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STEM education isn't just about academics—it's shaping eco-conscious innovators ready to tackle environmental challenges. By merging theory with practical application, it empowers students to become stewards of our planet. This approach nurtures a deep connection with nature and drives future careers in sustainability. I'm inspired by the potential of STEM to cultivate a generation of problem-solvers who can lead us towards a greener future. What are your thoughts on STEM's impact on environmental stewardship? #STEMEducation #EnvironmentalSustainability #FutureLeaders Original article: https://lnkd.in/eFcCwF6c

As an educator, I've been exploring for decades how people learn best, focusing on climate change and sustainability education. I've taught for years at universities, but my understanding of the art and science of learning underwent a revolution when I moved to innovative K-12 schools: SEEQS: the School for Examining Essential Questions of Sustainability and Punahou School, both in Hawaii. The most impactful thing I learned at these schools is that learning is always both emotional and intellectual, and that these are inseparable dimensions of effective sustainability education. Adults in particular come to learning spaces laden with stresses, traumas, and climate and other anxieties. So it's vital to prepare learners both emotionally and intellectually to turn these anxieties into positive action. Emotional resilience is key to avoid burnout and be effective in sustainability efforts. At Terra.do, we focus on supporting learners' emotional and intellectual journeys into sustainability work. We relate to them as complex humans, not just as content absorbers. (Though, of course, excellent content is essential too. It’s just not sufficient.) This approach is a work in progress but already much more holistic than the sustainability education I received in universities. Interested in experiencing this? Join Climate Change: Learning for Action, our global climate bootcamp for professionals. Applications for the next cohort close this Friday, Jan 12. Scholarships available! Learn more and apply here —> https://lnkd.in/gnQ8nabp

Good news from So. Cal: a collaboration of 13 California colleges and institutes launches the innovative Blue Economy and Climate Action Pathways Conference. By 2030, the blue economy is projected to more than double its contribution to gross value added, reaching over $3 trillion. According to reports from the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation, ocean-related industries, such as aquaculture, directly employ over 100,000 workers and generate over $13 billion in regional output. Through a $1.1 million grant from Los Angeles Regional Consortium, the BECAP project aims to close the workforce gap with curriculum and new programme development, faculty and professional development, and the generation of a BECAP college to career pathway. Career training and education opportunities include regenerative aquaculture, ocean renewable energy and clean air, and ecosystems conservation and restoration. https://lnkd.in/geBa3cGa

GREENING EDUCATION🥬🥬🍃🔰 Education enables learners of all ages with the agency to address interconnected global challenges including climate change, loss of biodiversity, unsustainable use of resources, and inequality. It empowers them to make informed decisions and take action to change society and care for the planet. Drawing upon ESD’s holistic approach to learning, the Greening Education Partnership aims to inspire action from countries to empower learners with the skills required for inclusive and sustainable economic development within the context of the transition toward digital and green economies and we https://buff.ly/3oZFNA1 are on it! The practices monitored by members of the Partnership adopt an interdisciplinary approach across all subjects, not only looking at the scientific facts of climate change, but addressing the social economic and behavioural facets of climate justice, eco-anxiety, action-based solutions and ensuring that it is contextualized to learners’ real-life experience and aspirations. To support us click https://buff.ly/3NalNnw and make the world OF #Education a tiny bit more #GREEN with us #NVCSR

Here's the third and final post in our overview of the research output from our #environmentalpyschology colleagues in 2023! You can find part 1 here: https://lnkd.in/ehqhFKuJ And you can find part 2 here: https://lnkd.in/eimc8CDv 2️⃣1️⃣ What is the role of #transilience in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, which posed an even more urgent and acute threat to individuals compared to climate change?https://lnkd.in/eeGvnhtS 2️⃣2️⃣ How are children’s endorsement of #biospheric values, their pro-environmental behaviors, and their perception of their friends’ and peers’ endorsement of biospheric values related? Are they affected by educational programmes at school? https://lnkd.in/enU6kBF9 2️⃣3️⃣ Realistic estimation of environmental mitigation potential depends on the environmental benefit that results from a certain circular behaviour, referred to as the ‘theoretical reduction potential’ (TRP) & behavioural plasticity:  https://lnkd.in/dsETf9Yt

