Date:      Wednesday, 10th April 2024
Time:      7 - 8 pm
Venue:   Online via Zoom

Target Audience: Early Years Educators, Primary and Post Primary Teachers

Climate change caused by global warming is already transforming life on Earth.  It is the defining challenge of our time, the most significant issue facing all citizens today. Evidence of climate change is compelling. There is widespread consensus amongst the international scientific community that human induced climate change is happening. According to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change greenhouse gas emissions from human activities driving climate change are now at their highest levels in history. Without action, the world's average surface temperature is projected to rise over the 21st century and is likely to surpass 3ºC this century-with some areas of the world expected to warm even more. The purpose of this session is to introduce educators to climate change education through a pedagogy of possibility and hope. The session will showcase resources which are available and will include some take away activities for all educators.

Bio of Presenter - Dr. Anne Dolan

Dr. Anne Dolan is a lecturer in primary geography with the Department of Learning, Society and Religious Education in Mary Immaculate College, Limerick. An enthusiastic educator, Anne is passionate about primary geography and she is keen to share this passion with her students. She is particularly interested in creative approaches to geography, inter-disciplinary collaboration and the use of the arts in geographical explorations. As a researcher, Anne focuses on outdoor learning, geoliteracy, children’s concepts of place and creative approaches to geography. She is the course director of the recently launched M.Ed. in Education for Sustainability and Global Citizenship. Anne is the editor of the forthcoming publication: Teaching the Sustainable Development Goals to Young Citizens (10-16 years):  A focus on Teaching Hope, Respect, Empathy and Advocacy in schools. Recent publications include Teaching Climate Change in Primary Schools: An Interdisciplinary Approach. Routledge (2022) and Powerful Primary Geography: a toolkit for 21st Century Learning London: Routledge (2020).