Environmental Education Webinars

The TDSB EcoSchools team, in collaboration with our colleagues at OISE’s Environmental and Sustainability Education Initiative, are looking forward to bringing our TDSB educators and broader environmental network more webinars in the months of November and December.

Please join us – these sessions are open to all!
Eco-Racism in Environmental Education: The Black Canadian Experience (Part 2)

Tuesday November 24, 2020 
4pm - 5pm

A panel of black educators will speak about their experiences as environmental educators in a field which has been dominated by white voices since its inception in the 1800s in North America. What can we all do to make Environmental Education more diverse and inclusive?

Speakers include TDSB teachers Alison Williams and Rodway Daniels, TDSB principal Matthew Webbe, and OISE professor Fikile Nxumalo.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Taking K-12 Teaching
Outside in the Winter

Thursday December 3, 2020 
(4pm - 5pm)

Many teachers are discovering that outdoor learning is a wonderful way to support the health and wellbeing of their students (and themselves) during the pandemic. But how do you continue to take students outside to learn in the cold weather months?

Learn from a panel of experienced TDSB outdoor educators including Elizabeth (Biz) Ahrens, Amy Wilson, Tina Packer, and Daniel Divito as they share teaching strategies and curriculum connections to support outdoor learning in the winter.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Accelerating Climate Change and the TDSB
Wednesday December 9, 2020
(4-5pm)

The Toronto District School Board has been engaged in climate action for 20 years, during which time it has gradually reduced greenhouse gas emissions from buildings, spearheaded the EcoSchools movement in Canada, and established numerous programs and partnerships to support and expand education for sustainability. While the TDSB has been making steady, incremental improvements, climate change is accelerating at a frightening pace. What can be done? Where do we go from here?

Join Richard Christie, the TDSB’s Senior Manager of Sustainability, who will share his reflections on the opportunities, and the challenges for the TDSB and other school boards in these critical years for climate action. 
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.