The Collaborative | Climate Change Pro-D Series
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What is The Collaborative?
This multiday, transformative professional development (Pro-D) series brings together topic experts, passionate teachers and dedicated professionals who strive to develop a deeper understanding of the interconnected nature of climate change. Participants from the past two years of The Collaborative unanimously agreed that this Pro-D significantly shaped their approach to teaching climate change.
Who:
Teachers (Grades 7-12), staff, counsellors, and administrators who are passionate about inspiring and engaging students in one of the most pressing topics of our time.
Key Learning Outcomes:
- Deepen an understanding about the complexity and multi-dimensionality of climate change, its impacts on the world, including student mental health.
- Develop innovative pedagogical approaches focusing on hope and solution-making.
- Collaborate with motivated colleagues to create interdisciplinary lessons, larger co- curricular initiatives, or school-wide action plans.
- Become part of a professional learning community, actively focused on being part of the solution.
When is it?
Two in-person residential sessions and three online-sessions:
- Sunday, Monday February 26-27, 2023 [In-person] Mulgrave SOLE Centre in Squamish
- April 5, 2023 1:00-4:00pm [On-Line]
- Sunday, Monday April 30-May 1, 2023 [In-person] Mulgrave SOLE Centre in Squamish
- Early November 2023 3:30-5:00pm [On-Line] Date TBD
- End of January 2024 3:30-5:00pm [On-Line] Date TBD
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