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Social and Emotional Learning to Address Climate Change: The Missing Piece
Wednesday, March 6, 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm EST
Presented by Tom Roderick, Author and Founding Executive Director (Retired), Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility
Sponsored by One Step
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Young people are dealing with anxiety, stress, and depression at unprecedented levels. One source of concern for a growing number of students is the climate. Yet climate anxiety doesn’t only show up in science classrooms. How can educators at any grade level and teaching any subject help students deal with their feelings and concerns?
During this edWebinar, Tom Roderick, long-time educator and author of the award-winning book Teach for Climate Justice, offers strategies, activities, and inspiration to help students develop the skills and mindsets needed to address the climate challenges of today and the future. View this session to explore:
- Why social and emotional learning is essential for effective climate education
- Ways to build community and create safe spaces for students to express their hopes, fears, worries, and opinions
- Techniques for facilitating constructive conversations about climate change and other controversial topics and for engaging students in practicing productive conversations
- Approaches to help students envision the world they hope for and take steps to achieve it
Tom models a variety of classroom activities and teaching strategies designed to build the skills students need to understand, express, and manage the strong emotions triggered by climate change and other crises. Join us for an exciting conversation about how to nurture our students’ strengths, foster hope, and empower them to take action.
This recorded edWebinar is of interest to K-12 teachers, school and district leaders, education technology leaders, curriculum and instruction coordinators, sustainability coordinators, and project-based learning coordinators.
About the Presenter
Tom Roderick is an educator, activist, and writer based in New York City. He came to education through the civil rights movement in the 1960s and taught in Harlem and East Harlem for 10 years. For 36 years he served as Founding Executive Director of Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility, started in 1982 by educators concerned about the danger of nuclear war. Over the years he led Morningside Center to become a national leader in partnering with schools to implement high-quality, research-based programs in social and emotional learning, restorative practices, and racial equity. In May 2018, the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) awarded Tom its Mary Utne O’Brien Award for Excellence in Expanding Evidence-Based Practice of Social and Emotional Learning. He recently published the book Teach for Climate Justice: A Vision for Transforming Education.
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