How To Teach Sustainability With Hope

Course summary

This course is for both primary and secondary teachers of all subjects, but especially for English, Science, Humanities and Geography teachers who are covering climate change and the cross-curriculum priority of sustainability.

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You will learn:

In this course, you will find out how to bring hope to challenging, upsetting or worrying topics around sustainability. You’ll learn:

• What sustainability is.
• What hope is and what hope theory is.
• How hope can benefit your students.
• How hope can be used to frame challenges relating to sustainability.
• Tips and tricks for fostering a hopeful environment in the classroom.

Course time:

This course will take you 2 hours to complete. Enjoy it in one session or spread it out over a few weeks. You will have ongoing access via your personal dashboard.

Accreditation:

This course is mapped to the Professional Standards for Teachers. It is accredited for teacher professional development hours in the following states and territories:

Proficient Teacher – all states and territories except ACT and NSW:

• 3.3 Select and use relevant teaching strategies to develop knowledge, skills, problem-solving and critical and creative thinking.
• 4.1 Establish and implement inclusive and positive interactions to engage and support all students in classroom activities.

This course is not currently accredited in the ACT (TQI) or NSW (NESA). However, it can be counted towards teacher identified learning hours (ACT) or NESA PD elective hours (NSW).

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Course Content

Getting Started

01.

Introduction

02.

Set some learning goals

What is Sustainability? What is Hope?

03.

Sustainability and hope

04.

What is sustainability?

05.

Bringing sustainability into the classroom

06.

The big challenges to a sustainable future

07.

What is hope?

08.

What is hope theory and how does it apply to your students?

Teaching Sustainability with Hope

09.

The Cool.org Hope Framework

10.

What does The Cool.org Hope Framework look like in the classroom?

11.

Introduce the topic and invite learners to discuss it

12.

Introduce the concept of hope to your students

13.

Shift awareness

14.

Show them how far we've already come

15.

Frame the issue in positive terms

16.

Pay attention to the solutions

17.

Share stories of taking action

18.

Reflect on our mindset around hope

19.

Other tips

Your Teaching

20.

Cool lesson plans

Reflection

21.

Reflection

22.

Taxonomy of learning

23.

Suggestions for collaboration

24.

Congratulations

Course instructors

Krista Nisi is the Head Writer at Cool Australia and brings over 15 years of experience working in education, tertiary and local government. She holds a Masters in Environment (Environmental Education) from the University of Melbourne. Krista looks for innovative ways to involve young people in early learning and school education by helping them explore, think about and engage with the world around them.

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