Workshops, tools and resources for environmental and climate learning
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Clean offers free professional learning opportunities for teachers and educators across Nova Scotia.
Our immersive and rich workshops give you tools and support for integrating climate and environmental learning across all subjects.
All of our environmental workshops are accompanied by unique sets of cross-curricular learning experiences using our inquiry-based learning template.
During our workshops, you will:
- gain foundational knowledge in grade-appropriate environmental education;
- identify opportunities for inquiry-based cross-curricular learning, with a focus on grade-level outcomes;
- reflect on how to authentically integrate Indigenous ways of knowing, including Etuaptmumk and Netukulimk; and,
- leave with ready-to-use, hands-on, environmental and climate change learning experiences.
Bonus: workshop participants receive a Classroom Resources Kit valued at more than $300. These kits are tailored to each grade level and include books, outdoor education gear and eco-friendly products.
Meaningful Invitations to Nature and Environmental Learning: Early Childhood/Pre-Primary Professional Learning
The Meaningful Invitations to Nature and Environmental Learning workshop will help early childhood educators and pre-primary teachers explore nature-based, sensory experiences that support the learning goals of Nova Scotia’s Early Learning Curriculum Framework. Through intentional play, participants will learn to create invitational experiences using nature and the outdoors. The workshop will highlight play and place-based learning, storytelling and inquiry to help build learners’ empathy and care for nature and the environment. Participants will take home a classroom resource kit full of tools and materials.
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Connecting to Nature: Meaningful Environmental Learning in Primary to Grade 3
Connecting to Nature builds learners’ relationship to the natural world through engaging learning experiences.
There are so many ways for educators to integrate nature into reading, writing and math lessons! This workshop supports teachers to offer nature-based, sensory learning experiences while meeting key curriculum and developmental goals. Place-based learning, storytelling and inquiry are important tools to help educators build empathy and care for nature in their learners. Through these approaches and a plethora of supportive resources and materials, this workshop will benefit P-3 teachers as they guide young learners on a path of discovery in nature.
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Our Shared Planet: Cross-Curricular Environmental Learning for Grades 4-6
Our Shared Planet is all about building a deeper understanding of the learner’s place in the natural world.
This workshop is an exciting journey into the magic and wonder of the earth and how Grade 4-6 learners could have a role in protecting it. Educators will be guided through learning experiences they can use across multiple subjects that engage their learners in observations of the natural world and explore the interconnectiveness of local species and ecosystems. The content also covers how our changing climate is affecting our lives and communities and offers resources to support learners in creating solutions using critical thinking and creativity.
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Empowering Your Climate Classroom: Grade 7-8
Empowering Your Climate Classroom dives right into the science of climate change, natural resources and how learners can create positive change for worldwide sustainability.
Learners can be the change they want to see in the world! Empowering Your Climate Classroom offers tools for educators to highlight the importance of social equity in climate problem solving. You’ll be guided through learning experiences such as earth science experiments designed to help learners identify how greenhouse gases and the water cycle effect the biosphere. Educators will be equipped to explore mitigation and adaptation solutions with their learners and develop collaborative projects to inspire young climate leaders.
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Supporting Youth Resilience in the Face of Climate Change: Grades 7-12
Supporting Youth Resilience in the Face of Climate Change is a workshop recommended for Grade 7-12 teachers to help educators understand the emotional impacts of climate change on learners. Offered in partnership with the Department of Education and Early Child Development and Canadian Mental Health Association, this workshop will explore how climate change is impacting youth and provide skills to help educators navigate climate emotions in the classroom. Participants will take home a classroom resource kit full of tools and materials.
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FAQ
Q: Is there financial support to cover subs for educators attending the in-person workshops?
A: Upon request, Clean will work with your school to partially cover the cost of a substitute teacher.
Q: Are these workshops only available for science educators?
A: No! These workshops are open to educators of all subjects. There will be opportunities for cross curricular learning across all subjects.
Q: Will there be other workshops focused on other grade levels?
A: Yes! Each school year we offer a new workshop for educators to participate in. Our Primary – Grade 3 workshop is available for 2023-2024 and a Grade 9 – Grade 12 workshop will be offered for the 2024-2025 school year.
Q: Are the workshops offered in French?
A: Yes! All workshop slide decks, hand-outs and Clean resources will be available in French. Kits contain many translated book titles as well as alternative French resources where available.
Please send any additional questions to professional-learning@cleanfoundation.ca.
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