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Who is a climate action educator?
Welcome! We are thrilled you have taken this step to join with a community of global educators committed to climate education. Our Take Action Global community welcomes teachers from over 140 countries who work with students of all ages.
As we recognize climate education is not isolated to one subject or class, we have teachers from every content area. Climate action educators are science teachers, math teachers, language teachers. They can teach history, art, or health. They work as coaches, technology directors, and librarians. And, in some cases, our climate action educators are not in classrooms at all and perhaps are administrators, parents, program developers, or tutors. Climate action educators are people who are committed to two things:
1. Climate action
2. Education
Built on hope, powered by optimism
We approach climate action education with a commitment to the following belief statements:
We hold a belief in science and research in our work as critical consumers and constructors of information and knowledge.
We hold a belief that past and current human actions are responsible for climate change.
We hold a belief that current and future human actions can make a difference in protecting our planet.
Following these beliefs and commitments, we go forth with hope and optimism. We see that people–of every age and at every point on our planet–can take actions that collectively build toward significance in impact. We move forward with our community on a mission of climate resilience.
As part of this experience, you will be invited to join and engage as part of this Climate Action Educator community. You will be able to examine your own beliefs, actions, and impact, and you will be able to introduce yourself to the community. This is action.
We think in terms of…
Each day, educators and students are faced with incredible amounts of signs and measures of achievement or progress. These can come in the form of grades, recognition, certificates, percentages, pass/fail, thumbs up/ thumbs down, high fives, and even eye contact, facial expressions, and non-verbal body movements.
For us, we think in terms of two measures: action and impact. We see that as educators, we have an extraordinary opportunity to invite our students in as not just consumers of information but as creators and builders of new ideas and solutions. With this guiding us, we look to shift mindsets from seeking external motivations of an “A+” or a “good job” to looking at the number of contributing actions and measured impact.
Actions and impact: our measures of progress as climate action educators.
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