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Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable World: A Systems Thinking Approach (Onsite Workshop)
This workshop is a 2-day Compass Education certification workshop, hosted by The American School Foundation, A.C.. It will be held on April 19-20 and delivered in English.
Description
Are you looking to build a culture of sustainability in your school? Do you want to empower your educators and equip them with tools for transformative learning? Do you want to support students with the skills they need to meet our current and future global challenges?
This 2-day workshop is designed by educators for educators. In this workshop, participants will explore the concept of sustainability with a specific emphasis on the role of education and the use of systems thinking to enhance student learning. Educators will be equipped with a suite of systems thinking tools to enable them to help students develop the knowledge, skills and dispositions necessary to participate in a complex and interdependent world. The workshop will be a mix of theory and practice; educators will see examples of these tools in practice and be invited to innovate and strengthen their lessons, units, and programs.
Whether you are running a school, facilitating a conversation in your classroom or working with young people in other contexts, this workshop is for you!
Who should participate?
Educators and program leaders who want to integrate sustainability education and system thinking into their teaching practice. It would also be of value to curriculum leaders and administrators interested in understanding what the practical application of sustainability education looks like.
In this workshop, you will…
- Discuss the imperative for sustainability education in a global context
- Identify sustainability dispositions and examine their compatibility with your personal educational philosophy and institutional values
- Understand the relationship between sustainability and systems thinking
- Explore the educational uses of system thinking tools
- Discover how sustainability habits of mind can be integrated into teaching and learning
- Develop unit/lesson plans to include sustainability perspectives and systems thinking tools in your classroom
What will you take away from this workshop?
- A practical understanding of sustainability and systems thinking
- Powerful conversations and practical analysis of your educational setting
- Useful tools that can be integrated into any curriculum and every class level
- Access to our database of educator-sourced lesson plans
- Professional networking with like-minded educators
- Receive a Compass Education Level 1 “Compass Practitioner” Certificate of Participation
- Become eligible for advanced learning opportunities and a pathway to becoming a Compass Facilitator
How to make the payment and register for the workshop?
- Please make a deposit of $3,700 MXN at BBVA:
Name: The American School Foundation, A.C.
Account: 0442559668
CLABE: 012180004425596689
Reference: CF00600/5119130200 - To register please send the following by email to [email protected]
a) Copy of the payment receipt
b) Name of the participant, email and phone number
c) Official name of the institution participant belongs to
d) Digital file of the Constancia de situación fiscal in order to issue the invoice
IMPORTANT NOTICE: In order to be considered enrolled in the workshop, participants must send BOTH the deposit slip and all the information requested by April 16.
Workshop Facilitator
Nicole Swedlow is the Executive Director of Compass Education, a global non-profit supporting education for sustainability through training in systems thinking practices. As a consultant, she is passionate about helping schools and businesses integrate sustainable principles with a strategic, inclusive and conscious approach. Nicole’s work in nonprofit leadership and sustainability as Director of the nonprofit organization Entreamigos, has been recognized by the United Nations, as a finalist for the Global Equator Initiative, as a breakout speaker for the World Economic Forum, and by the Dalai Lama, as a 2014 Unsung Hero of Compassion. Nicole has a Masters Degree in Education and Global Change from the University of British Columbia.
Find more information about this certification course program ONLINE or ONSITE on our website. If you are interested and have questions, please email us at [email protected].