WEMC Education Special Interest Group (SIG): Introduction / Q&A

Introducing WEMC’s Energy & Meteorology
Education Special Interest Group (Education SIG)
Kit Rackley
WEMC Education & Program Officer
WEMC Education SIG Lead
30 May 2019
15:00-16:00 BST (UTC+1)

Agenda
1. Who are WEMC and what are the aims of the SIGs
2. Attendee introductions
3. Commitments and expectations
4. Aims and aspirations of the Education SIG (inc short
refinement/suggestion discussion)
5. ECEM Demonstrator & new C3S application
6. Ambition for a global syllabus (inc. Project Drawdown as a focus) –
discussion
7. Next steps
8. Q&A
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1. Who are WEMC?
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175 members & many more partners

Special Interest Groups
http://www.wemcouncil.org/wp/special-interest-groups/
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WEMC’s Special Interest Groups (SIGs) exist to bring together expert thinkers
and ‘movers-and-shakers’ to enhance and strengthen the Energy-Meteorology
nexus. Historically four SIGs, two active, but more will develop.

Core Team
Education SIG
KIT RACKLEY SUE ELLEN HAUPT ALBERTO TROCCOLI
EDUCATION & PROGRAM OFFICER
EDUCATION SIG LEAD
WEMC CO-FOUNDER WEMC CO-FOUNDER & DIRECTOR
Over a decade of experience
as a educator, teacher
trainer and public speaker on
environmental and social
issues. Handling the logistics
and organisation of WEMC’s
SIGs.
Senior Scientist & Director of
the Weather Systems and
Assessment Program with
the Research Applications
Laboratory of NCAR. Expert
in meteorology applied to a
range of applications.
Over 20 years experience in
several aspects of
meteorology & climate and
their application to energy.
Has worked at several
leading institutions such as
NASA, ECMWF and CSIRO.

2. Introduce yourselves!
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Let’s get a feel for the demographics and background of
interested parties!
In the Group Chat, give a very brief introduction of who you are
and your motivation for being here.
Some of you will be invited to speak for 30 seconds as we do
this!

“Sign up” commitments
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“Time” commitments
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The minimum for
“effective contribution”
e.g. sharing ideas in a
single conference call
Attending every
conference call,
webinar, event.
Involvement in every
project.
In a working group /
working on an aim
that is a ‘light
touch’
In a working group /
working on an aim
that requires more
regular collaboration

Expectations: Consent-based!
• An intention to participate in team meetings, following up if unable to
make it
• Perform agreed actions within timeline agreed (NB: no actions will be
agreed on your behalf in your absence, unless you gave prior consent)
• Meet deadlines (informing a lead/co-lead if you might miss one)
• No contractual agreement – individuals can ‘opt-in’ in the event of any
future project/initiative that may involve one
• Can leave the SIG at anytime with an etiquette to ensure we have a
suitable substitute team member
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Reassurance for teachers, specifically!
We understand teachers who could only commit a minimal amount of time, but would still
very much be welcome on the SIG. Helping with just one of these examples would be valued:
• Give your thoughts and insights as a teacher during SIG conferences
• Testing out a resource or educational tool
with students and gauging their feedback
• Contribute to a lesson plan, resource pack, syllabus etc
• Pen a blog or article about climate and energy education
• Being a tester for interactive climate/energy tools
• Delivering training to other teachers, professionals etc
You could negotiate with your line manager or senior leadership team for your SIG activities to
become part of any school-based appraisal, self-evaluation or improvement plans. WEMC
would be happy to support you in collating supporting documentation and evidence.
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A4. To assist and advise in the
development of meteorology/energy
resources, applications and tools
A3. Be a conduit and connector for
educators and experts to work
together.
4. Aims and aspirations of the
Education SIG
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A1. To draw up a ‘global syllabus’
for the teaching and learning of energy
and meteorology education in formal
education.
A2. Research into the areas of need
to enhance energy and meteorology
education.

A4. To assist and advise in the
development of meteorology/energy
resources, applications and tools
A3. Be a conduit and connector for
educators and experts to work
together.
4. Aims and aspirations of the
Education SIG
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A1. To draw up a ‘global syllabus’
for the teaching and learning of energy
and meteorology education in formal
education.
A2. Research into the areas of need
to enhance energy and meteorology
education.
Your
thoughts?
?

A4. To assist and advise in the development of meteorology/energy resources,
applications and tools
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http://ecem.wemcouncil.org/

A4. To assist and advise in the development of meteorology/energy resources,
applications and tools
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6. Ambition for a global syllabus
• Is there a need?
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Education is an essential element of
the global response to climate
change. It helps young people
understand and address the impact
of global warming, encourages
changes in their attitudes and
behaviour and helps them adapt to
climate change-related trends. –
UNESCO
(https://en.unesco.org/themes/education-sustainable-
development/cce)

• Benefits & Opportunities
 Steering policy for a consistent approach to a global issue
 Provide expert educational support with the increasing global desire
to address issue
 Provide guidance to ensure high quality, fact based resources
 WEMC connections and links for cultural and contextual inputs
 Links with SDGs (particulary #4, #13, #17)
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• Drawbacks & Barriers
 Cultural, political and contextual differences between countries,
groups and regions
 Highly ambitious (but not impossible – “rise to the challenge”)
 Technological and access barriers
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• Drawbacks & Barriers
• What would it look like? Should it attempt to influence formal
education policy or be a passive tool/resource with encouraged
use?
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6. A tool for a global syllabus:
Project Drawdown?
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https://www.drawdown.org/

6. A tool for a global syllabus:
Project Drawdown?
Wemcouncil.orghttps://www.drawdown.org/
Clear connections between
climate and energy, but big
solutions involving food and land-
use
Many solutions are applicable in
urban and rural environments,
across all income levels – i.e
globally applicable

7. Next Steps
• Definitely Interested? By Wednesday 12th June:
Those attending ICEM2019 in Denmark can come along to the Education SIG workshop on
Wednesday 26th June (http://www.wemcouncil.org/wp/icem2019-workshop-education/)
• Kick off web-conference with confirmed team members - a date in July to be confirmed via
Doodle Poll.
• Appointment of a co-lead
• SIG aims established using a SMART approach
• Strategy for supporting the development of the C3S Educator Demo
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WEMC Membership
http://www.wemcouncil.org/wp/
about/membership/ (free)

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