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Join Jennifer Brundage, National Outreach Manager in Smithsonian Affiliations, to explore strategies for supporting high-school students’ environmental action. Today’s youth have never known a reality without the background of climate change, and eco-anxiety is on the rise among young people. And yet, solutions for sustainable living abound everywhere, at every scale, in every community, and accessible to all.
We’ll share techniques and lessons learned from “Earth Optimism Youth Action and Leadership,” a collaborative education program run with the Smithsonian’s affiliated partner museums across the country. This place- and project-based program cultivates young environmental changemakers by deploying hope and proven strategies for engagement. The program plays to student strengths by focusing on positive action to bolster their sense of agency for change, and by encouraging them to share their solutions broadly through social media, podcasts, school publications, and more.
Participants will leave with resources and strategies to aid the youth in their lives to develop the confidence to advocate for sustainability and to embrace their indispensable role in their communities’ ecosystems.
Session Collection
https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/cultivating-environmental-leaders-cultivating-learning/OCAmQRBSnqKZElX7
00:00 Introduction
04:07 Session Agenda
04:33 Opening Question
06:51 What is Earth Optimism?
13:44 Place-based Learning
28:59 Project-based Action Planning
37:38 Taking Action, Inspiring Peers
43:02 Session Collection Overview
47:13 Q&A
49:20 Conclusion
This interactive webinar is part of “Cultivating Learning,” a professional development webinar series focusing on techniques to use digital museum resources for learning. Check out “Cultivating Learning” and other Smithsonian Learning Lab webinars: https://learninglab.si.edu/help
Join Jennifer Brundage, National Outreach Manager in Smithsonian Affiliations, to explore strategies for supporting high-school students’ environmental action. Today’s youth have never known a reality without the background of climate change, and eco-anxiety is on the rise among young people. And yet, solutions for sustainable living abound everywhere, at every scale, in every community, and accessible to all.
We’ll share techniques and lessons learned from “Earth Optimism Youth Action and Leadership,” a collaborative education program run with the Smithsonian’s affiliated partner museums across the country. This place- and project-based program cultivates young environmental changemakers by deploying hope and proven strategies for engagement. The program plays to student strengths by focusing on positive action to bolster their sense of agency for change, and by encouraging them to share their solutions broadly through social media, podcasts, school publications, and more.
Participants will leave with resources and strategies to aid the youth in their lives to develop the confidence to advocate for sustainability and to embrace their indispensable role in their communities’ ecosystems.
Session Collection
https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/cultivating-environmental-leaders-cultivating-learning/OCAmQRBSnqKZElX7
00:00 Introduction
04:07 Session Agenda
04:33 Opening Question
06:51 What is Earth Optimism?
13:44 Place-based Learning
28:59 Project-based Action Planning
37:38 Taking Action, Inspiring Peers
43:02 Session Collection Overview
47:13 Q&A
49:20 Conclusion
This interactive webinar is part of “Cultivating Learning,” a professional development webinar series focusing on techniques to use digital museum resources for learning. Check out “Cultivating Learning” and other Smithsonian Learning Lab webinars: https://learninglab.si.edu/help
