Schedule 2024 - Earth Day
Schedule - 22nd April 2024 |
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| 09:50-10:00 | Arrival –please sign in with your full name and be ready to start promptly at 10.00. |
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| 10:00-10:05 | Welcome and introduction by Jake Lever (Conference Organiser), and Andy Hind (Director of Centre for Teacher Education). |
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| 10:05-10:50 | Keynote PresentationThe choices we make today...Hannah, Dhiness, Daanish, Faye and Ghurleen, students from Barr’s Hill School in Coventry all feel passionately about climate change and the urgent need for action. They have researched and recorded a video which outlines a vision of what it might be like in Coventry in the year 2030 if we collectively make good environmental choices. Following the presentation of the video, the students will be interviewed by their Geography teacher Callum Winter and respond to questions from you.
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| 10:50-11:00 | Meet your tutor and study group | |
| 11:00-11:10 | BREAK | |
| 11:10 – 12:00 | Parallel SessionsTitle The stories we tell about climate change: climate literacy through a children’s literature lens. Presenter Anna Donnelly 
Build your knowledge and appreciation of texts linked to environmental education. Explore what they can offer and how we might use them.In this session, Anna Donnelly from the Centre for Teacher Education, University of Warwick, considers how we might facilitate positive action as part of an inquiry about hopeful climate education. Title What does being an Eco School mean? Presenter Jack Lakin 
Description How do you get students in a secondary school enthused about sustainability and climate change? How can you channel this into meaningful change? Jack Lakin is a History and Geography teacher at Rushcliffe Spencer Academy in Nottingham. His school recently achieved the Green Flag Award with Distinction due to its contributions to the environment and sustainability. Jack will be talking through what the school has done to inspire the students to bring about this change. Title Climate education, equity, and taking action for nature. Presenter Laura Soul 
Description The DfE funded National Education Nature Park aims to transform climate and nature education in schools by providing opportunities for children and young people to gain knowledge about climate and the environment, take positive action and feel empowered to make a difference. Dr Laura Soul, senior programme manager for Nature Park at the Natural History Museum, will explore programme themes of equity and green skill development and demonstrate how to get the most out of the programme. Title Working with teachers and pupils to develop climate education. Presenter Nasreen Majid 
Description Nasreen Majid will share details of professional development materials that have been developed for teachers at UCL's Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability Education where she is based. She will also present a project on nature connectedness through the arts involving the co-creation of a curriculum to support pupil wellbeing in primary schools. The project aimed to support a group of Year 5 pupils to design and deliver a nature-based curriculum encompassing their school estate. Weblink Link opens in a new window Facilitator Georgina Newton Presentation SlidesLink opens in a new window Recording
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Different approaches to incorporating Sustainability Education into the curriculum – a case study. Presenter Patrick Gordon 
Outline In 2020 Comberton Village College in Cambridge declared a climate and ecological emergency. In this session, Patrick Gordon, a teacher at the school, shares key points on the journey towards getting sustainability education within the curriculum. Looking at opportunities, barriers and levers for change, he will explore what sustainability education is, or could be. Weblink Facilitator Jonty Leese Presentation SlidesLink opens in a new window Recording Watch videoLink opens in a new window Further resources FrameworkLink opens in a new window ObjectivesLink opens in a new window RiverLink opens in a new window Title Nurture in Nature for Nurture of Nature' - how to encourage youth environmental action. Presenter Smriti Safaya 
Description This session will explore emerging research about the impact of experiential and environmental education on how youth feel, think and act towards the natural environment. Using examples from primary and secondary schools in the UK and Hong Kong, Smriti, a researcher from the University of York, will share practical implications of this for teaching across the curriculum in this interactive session. https://www.sei.org/people/smriti-safaya/Link opens in a new window Facilitator Mark Harris Presentation SlidesLink opens in a new window Recording Title
Engaging youth in the climate crisis: using playful tactics to foster confidence. Presenters Rachel Turner-King and Bobby Smith 
Description The climate crisis is an overwhelming, gloomy topic and it can sometimes be difficult to know where to start the conversation with young people. Rachel Turner-King and Bobby Smith from the University of Warwick share some of the key findings from Acting on Climate’s research project EARTHSTORIES – a collaboration with President Kennedy School, Coventry. They will introduce a series of playful techniques and strategies used to foster confidence, engagement, and participation in complex subject matter. Weblink Earth Stories | Acting On ClimateLink opens in a new window Facilitator Emily Davies Presentation SlidesLink opens in a new window Recording |
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| 12:00-12:15 | BREAK | |
| 12:15-13:00 | Group Session 1 – meeting in study groups with tutors to start work on the activity brief. |
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| 12:15 | Inspiration Garden Opens An opportunity to obtain guidance, support and inspiration to support your study group activity. Drop-in any time between 12:15 and 15:30. |
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| 13:00-14:00 | LUNCH |
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| 14:00-15:40 | Group Session 2 – working in study groups, supported by tutors. | |
| 15:40-15:45 | Groups upload completed task via button below: Individuals to complete evaluation below: |
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| 15:45-16:00 | Group Session 3 – plenary with tutors in Blackboard | |