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From Campus to Community: Harnessing Civic Engagement for Climate Action

March 25, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Join the movement for change! The Thompson Earth Systems Institute and the Bob Graham Center invite UF students, faculty and staff to an inspiring workshop featuring leading experts at the forefront of environmental education, civic engagement and climate action. If you want to gain valuable insights and practical strategies for addressing climate change, then join us and make a difference that matters.

Lunch is served to those who register in advance. Register today! (opens in new tab)

Agenda

Noon-12:30 pm Lunch served. Welcome and introductions, Bob Graham Center.
12:30-1:15 pm Professor Dr. Andrea Möller and Veronika Winter

Preparing students for an uncertain future: Why we need a hopeful and resilient perspective in climate change education and what we can learn from environmental education research

How a student initiative contributed to anchor climate education in Austrian teacher training

1:15-1:30 pm Break
1:30-2:30 pm Dr. Megan Ennes

Civic engagement for the environment

2:30-3 pm Dr. Martha Monroe

Guidelines for educators on climate action and justice

 

About Our Panelists

Dr. Andrea Möller, Austrian Educational Competence Center Biology, University of Vienna is a full professor in biology education at the University of Vienna and heads the Austrian Educational Competence Center for Biology. There she trains about 70% of Austria’s future biology teachers and researches how to successfully teach environmental and climate change education. As an expert in ‘bee didactics’ and former Fulbright Scholar to the USA, she also runs the cross-national and award-winning environmental education project ‘Bee.ed’.

Veronika Winter, MEd, Austrian Educational Competence Center Biology, University of Vienna is a PhD candidate in climate change education research. Her engagement in the Austrian climate movement has led her to focus on teacher education for climate action.

Dr. Megan Ennes is professor and assistant curator of museum education in the Florida Museum of Natural History at the University of Florida, as well as the director of the Thompson Earth Systems Institute. A former museum educator, her research focuses on how museums can support the science interests and career aspirations of youth through family programming, civic engagement, and scientist outreach.

 Dr. Martha Monroe is a former president of the North American Association for Environmental Education and has been an environmental educator for over 40 years. She is a member of the NAAEE Guidelines Writing Team. She is dedicated to using education to help move individuals and communities toward pro-environmental and sustainable decisions. Her work in climate change education has received national awards.

Details

Date:
March 25, 2024
Time:
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Organizer

Bob Graham Center

Venue

O’Neill Reading Room, 2nd floor, Pugh Hall