Course description
Climate Change Education
This course explores the basic science behind climate change and presents the tools to teach it in a positive, engaging and participatory way. The course also introduces some of the ethical and social issues around climate change.
This course makes use of videos, lesson plans and online games developed by the IDB's "Rise-Up: Education Against Climate Change" initiative. The aim is to assist you in the launch of climate change education and actions to mitigate and adapt to climate change in your school community.
This is a hands-on course, with examples coming directly from Latin America and the Caribbean.
61% of the students who have taken the course affirm that they have improved their ability to formulate, implement and / or evaluate public policies.
52% of the students have said that the course has served them to improve services to citizens as public officials.
This course is "self-paced" so you can enroll at any time, even if the course has been open for a while. You can take it at the time that is most suitable for you inside the enrolment period of the course.
Upcoming start dates
Who should attend?
Prerequisites
None
Training content
Our climate is changing
- Introduction to climate change, including what it is, difference between climate and weather and causes of the greenhouse effect.
- Presentation of the use of images and newspapers in class activities.
Energy and the climate change
- Introduction to the energy cycle, the different types of energies and the existing renewable and nonrenewable sources of energies.
- Presentation of the use of comics and the school’s space to support learning.
Water and the climate change
- Introduction to the importance of water to our lives and the main consequences of climate change to the water cycle.
- Presentation of the use of offline games and videos in class activities.
Soil and the climate change
- Introduction to the different types of farming practices, it’s social, economic and environmental impact and the effect of climate change on food availability and quality.
- Presentation of the use of experiments and debates in class activities.
Landscape and the climate change
- Introduction to the factors that shape our landscape, including natural disasters and human actions and the importance of forests and wetlands to the Earth ecosystem.
- Presentation of the use of the community and stories to support learning.
Sustainable environments
- Introduction to the effect of the megacities to the environment and how we can mitigate it through intelligent consumption and sustainable cities.
- Presentation of the use of mockups and role-playing in class activities.
Healthy environments
Introduction to the elements that make up a healthy environment, the risks of climate change to our health and what we can do to ensure a healthy and safe environment in the school and the community.
Course delivery details
This course is offered through Inter-American Development Bank, a partner institute of EdX.
2-3 hours per week
Costs
- Verified Track -$25
- Audit Track - Free
Certification / Credits
What you'll learn
- Basic science behind climate change
- Main social and ethical issues behind climate change
- Main consequences of climate change to water, energy, environment, soil and our health
- What we can do individually, as a school and as a community to live a more sustainable and healthy life
- How to use games, debates, experiments, theater, newspapers and other tools to support and enhance learning
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