About the Session

This FLO (Facilitating Learning Online) MicroCourse invites educators from any discipline to envision and frame their teaching in relation to climate emergency. Together, we will explore three practical models of climate change education emphasizing justice, hope, and decolonial perspectives: Climate-Kind Pedagogy, The Hope Wheel, and the Care-Know-Do Framework.

Through interactive videos, reflective discussions, and a live networking conversation, participants will consider how these models can inspire transformative learning in their unique teaching contexts. Participants will leave the course with concrete ideas for bringing climate conversations, action, and hopeful engagement into their classrooms.

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Describe three climate education models and their core features.
• Assess how each model could be adapted for use in their own teaching.
• Create a personalized action plan for integrating climate-responsive teaching strategies into a course (i.e. an assignment, lessons, outcomes).

Course Logistics

Time commitment: 6–8 hours

Format: Asynchronous

While most of the learning will happen asynchronously, we will offer an optional synchronous session on Thursday, January 15, 2026, 2:00–3:00 p.m. PST.

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This notice is to inform you that this session will be recorded, archived, and shared with course registrants. 

About the Facilitator

Lauren Anstey (she/her/hers) is an Educational Developer who works at College of the Rockies as a Teaching and Learning Specialist. Lauren was born on Treaty 29 Territory, where her ancestors of Irish, Belgian, and Scottish heritage were farmers for many generations. To her professional work, Lauren offers experience in curriculum design and authentic inquiry learning, holding a PhD in Curriculum Theory from Queen’s University. Recently, her research interests have been directed at how learning can be transformational for students in preparing for a rapidly changing future. Lauren lives in Ktunaxa ɁamakɁis in ʔa·kisk̓aqǂiʔit.