India is already experiencing extreme impacts of climate change, one of the biggest threats to life on Earth in this century. Yet for most of us, the realisation that the world stands at an edge remains latent and un-internalised. Catastrophic extreme weather events have been regularly wreaking havoc on India and most other nations, leading to enormous destruction of lives and property and huge economic losses. Even as we struggle to make sense of these, are we — as individuals, communities, and countries — doing enough to combat the climate crises? Be it the cyclone Amphan, floods in Andhra Pradesh, climate change-induced attacks by locust swarms, or wildfires ravaging our forests – these incidents are interconnected and all point to anthropogenic activities. Worryingly, such events now occur across the world much more frequently and intensely.
ABOUT THE COURSE
Keeping in mind this huge existential
threat that the Earth faces, it becomes inevitable to make climate change
discussions a part of classroom interactions and pedagogy. It is important to
internalise the threat we face, so that we can relate to it better, and work
more proactively towards finding solutions. With this objective, this four-week
course has been exclusively designed for teachers in schools. It will:
Add to and build up their understanding and knowledge of climate change -- its science, politics and impacts.
Offer them ideas, tools and methodologies for more effective classroom teaching of the subject of climate change
Bolster their confidence to facilitate classroom discussions on the subject within their own local contexts
Provide a platform for learning from experiences of a cohort of teachers and other professionals in the field
COURSE FORMAT
The course, which is completely online, encourages self-study and has been designed in a way to help participants study the resource material in a structured manner over the four-week period. Participants will be provided with learning materials each week — presentations, case studies, excerpts from publications, articles and videos. Online interactions with climate change experts will also be part of the course, and assessment will be done through online quizzes.
CSE will award a Certificate of Participation to all course participants.
DURATION: January 24-February 19, 2022
Course Coordinator:
Tushita
Rawat
tushita.rawat@cseindia.org
Please write to the course coordinator for any queries.