Professional Eco-Learning Opportunities
On this page you’ll find a curated list of free, professional learning e-courses and webinars to support and deepen your learning on the topic of climate and environmental education.
For information about past and upcoming webinars offered by EcoSchools Canada, please click here.
EcoSchools Tip: Remember to claim your professional learning experiences through the Staff Professional Development action on the EcoSchools Certification Application!
E-Courses
Offered by Accelerate CCE project partners.
This e-course explores the integration of Climate Change Education (CCE) into the curriculum. Completion certificate provided as well as access to funding for CCE projects in the classroom or school.
- 8 weeks
- Certificate awarded
Offered by UNESCO
The Climate Change course explores the relationship between climate change and our emotions and helps learners understand, reflect and deal with their emotions around climate change.
- 20 hours
- Certificate awarded
Offered by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE)
This course aims to help you develop solid scientific knowledge about this phenomenon, as well as pedagogical skills that are useful to tackle climate change in the classroom.
- 25-30 hours
- Certificate awarded
Offered by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE)
This course aims to give you a fundamental understanding of the importance of preserving biodiversity and healthy ecosystems. The last module of the course shares some examples of biodiversity protection actions that you can also implement.
- 6-8 hours
Offered by Subject To Climate
This series of courses will help teachers teach about climate change. It includes five modules, including the history of climate science, climate science basics, and climate solutions. Discover other learning opportunities designed to deepen your climate change knowledge here. Available in English and French.
- 4 hours
Offered by Natural Curiosity
This program includes a 5-part instructional video series that provides an introductory exploration of Natural Curiosity’s four-branch environmental inquiry framework, deepened by Indigenous perspectives.
- 1 hour
- Certificate awarded
Webinars and Workshops
Offered by Green Teacher
Recorded and live webinars on a variety of environmental education topics.
Offered by the Outdoor Learning Store
Free 60-minute workshops on a variety of environmental topics that come with a certificate of attendance, access to the recording, resources, and more.
Have another great opportunity that you think should be featured here? Send us an email at programs@ecoschools.ca.