Climate and Sustainability Education Games and Resources
February 4 @ 6:00 pm
Teaching about climate change can be daunting for educators. With science-backed, action-based approaches – especially those that engage the imagination through play, you can engage learners without instilling fear and inspire them to feel empowered as they learn about climate and sustainability. Whether it’s on a board or through hands-on activities, teaching about climate and sustainability has never been more fun!
Lori McDonald, co-owner of Turn 4 Turn Llc, a small design studio in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah that designed the ‘Earth Matters’ board game, where the gameplay include curriculum-based topics for experience-based learning at home and in classrooms. A founder of Soldier Hollow Charter School, a former art teacher and aspiring poet, she loves mountain sports and working with kids.
Maxine Koskie (she/her), BEd, is the National Education Coordinator for Project WET Canada, who has over 37 years of experience teaching students from kindergarten to grade 12. She continues to coordinate inclusive outdoor and environmental education experiences for students which included Project WET activities to help promote environmental knowledge and stewardship. Maxine has a passion for outdoor, hands-on, and inquiry-based learning!
Sam Levac Levey is a mechanical engineer with a background in rockets, energy storage, and electric flying cars. He is passionate about solving existential issues, and is currently focused on climate change. He developed ‘Solutions’, an amazing board game that engages participants in creating and ranking climate change solutions, deepening their knowledge and understanding of the world around them.
Ian Shanahan: Outdoor and environmental learning aren’t just what Ian does; they’re who he is. A lifelong naturalist with a deep passion for wild spaces and education. Ian is the former General Editor of Green Teacher magazine and host of the Talking with Green Teachers podcast. He enjoyed 13 seasons with Ontario Parks and concurrently he became an Ontario Certified Teacher. He now supports special projects of the Outdoor Learning School & Store, and off the corner of his desk, Ian works as a voice actor, nature artist, writer, editor, environmental consultant, and nature guide.
