This workshop will be taking place online. Participants will receive Zoom login details

As part of CERES Environmental Education Course, you can enrol in 1 day workshops (professional learning days) that focus on sustainability topics. Through a mix of theory, demonstrations and design activities you will explore energy use, renewable energy, energy auditing and climate change. Learn how CERES teaches about energy, explore other energy programs, resources and have the opportunity to design your own environmental education activity.

Topics covered on the day:

Understanding of energy and flows & renewable energy
Human use of energy and Impacts to the environment
Climate Change
Energy hierarchy
Energy auditing & simple actions for reducing your carbon footprint
Community actions and case studies
Energy Activities for schools and community groups
Creating your own activities and pitching to your audience

Trainer -

Tom Lang

Tom grew up on a sheep farm, surrounded by animals, trees, and stars,
but spent most of his time reading instead of working. He’s always had a
passion for making stuff, learning things, and talking to people, but
never quite managed to combine the three until he stumbled on the
strange field of Science Communication. In hindsight, it was obvious. He
spent 2011 travelling around Australia with Questacon’s Science Circus,
and then returned to Melbourne to spend five years exploding things,
making robots, and pointing at stars with Scienceworks, Primesci, and
briefly, on a geological research ship. He joined CERES as Energy
Education Coordinator in 2017, where he is kept busy fiddling with solar
panels and buckets of coal. Outside of CERES he can be found designing
boardgames and doing comedy shows.

What you will learn

Energy use, auditing and management
Renewable energy options
Climate change and climate action

What you will get

Access to online resources and energy activities
Inspiration to teach others
Confidence in how to create your own activities

What to bring

Pen and paper
A desire to participate in activities and contribute to discussions!

Appropriate for

Beginners to advanced levels in education and environmental studies will gain from the class