Teaching Kids and Teens About Climate Change – A webinar
Teaching Kids and Teens About Climate Change
Presenter: Ian Shanahan
Date and time: Wednesday, January 13th, 2021, 7:30-8:30 p.m. EST; 4:30-5:30 p.m. PST
Cost: FREE for members of OSEE and $10 for the general public.
For the foreseeable future, the topic of climate change will overshadow all that we do in environmental education. Yet educating young people about climate change is challenging. The science is complex and the solutions are not simple. In this interactive webinar, we will discuss the latest science, the numerous challenges faced by educators inside and outside of schools, and then introduce simple science experiments and practical approaches to teaching about climate change. We’ll learn to use K–12 activities developed by educators across North America that explore the greenhouse effect, the importance of a stable climate, clean air, the real cost of cars, and car-trip reduction programs for high schools.
Ian Shanahan’s combined passions of nature, education, art, writing, and editing have led him to Green Teacher, where he became the General Editor in 2018. This was preceded by a two-year term as co-editor of the Ontario Field Ornithologists’ tri-annual newsletter OFO News. He remains a regular content contributor to the publication while serving as Director of Fundraising on the OFO Board. Ian also conducts biological surveys, professional workshops, and field trips for Shrew, for whom he works with fellow Ontario Parks alumni. Across 13 seasons with Ontario Parks, Ian worked as a naturalist at Presqu’ile for eight years, a Species at Risk surveyor at Charleston Lake for one year, and a naturalist at Algonquin for four years, the last of which was spent backfilling as the coordinator of Algonquin’s renowned interpretive program. Concurrently, he completed his BAH and then his BEd.
This webinar is part of OSEE’s Interactions Live webinar series.
