November 2021 – weecnetwork

Centr’ERE and UQAM: various courses for anyone concerned with environmental education

30 November 2021/in Senza categoria/by WEEC Network

The University of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM) offers professional development courses allowing teachers, teachers as well as any member of the school staff to complete their training on a theme or in a specific area.

DDD 8532 Secondary Environmental Education course

The DDD 8532 Secondary Environmental Education course is aimed at practicing secondary school teachers who are aligned with the reality of their practice.

This is a 3-credit graduate program and the course is taken over two academic sessions.

A first experimental cohort will start in January 2022.

See the detailed course description.

For more information: boelen.virginie@uqam.ca

Consult the information document of the Faculty of Education at UQAM

To register: education.formationcontinue@uqam.ca

Deadline: December 1, 2021

Short Program in Environmental Education

Another project is the Short Program in Environmental Education. This training is intended for anyone concerned with the integration of environmental, education and citizenship issues. It focuses on the development of skills in the design, animation and management of education and training projects relating to the environment in different intervention settings: at school, in the community, in business, in the media, parks, museums, interpretation centers, in the context of international cooperation, etc.

The student is invited to explore the multiple dimensions of an education centered on the relationship with the environment by examining in particular its importance and its meaning for human development and social transformations.

Admission deadline: December 1, 2021

For more information: ere.uqam.ca

Apply for admission

Éducation relative à l’environnement gives the chance to submit articles

19 November 2021/in News/by WEEC Network

The journal Éducation relative à l’environnement publishes articles either in the “Research – Reflections” section or in the “Insights” section. In both cases, the texts are subject to peer review.

The “Insights” section gives the opportunity to relate an observation, an experience, a practice or a project, including an analytical and critical perspective and highlighting what we can learn that can be transferred to similar situations. It can also deal with a topic, a question to be debated or present a bibliographical study on a subject having links with the field of education relating to the environment. It will be a short article, no longer than 3,500 words (or 6 pages). A “Insight” is thus a gateway to allow master’s or doctoral students to share the state of their research and students of a short program to present their project (including a critical look) .

Another part of the review features reading notes. These are reread and validated by the Editorial Committee and / or the journal team before publication. It is always possible to offer the Éducation relative à l’environnement‘s journalists a reading note.

Whether for an article or a reading note, you will find all the information to submit a proposal here .

GEEP Asia Pacific Forum. It’s time to join!

10 November 2021/in News/by WEEC Network

Join the Global Environmental Education Partnership (GEEP) from November 30—December 2, 2021, for a three-day forum designed to explore and strengthen environmental education in the Asia Pacific region.

This virtual forum is free and open to anyone who is interested in the power of environmental education in creating a sustainable future. Participants will have a chance to hear from leading environmental education experts and network with others from the region who are advancing key environmental and social issues. There will also be opportunities for networking with environmental education professionals from across the region to learn, share, and strengthen collaboration.

This Forum will explore:

How environmental education can help address large-scale environmental and social issues, including climate change, social justice, biodiversity loss, civic engagement, and ocean literacy;
The role of networks, and how to build stronger regional and country-level networks that strengthen the impact and promote collaboration across borders and sectors; and
How we can build leadership in the region and transition to a more just and sustainable future.

FORUM HIGHLIGHTS

The 2021 GEEP Asia Pacific Forum will offer inspiring, thought-provoking plenaries and interactive concurrent sessions exploring a wide range of topics, along with great opportunities for networking, growth, and change. Registration also includes on-demand access to all recorded sessions through April 2022. To learn more, explore our Forum schedule and featured speakers.

Register here.

Earth Prize: registration deadline extended to November 30th

3 November 2021/in News/by WEEC Network

Due to the overwhelming positive response and the significant number of requests for more time to sign up, the Earth Foundation has decided to extend the registration deadline for the competition by one full month.

The new deadline to register is Tuesday, November 30th.

Students and supervisors will now have until the end of next month to:
– Register individually on the website to access all their learning content and mentorship.
– Create (for supervisors) and join (for students) their teams.
– Complete and submit their team motivation letter and a problem definition form, which will grant teams access to the Submissions Phase of The Earth Prize.

All participants will then have until January 31st, 2022 to submit their ideas for the competition.

Remember: if you pre-registered back in the summer, you will still need to register officially on the Earth Prize website by November 30th in order to compete for The Earth Prize.

The teachers who have registered already can send the school’s logo so it can be featured on the Participating Schools page on The Earth Foundation’s website. You can send it directly to info@theearthprize.org
If you still have questions regarding the competition, you check out the webinar here, where you can hear directly from participating teachers about their experiences with The Earth Prize thus far.

WEEC 11: field sessions and abstract submission deadline

2 November 2021/in News/by WEEC Network

In addition to 12 thematic parallel sessions in Prague Congress Centre, the WEEC offers you 10 practical field sessions in 9 Czech environmental education centres (on-site program). The host centres will serve as case studies for particular topics discussed during the workshop-style sessions. 

4 field sessions will take place in Prague, 6 in the environmental education centres out of Prague, which also offers you a great opportunity to explore the host country.
5 field sessions include overnight followed by a trip with local environmental educators.

You will thus have a great opportunity to explore landscapes, landmarks and tastes of Bohemian Paradise, Moravian karst, Krkonoše mountains, Brno and Bohemian – Moravian highland.

Explore our field sessions:

1. Inquiry-based environmental education

2. Participative approaches in environmental education at schools

3. Schools as environmental campaigners

4. Animal farming in environmental education and animal welfare concerns

5. Folk traditions and traditional crafts in environmental education

6. Learning by Nature

7. Alienation from nature

8. Nature and Community as the Best Classrooms

9. EE in modern ZOO

10. School gardens and school forests

Abstract submission deadline:
30th November 2021