Boosting Climate Education
Mid-Review, 31.03.2020 ‘Education’ Team A, Design for Government 2020Boosting Climate Education Mid-Review, 31.03.2020 Education Team - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Boosting Climate Education Mid-Review, 31.03.2020 Education Team - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Boosting Climate Education Mid-Review, 31.03.2020 Education Team A, Design for Government 2020 Who are we? Paula Ikonen Aybars Senyildiz Felix Zelck Zhiwen (Wen) Yap MA Creative Sustainability MA Creative Sustainability MA
Who are we?
Paula Ikonen MA Creative Sustainability Aybars Senyildiz MA Creative Sustainability Felix Zelck MA Collaborative and Industrial Design Zhiwen (Wen) Yap MA Collaborative and Industrial Design TEAM ‘EDUCATION’ TEAM ABrief Methods Analysis Insights
Educate and empower the next generation to become climate-active citizens through climate education
Brief Methods Analysis Insights
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Stakeholder participants6
Interviews Government staff, Researchers, Principals and Teachers13
HETA-ELENA HEISKANEN Ministry of Environment TAPIO RASA, JAANA HERRANEN & MIKKO ÄIJÄLÄ Teachers’ Climate Change Forum (TCCF) ESSI AARNIO- LINNANVUORI Climate Education Researcher HANNELE CANTELL Climate Education Researcher MINNA LAPINNIEMI Teacher, Special Education SALLA RYTILÄ Principal, Ruusuvuori School TUOMAS KULHA Principal, High School MIRJAMI LEHIKOINEN Teacher, Vocational School ANNE LIIMATAINEN & HANNA POHJONEN Finnish National Agency for Education10
Research methods
METHODS ‘EDUCATION’ TEAM ABrief Methods Analysis Insights
as an underlying goal in Finnish comprehensive school curriculum, similar to “New Pedagogies for Deep Learning” goals.
“Laaja-alainen
- saaminen”
- f Climate
Actors and Institutions
New Teacher Training In-service Teacher Training Principal New Teacher Training In-service Teacher Training Informal Teaching Materials Online Materials Official Teaching Books Principal Student Teacher Selected Materials Individual Teaching Materials In-school Teaching Materials Emotions: Hope and Anxiety Hands-on Experience Inclusion of “non-active” students Lack of confidence Teacher Autonomy Practical Limitations: Time, budget Many CE materialsActors and Institutions
New Teacher Training In-service Teacher Training Principal New Teacher Training In-service Teacher Training Informal Teaching Materials Online Materials Official Teaching Books Principal Student Teacher Selected Materials Individual Teaching Materials In-school Teaching Materials Emotions: Hope and Anxiety Hands-on Experience Inclusion of “non-active” students Lack of confidence Teacher Autonomy Practical Limitations: Time, budget Many CE materials Official Teacher Individual Teaching Materials In-school Teaching Materials Lack of confidence Teacher Autonomy Practical Limitations: Time, budget Many CE materials“
Teacher autonomy is very high in Finland. Every teacher has the freedom to plan their
- wn class the way
they want.
SALLA RYTILLÄ Principal, Ruusuvuoren kouluSaara Lehtinen 36 years old
Moi, I’m Saara!Saara Lehtinen 36 years old Social Studies Teacher at a High School in Tampere
Moi, I’m Saara!Saara Lehtinen 36 years old Social Studies Teacher at a High School in Tampere 10 years of experience
ANALYSIS ‘EDUCATION’ TEAM A Moi, I’m Saara!- r how to teach it well.
Teachers are really eager to do climate change education, but some are totally lost about what to do.
ANALYSIS ‘EDUCATION’ TEAM A“
ESSI AARNIO-LINNANVUORI Climate Education Researcher, WWFTeachers have too much work and too many things on their minds. There’s no time that is devoted
- nly to developing climate
change education, especially in high school where it’s not clear which subject should teach it.
ANALYSIS ‘EDUCATION’ TEAM A“
ESSI AARNIO-LINNANVUORI Climate Education Researcher, WWF“
SALLA RYTILLÄ Principal, Ruusuvuoren kouluTeachers forget that we don’t need to have a degree on everything we talk about. We know how to ind information, how to be critical about it, how to talk about our emotions. These human skills — talking, speaking, are the most important skills we need.
There is the question of how political you can be at schools. Some feel that schools should be politically neutral. But can you be neutral, really,
- n an issue like climate change?
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ESSI AARNIO-LINNANVUORI Climate Education Researcher, WWF“
SALLA RYTILLÄ Principal, Ruusuvuoren kouluSchools should be the engine that pulls society forward. Our task is to raise the people who will make the new society of Finland.
Teacher’s conidence with climate education
Teacher’s conidence with climate education
Communication about emotions to maintain HOPETeacher’s conidence with climate education
Communication about emotions to maintain HOPE EMPOWERMENT through participatory methods and environmental actionTeacher’s conidence with climate education
Communication about emotions to maintain HOPE EMPOWERMENT through participatory methods and environmental action SUPPORT from principal and other teachersTeacher’s conidence with climate education
Communication about emotions to maintain HOPE EMPOWERMENT through participatory methods and environmental action KNOWLEDGE regarding climate change and the ways to mitigate it SUPPORT from principal and other teachersTeacher’s conidence with climate education
Feeling of RESPONSIBILITY Communication about emotions to maintain HOPE EMPOWERMENT through participatory methods and environmental action KNOWLEDGE regarding climate change and the ways to mitigate it SUPPORT from principal and other teachersTeacher’s conidence with climate education
Feeling of RESPONSIBILITY Communication about emotions to maintain HOPE EMPOWERMENT through participatory methods and environmental action KNOWLEDGE regarding climate change and the ways to mitigate it SUPPORT from principal and other teachersBrief Methods Analysis Insights
Climate change is a politically charged topic which some teachers lack the tools or conidence to discuss with students, especially as schools have traditionally been expected to be politically neutral.