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10.10.2022 Pongratz, J.
Presentation on climate education by Sally Soria-Dengg
Liebe Studierende,
hoffentlich bereits vor einigen Wochen von der Fachschaft verteilt hier noch einmal eine Erinnerung an den Vortrag von Sally Soria-Dengg heute!
Sally is working in LMU's Department of Geography, leading the education program in the BMBF funding line on Carbon Dioxide Removal, together with Christian Hoiß. She designs, tests and disseminates material for use in schools and the university's teacher programs on climate change and now specifically carbon dioxide removal - see belows abstract for more information.
Please join us for a presentation and some hands-on work on Monday, October 10, 2 pm c.t. in Richard-Wagner-Str. 10, D 118!
The CDRSynTra Education Program
Dr. Sally Soria-Dengg
Climate education is part of the curriculum in many secondary schools in Germany. The emphasis of most lessons on climate change are its causes and its effects, and the necessity for mitigation and adaptation. Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR), being relatively new as an additional measure to avert climate change, has not to date received any attention in schools, mainly because of a lack of information and materials for school lessons. Similar to new scientific results in other areas, new insights in climate research only find their way into school textbooks after some years. The CDRSynTra education program aims to proactively bridge this gap by developing teaching and learning materials about CDR. These will be disseminated to in-service and student teachers, giving them the necessary resources to address the topic in the classroom.
In the first part of the presentation the different types of teaching materials that have so far been developed in CDRSynTra will be introduced. These include: a power point presentation, which can be customized by teachers according to their individual needs; Mysteries, which train students to uncover connections and trace links from seemingly unconnected facts; and a simulation game, where the students can design their own CDR Portfolio, taking into account the potential scales, costs, and social and environmental side effects of each CDR method.
The second part of the presentation will entail trying out some of these materials. Several have been piloted in different settings and are thus in the improvement stage. Additional feedbacks are welcome for further changes.