This webinar was delivered on January 19, 2012.
Resources from this session
- Recording of the session (the recording missed the first 10 minutes of the presentation)
- Powerpoint slides
- Action Education Resources – this page is by no means complete! If you have a resource that should be added, please let us know.
The goal of many environmental education programs is to move learners to take action. How do we do this effectively? What are the characteristics of programs that have successfully resulted in learners taking action? This webinar will start you on the path to take a look at your programs.
As a participant you will……
- Review and understand what current research teaches us about moving learners to take action
- Consider different action models and program elements that best help learners move to action
Facilitator
Gareth Thomsom is Executive Director of the Alberta Council for Environmental Edcuation. He has over twenty years experience in environmental education and non-profit management, working for the government of Alberta and then as Education Director of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS). He has taught high school, served on Canmore town council, been a judge for the Alberta Emerald Awards, and currently volunteers for the Alberta Ecotrust Foundation on their grant review committee. He has an engineering degree, an M.Sc. in Environmental Geology, and is a certified teacher. A proud father of two exceptional children, Gareth can still occasionally be sighted on the hiking trails around Canmore.
