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2025 PARCCE Online Training for TEM material


Description
The online course in a nutshell:

Format: Asynchronous (self-paced) online course, with some synchronous sessions, sceduled for February 2025.

Commitment: The total training time for learners is approx. 10-12 hours.

Participants: The course is adressed primarily to the teachers of the three Partner Schools to the PARCCE project, namely the 1st Primary School of Rafina (GR), the Pernera Primary School (CY), and the College Montessoro-Bastia (FR).
However, any other individual with an interest in Climate Change Education can register and follow it, especially its self-paced part.

Language: English.

Certification: Learners who succesfully complete 80% of the course assignments will get a certificate signed by the UNESCO Chair & Network on Sustainable Development Management and Education in the Mediterranean (University of Athens).

Cost: The course is free of charge!
Content
  • Welcome & Framework - About PARCCE
  • The e-course Framework & completion rules
  • PARCCE Traditional Educational Material & Toolkit
  • The goals of the e-course
  • Toolkit for Educators
  • Climate Change Education - ESD evolution
  • Whole School Approach (WSA)
  • PART A: THEORY / SCIENCE OF CLIMATE CHANGE
  • Theory / Science of Climate Change
  • PART B: ACTIVITIES-CHAPTER 1 - Understanding Climate Change
  • Chapter 1 Orientation
  • Exploring the Skies (Climate vs Weather)
  • Greenhouse phenomenon & climate change
  • Greenhouse gas experiment
  • My Carbon Footprint
  • Reducing Your Carbon Footprint in transport
  • Become a climate researcher
  • School Energy/sustainability audit
  • Is climate news overwhelming? Let’s Debate
  • Climate Chronicles: A Virtual Expedition
  • PART B: ACTIVITIES-CHAPTER 2 - Impacts of Climate Change
  • Chapter 2 Orientation
  • “Heart of the Arctic” Escape Room
  • Extreme Weather in the News
  • Wildfires & Climate Change
  • A water-story from the 1950s (drama)
  • Urban Heat Islands (field research)
  • Unwelcome guests
  • Invasive Species
  • Experimenting on ocean warming
  • Part B - Activities-Chapter 3 - CC & daily Life – Responsible Responses
  • Chapter 3 Orientation
  • Politics to address Climate Change
  • The traditional round braided bread and the 17 steps
  • Get inspired about climate actions
  • Become a climate advocate
  • Sustainable Spaces: A Green Infrastructure Tour
  • Water Conservation Project
  • Plastic-Free School Challenge
  • Mediterranean Cuisine & Diet vs Climate Change
  • Burned Forest Guardians
  • Synchronous Learning - Meet the experts
  • Meet the Expert sessions
  • EVALUATION
  • Evaluation Survey
  • EXTRAS
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed
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