Compass Education Level 1 Workshop

TEACHING AND LEARNING FOR A SUSTAINABLE WORLD:
A SYSTEMS THINKING APPROACH

Compass Education Level 1 Workshop

Workshop Overview

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 course 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 course is for you!

This workshop is also available online. Click here for more information and upcoming courses.

"Relevant, meaningful and timely! This is the workshop all educators should do as part of professional development aimed at encouraging our students to be proactive, collaborative, critical thinkers who make a positive difference in the world we live in."

"The (Level 1 Practitioner) Workshop was the most powerful PD experience I have had in a long time! The opportunity to work closely with other educators that are passionate about the same things, combined with the tools and exercises offered in the workshop, have equipped me both mentally and "spiritually" to return to my classroom tomorrow and begin the transformation!"

"I can't even imagine the innovations / solutions our students could produce in the future if we taught them about The Compass in school. I think it could be revolutionary!"

"Thank you, Compass Education, for being the moral compass the education world in particular and the world in general, needs! This is the work I have always imagined education should be about, and Compass is helping me to see the possibilities for making this vision of education a reality."

"I thought I was a globally-minded educator, but this course opened my eyes to elements of global issues that I had never considered before. The two days spent participating in this course will change the way I teach forever."

"The Compass Education workshops are exactly what our world needs right now - a paradigm shift in the way we view education. As educators we need to be aware of the systems that surround us in order to help our students see the bigger picture, so that together we can think and act sustainable to create a better world!"

"I was engaged from the minute the workshop began and was disappointed that it ended so quickly. I left with more enthusiasm and a deeper desire to learn more about how I can bring Compass to my school. Congratulations!"

Learning Outcomes

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 systems 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 course?

• 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 a global cohort of 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