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Eco-anxiety and pedagogy
17 March 2022, 4:30 pm–5:30 pm
Join a webinar with Lucy O'Rorke, Paul Jackson, Douglas Bourn and Anna Gunz discussing approaches to support children's agency in the face of climate emergency.
This event is free.
Event Information
Open to
- All
Availability
- Yes
Cost
- Free
Organiser
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Helen Hamlyn Centre for Pedagogy (HHCP)
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In a time of rising threats posed by climate change and attempts at global cooperation through COP26, what can be done to help young children learn about the climate emergency and deal with eco-anxiety?
This event will include talks on alternative methods for teaching around difficult issues. It will explore a range of topics related to teaching about the environment and climate change including subject content and research-informed pedagogy.
Speakers
- Lucy O'Rorke and Paul Jackson will talk about their experiences creating and running the Open Futures Programme.
- Douglas Bourn: will speak about addressing the challenges of climate change through a pedagogy of hope.
- Anna Gunz: will explore her research on increasing awareness that climate change is a health crisis and meaningful supports for youth with eco-distress.
This event will be particularly useful for those interested in Primary PGCE, trainee teachers, education, pedagogy, climate change, primary education, early years, nursery, children's agency and social justice.
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About the Speakers
Lucy O'Rorke FRSA
Director of Projects at Helen Hamlyn Trust
Lucy is Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts (FRSA).
Paul Jackson
Headteacher at Manorfield Primary School, Tower Hamlets
Professor Douglas Bourn
Professor of Development Education at IOE
More about Professor Douglas BournAnna Gunz FRCPC, FAAP
Paediatric intensive care doctor at Children's Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre
Anna is Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada (FRCPC) and Fellow of the American Academy of Paediatrics (FAAP). She is also Assistant Professor at Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University.