophical. In each case, we’ll show you where to find the best current information and teaching resources.

Through hands-on activities, we’ll explore how to combine place-based teaching with educating about climate change. We’ll explore outdoors with a Unity College naturalist, write, make art, and consider how to deal with the perspective-bending nature of climate change.

Education in a Changing Climate is an annual event jointly sponsored by the Orion Magazine and Unity College. Please scroll down to see pictures of last year! Orion is a bimonthly, advertising-free magazine that stakes out the territory of ecology, the arts, action, education, and social justice. Unity College is a learning environment where sustainability and environmental awareness are central to the school’s mission and vision and is intrinsic to all aspects of college life—ranging from the curricular focus on the environmental liberal arts, to the campus-wide emphasis on energy efficiency and local foods.

CEU credits are available on request.  The cost of the Workshop includes field trips, instructional materials, lodging and food.  $1,000

Please register by June 30 on the Unity College website or call Kate Grenier: 207-948-3131  x301  or Cindy Thomashow: 603-283-8485