Do you need ideas for climate education? Would you like to receive the latest information about climate change and climate research? Or would you like to connect with your colleagues all around the world? Join us in August to get all this and more.
International Teachers’ Climate Change Forum is held virtually on 8.-9. August. The event is targeted to teachers in all levels of education who are interested in climate education. Professional development is supported with a variety of lectures and workshops, where you can discuss and share ideas with other participants. The event is organized with Global Challenges for Youth Forum, allowing for an interesting exchange on climate change between teachers and students.
To learn more and register, see this website.
Programme
Monday 8th of August, 2022 9.00 -15.00 GMT+2
9:00-9:15 Opening words, director of TCCF, professor, Maija Aksela, LUMA Science Helsinki
9:15-9:30 Practical info, coordinator, project designer, Pinja Tolvanen
9:30-11:00 Keynote lecture and group discussions: “Facts about climate change”, University lecturer, Laura Riuttanen, INAR
11:00-12:00 Break
12:00-14:00 ClimatEscape – Interactive climate narrative, Doctoral researcher, Janina Taurinen, INAR
14:00-14:15 Break
14:15-15:00 Experiences and ideas of good climate change activities
15:00-15:30 Summary of the day, University lecturer, Taina Ruuskanen, INAR
Tuesday 9th of August, 2022 9.00 -16.30 GMT+2
9:00-9:10 Opening words, director of TCCF, professor, Maija Aksela, LUMA Science Helsinki
9:10-9:15 Practical info, coordinator, project designer, Pinja Tolvanen
9:15-11:00 Keynote lecture and group discussions: “Students’ agency and climate change”, Senior researcher, Sakari Tolppanen, University of Eastern Finland
11:00-12:00 Break
12:00-16:00 Multidisciplinary workshops:
12:00-13:00 Geography and Environmental Change: Educational Example of Taita Hills, Kenya. LUMA Taita -project, Pinja Tolvanen
13:00-14:00 How to teach about climate based on learners’ questions?, Climate? -development project, director of TCCF, professor, Maija Aksela, LUMA Science Helsinki
14:00-15:00 Open Climate Data – How to use the new IPCC Interactive Atlas, Doctoral researcher, Janina Taurinen, INAR
15:00-16:00 Life-riding with resilience: the art of staying forward-facing in uncertain times, Ágnes Sipos, UiT The arctic university of Norway
16:00-16:30 Closing words and future, director of TCCF, professor, Maija Aksela, LUMA Science Helsinki & University lecturer, Laura Riuttanen, INAR
University of Helsinki Science Education (a part of national LUMA Centre Finland) and Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR) are organizing international Teachers’ Climate Change Forum 2022 (TCCF) continuous professional development program for teachers in all levels of education.
