The Development Education Research Centre (DERC) at UCL in London has announced two autumn seminars: Dr Maureen Ellis will talk on The Critical Global Educator on Tuesday 4thOctober 2016 – 1700 to 1830. Dr Ellis is Senior Research Associate at Development Education Research Centre, University College London – Institute of Education; Associate Lecturer at the Open University; and author of The…
There are only a few more days to take the Countryside Classroom Annual Survey. All participants who complete the survey will be entered into a prize draw to win a £100 cash prize. Countryside Classroom says that the survey will take less than 10 minutes to complete. It has 4 sections: – Using the site…
Kew has a new day course on an introduction to drawing trees, which covers composition, scale, experimentation, and texture. After an outdoor ice-breaker exercise using sketchbooks/paper on board, the morning continues with composition studies using viewfinders. This focuses on how the structure of branches and negative space can bring balance to a composition. The day also includes sessions…
The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is asking 16 to 25 year olds to write about how they think climate change will influence their lives and what they think should be done to combat it. This is an opportunity for aspiring scientists or writers to have their voice heard by thousands of readers interested in environmental issues. The winning article will be published in The Ecologist,…
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UNEP has a new MOOC which will explore Wicked Problems, Dynamic solutions: The Ecosystem Approach and Systems Thinking This applies systems thinking to gain a better understanding of how ecosystems function. The MOOC also helps participants identify potential solutions to a myriad of problems inspired in part by the complex dynamics of ecosystems themselves.
Judy Braus, executive director of NAAEE, sets out 10 reasons for being at the NAAEE conference: Be In the Know: The NAAEE conference is the best place to catch up on all the research taking place in our active and dynamic field. The research symposium is Tuesday and Wednesday, October 18 and 19, and there’s a full…
A free education pack for the film of Naomi Klein’s This Changes Everything, has been released in the UK. It contains a series of short clips taken from the film which highlight the complexities of trying to balance society, economy and environment. The videos show how people from all walks of life and countries are trying to create change. There are also…
It’s almost (but not quite) too late to get the early bird deals at NAAEE’s 2016 conference in Madison. The theme is From Inspiration to Impact: Inspiring stories. Compelling evidence. Meaningful impact All the detail is here.
A Climate Change Companion for family, school and community is a new book by David Hicks which explores why climate change matters, and explains the relationship between climate change and our energy usage. It has four parts: Changing the climate 1. What do we need to know? 2. What’s energy got to do with it? 3. What’s the choice…