The Board on Science Education at National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is seeking suggestions for experts to participate in the new Consensus Study on #Education for Thriving in a Changing #Climate. The committee will examine the evidence related to how education can play a role in helping individuals and communities understand and respond to the impacts of changing climate. The committee will consider learning experiences across the life-course including #K12, post-secondary and #informal settings. The committee will give particular attention to educational approaches, experiences or programs that support informed #climateaction (both individual and collective); and those that help to illuminate how the impacts of changing climate interact with existing social and economic inequities within and across communities. Given the complex nature of education and learning for climate action and thriving in changing climate, the committee will draw on activities in science education, environmental education and environmental #justice, #sustainability, civic engagement, and conversation. Based on the Statement of Task, staff are looking for expertise particularly in the following areas: -Education policy -K-12 Education -Post-Secondary Education -Informal/Out-of-School-Time -Education -Environmental Education and Justice -Science Education -Sustainability Education -Climate Communication -Climate Science -Science Literacy They invite submissions by July 27, 2024 AT 12:00 AM. https://lnkd.in/emVEKygi

The study used a correlational analysis descriptive survey to identify the relationship between the students’ awareness of climate change and their carbon footprint engagement. The study was conducted using validated questionnaires in one of the private universities in Cebu City, focusing on students in levels 7, 8, 9, and 10. The study’s findings showed that the students exhibited an overall partial understanding of climate change. In addition, the students also exhibited understanding on the definition, carbon emission, influences, and impact of one’s carbon footprint. In terms of the students level of engagement in carbon footprint, the students manifested an overall low level of engagement. Moreover, the correlation of the results revealed no significant relationship between the students level of awareness of climate change and their level of engagement in carbon footprint. The study recommended that the school administrators and curriculum experts provide innovative and appropriate environmental education interventions such as trainings to educators teachers be guided in ensuring that their students have a deeper understanding of how to reduce their carbon footprint and the implications of climate change, as well as a true evaluation that places an emphasis on using what they have learned to solve problems in the real world parents should be informed to make aware of how positive environmental actions at home contribute to mitigating climate change and help reduce carbon footprint and future researchers should consider expanding the variables involved in the study of climate change awareness and carbon footprint engagement. By Hazel Mae L. Cabalida "Carbon Footprint and Climate Change Awareness: Implications for Climate Change Education in a Junior High School" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-8 | Issue-3 , June 2024, URL: https://lnkd.in/dUcS8rUT Paper Url: https://lnkd.in/d58bnzRU

Top 5 #GlobalUniversities on Times Higher Education Impact Rankings list for climate action: 🌏 University of Tasmania 🌏 UNSW 🌎 University of Victoria 🌎 The University of British Columbia 🌎 Simon Fraser University Rosedale Global High School students, as the next generation of #GlobalLearners, develop the competencies and capacity to be responsive to economic and societal challenges, and are ready and able to tackle real issues with significant and global consequence. Equipped with a transformative #OSSD, our graduates are choosing their #HigherEd pathways in institutions, like those listed above, that align with their interests and skills as #GlobalCitizens. ICEF https://lnkd.in/gvpRzmkf

Increasing Research Output on Climate Education There has been a growing interest in climate change education in recent years across countries. This is also evident in the research space as witnessed in published research articles about climate change education around the world: from 12 articles published between 1990 and 1999, and 433 from 2000 to 2009, to 1489 from 2010 to 2015. Implementing school or community projects is one important theme that emerged in an analysis of the research conducted globally. A systemic review of existing research on climate education identified the following four major themes and focus areas: 1) Engaging in deliberative discussions (2)Interacting with scientists (3) Addressing misconceptions (4) Implementing school or community projects. You can read the review here: https://lnkd.in/dxcUQiGH #climateeducation

The Call for Experts for our new study on Education for Thriving in a Changing Climate is open! Do you know experts in the following fields? Are you such an expert? Submit a nomination to serve on this consensus study! • Education Policy • K-12 Education • Post-Secondary Education • Informal/Out-of-School-Time Education • Environmental Education and Justice • Science Education • Sustainability Education • Climate Communication • Climate Science • Science Literacy https://lnkd.in/eX-CePmD