EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT:
Reimagining Our Relationships with the Environment
Learning and teaching English gives us the opportunity to grow in our understanding of ourselves and the world in which we live. It is becoming increasingly urgent to recognize the importance of sustainability in our lives. In 2014 UNESCO declared that education for Sustainable Development allows every human being to acquire the knowledge, skills, attitudes and values necessary to shape a sustainable future. What does this mean to us as English educators? What can we do to reimagine our relationship with the environment and bring it into our classrooms as a topic, a practice and a call to action? In this session we will look at ways to expand our own knowledge and action in order to develop a sustainability “mindset” which in turn will guide us in our work in our classrooms, integrating topics, classroom habits and activities that lead students to develop and act as change agents and leaders for sustainable development.
Jair Félix
Head of Academic Service
National Geographic Learning Senior ELT Academic Consultant for Latin America has a B.A. in TEFL from Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa in Mexico and a Post-Graduate Degree on Teachers’ Development from The College of St. Mark & St. John, Plymouth, UK. Jair has been involved in language teaching and teacher training for over 24 years and has conducted workshops on various topics such as lesson planning, discourse analysis for language teachers, action research, educational technologies, and 21st century skills, among others.