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Advancing Climate Education (ACE 2.0) at the University of Michigan: Leadership for Turning Climate Anxiety into Action

Michigan Union
Rogel Ballroom, 2nd Floor
530 S. State St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
| April 10 - April 11, 2024
Register by April 5
Advancing Climate Education (ACE 2.0) at the University of Michigan: Leadership for Turning Climate Anxiety into Action

This in-person event is free and open to all U-M faculty, students, and staff.

Join us for a transformative discussion about turning our climate anxiety into action. During this two-day event, participants will learn how to leverage their climate emotions to motivate, empower, and engage in lifelong individual and collective actions toward creating a sustainable and just future.

Dr. Sarah Jaquette Ray

Along with a keynote address from Dr. Sarah Jaquette Ray, co-author of “The Existential Toolkit for Climate Justice Educators: How to Teach in a Burning World” (2024) and author of “A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety: How to Keep Your Cool on a Warming Planet” (2020), there will be opportunities for small-group discussions and breakout sessions.

Breakout Session Topics

  • Keeping your Cool on a Warming Planet”: Workshop for Recommendations for Managing Climate Anxiety

  • “How to Teach in a Burning World”: Recommendations for Educators

  • Climbing out of the Doom Spiral: Balancing Climate Anxiety & Hope

  • Zombies & the Climate Crisis: Using storytelling to change the game

  • The U-M Climate Collective: Toward a culture of climate resilience

Tentative Agenda

Wednesday, April 105:30–9:00 p.m.
5:30-6:30 p.m.Registration and Networking
6:30-7:00 p.m. Welcome, Icebreaker Activity, and Creative Competition Winners 
7:00-8:00 p.m.Keynote Speaker and Q&A Session
8:00-8:50 p.m.Small-group Discussions
8:50-9:00 p.m.Closing Remarks
Thursday, April 118:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
8:30-9:00 a.m.Registration and Coffee
9:00-10:00 a.m.Provost Welcome and Student Panel 
10:00-10:10 a.m.Break
10:10-11:25 a.m.Concurrent Session 1
11:25-11:35 a.m.Break
11:35 a.m.-12:50 p.m.Concurrent Session 2 
12:50-1:30 p.m.Lunch and Concluding Remarks
2:00 p.m.Conclusion

 

Questions? Email [email protected].

 

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