Anthropocene: Is It on Your Timeline?
4:00 – 7:00 PM (UTC)
June 23-24 & 30, July 1, 2022
ONLINE COURSE
The Anthropocene Epoch is the new name for a new geologic epoch defined by our human massive impact on the planet’s climate and ecosystems. Named by two scientists Dutch chemist Paul Crutzen and American biologist Eugene Stormer with the purpose is to “focus our attention on the consequences of our collective human action—and on how we might still avert the worst.”
Anthropocene: Is It on Your Timeline?
This professional development course is designed to answer these questions
· What is the science behind the Climate Emergency?
· How does this Climate Emergency impact our planet and the entire biome?
· How was this emergency created and who is most vulnerable to its affects?
· What can we do as individuals in our communities and collectively to address this emergency?
· How can I implement climate awareness and action into my classroom?
· What is the good news about change to mitigate and address the Climate Emergency?
Our goal is to make accessing climate change education easy for you and your students and to empower them with the scientific facts and resources to make a difference.
We will provide a companion guide for the main topics in each session to assist teachers in implementing and understanding this important work.
Each companion guide will include:
· Climate Documents
· Essential Questions
· Background
· Images
· Statistics
· Case Studies
· Student Activity List
· Seminar Questions
· Resource Guides
· Impactful projects and organizations
PRICING
PARTICIPATION FEE : $ 395. USD – Deadline date for payment
June 13, 2022
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
All study materials will be provided.
Pre-requisites
All teachers are welcome to participate.