Looking at Science Through the Lens of Sustainability and Systems Thinking at Toddle TIES 2023

Cindy Chen and Teresa Tung will be presenting at the Toddle TIES 2023 virtual event on September 30 – October 1! Sign up for their sessions (details and link below) and join 50,000+ educators from around the world over 2 days for 50+ sessions – all designed to grow your practice. Get your free pass now!

Session: Sustainabilty Compass: Systemic Science Thinking (primary science strategy session) with Teresa Tung
Description: Kids are natural systems thinkers – an essential part of scientific learning! Students can inquire, question, and think like scientists when empowered with tools to investigate, research, and make connections. Join this session to discover a simple systems thinking tool – the Sustainability Compass – and learn how to elevate scientific inquiry across all primary years subjects. Experience this simple and highly effective tool through an interactive experience and generate ideas for applying it to your primary classroom.
Date: September 30 (see schedule Day 1), 12 pm UTC+8 (70 minutes session)

Session: Systems Science: Embracing Complexity & Building Sustainability Habits of Mind with Cindy Chen
Description: Looking at Science through the lens of sustainability and systems thinking explores the breadth and depth of our world. By unpacking perspectives, learners deepen understanding, build sustainability habits of mind, and embrace complexity towards more impactful and sustainable solutions – and, most importantly, empower younger scientists/ youth leaders for a more just and sustainable world. Join Cindy Chen in this engaging session to explore the Sustainability Compass and the Systems Iceberg as a strategy for exploring and expanding understanding of sustainability in Science. Let’s build habits of mind and cognitive thinking skills with your students through these analytical and practical tools.
Date: October 1 (see schedule Day 2), 12 pm UTC+8 (70 minutes session)