SYSTEMS THINKING FOR CLIMATE EDUCATION
AND CIVIC ACTION
Introducción a las herramientas de la brújula
FREE Virtual Workshop Series
for Educators in North America
March 14, 21 & 28 (4-6 PM Central Time)
Resumen del curso
Are you looking to embed climate education in your curriculum? Do you want to empower your students to take civic action to address climate change? How can you be a leader of the climate education movement in your community?
Compass Education is pleased to offer a three-part virtual Introduction to the Compass Tools workshop series this spring for educators across North America on ‘Systems Thinking for Climate Education and Civic Action.’
This highly interactive workshop series will introduce participants to the fundamentals of systems thinking and teach them to use the versatile systems thinking tools, The Sustainability Compass and the Systems Iceberg, to integrate sustainability and climate issues into their work. Participants will leave this series with a plan to use systems thinking to integrate climate education into their work or engage their students in civic action for sustainability.
This workshop series will be a unique version of our popular one-day workshop focused on climate education and civic action. haga clic aquí to learn more about our One Day workshop.
Any classroom educator or school administrator currently working in Canada, Mexico, or the United States is eligible to apply. We especially encourage educators working in public or government schools with limited access to professional learning funds to apply. This workshop will be held in English.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Some of the criteria we will consider include:
- Availability to attend all workshop sessions
- Demonstrated passion for learning about climate and civic education
- Commitment to trying an activity, learning, or action plan using systems thinking tools by the end of the 2023-2024 school year. (Visit our website to see examples!)
- Expressed financial need
- English-language fluency
Apply to participate in this Introduction to the Compass Tools workshop today! It is FREE! Application will be reviewed on a rolling basis and all decisions will be made by March 1.
Special opportunity:
At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to apply for one of 20 free spots in our online certification workshop ‘More Systems Thinking Tools for Sustainability in the Classroom’’. This course contains 6 hours of additional content on systems thinking tools and sustainability and includes a 1-1- meeting with a Compass Facilitator to discuss their learning or action plan. Completing this course leads to ‘Compass Practitioner’ Certification- a globally recognized certificate in education for sustainability.
Sesión 1: Introducción al Pensamiento de Sistemas con la Brújula de Sostenibilidad
Esta sesión destaca una herramienta llamada Sustainability Compass que nos involucra en el pensamiento sistémico, una forma de ver el mundo que enfatiza la interconectividad y la interdependencia. Demostraremos formas en que esta poderosa herramienta puede integrarse en sus planes de enseñanza y aprendizaje para ayudar a los alumnos a pensar de manera crítica y profunda sobre los temas que estudian y nuestra comunidad global.
Sesión 2: Usando el iceberg para profundizar nuestra comprensión
Esta sesión profundiza en el uso del Modelo Iceberg de Sistemas, una herramienta de pensamiento sistémico diseñada para evaluar un problema o evento mediante el examen de las causas fundamentales, las estructuras subyacentes y los modelos mentales que pueden desencadenarlo. A medida que profundizamos en nuestra comprensión, podemos desarrollar nuevas perspectivas y soluciones más eficaces y sostenibles.
Sesión 3: Planificación de acciones y diseño curricular
We will study examples of curriculum design in a broad range of topics, age groups and subjects. Participants will be able to work independently or in small groups to design an action plan or curriculum plan to engage their students in climate education and/or civic action using systems thinking.
Los resultados del aprendizaje
¿Quién debe participar?
Any classroom educator or school administrator currently working in Canada, Mexico, or the United States is eligible to apply. We especially encourage educators working in public or government schools with limited access to professional learning funds to apply.
Expectativas de tiempo
This workshop series will be delivered virtually (six hours) in three sessions formats. This workshop will be held in English.
Certificaciones
At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to apply for one of 20 free spots in our online certification workshop ‘More Systems Thinking Tools for Sustainability in the Classroom’’. This course contains 6 hours of additional content on systems thinking tools and sustainability and includes a 1-1- meeting with a Compass Facilitator to discuss their learning or action plan. Completing this course leads to ‘Compass Practitioner’ Certification- a globally recognized certificate in education for sustainability.
¿Qué te llevarás de este taller?
• Un lenguaje compartido para las conversaciones de toda la facultad o la escuela sobre la sostenibilidad y los sistemas y un marco para reflexionar sobre los problemas de manera sistémica.
• Conversaciones poderosas que dan sentido a temas complejos.
• ¡Ideas de lecciones que los educadores pueden usar en sus aulas al día siguiente, la próxima semana o tan pronto como estén listas!
• Herramientas útiles que pueden integrar la sustentabilidad y los sistemas en cualquier plan de estudios y en todos los niveles de clase.
• Acceso a nuestra base de datos de planes de lecciones proporcionados por educadores.
• Conexión a un movimiento global de educadores para la educación sustentable.
• The opportunity to apply for additional free learning and certification as a Compass Practitioner.
Facilitator
Pablo Gitanjali
Spanish 
English