Online Course – Google Certified Professional Internship in Climate Change Education

Internship – 3-lesson course series

This specialization offers tools and resources developed as part of the Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB) “Step Up” initiative to address climate change and improve the sustainability of the planet. Throughout the three courses that make up the specialization, you will learn what we can do individually, as a school, and as a community to live more sustainable and healthy lives.

In addition, you will delve into ethical and social issues related to climate change, how to use games to support and enhance learning, and the main consequences of climate change on water, energy, landscapes, land, and our health.

Target audience

This program is intended for teachers in primary and secondary schools in Latin American and Caribbean countries who teach science and topics related to climate change and the environment.

Applied Learning Project

This program is designed to promote climate change mitigation and adaptation initiatives within schools. To achieve this goal, participants are required to formulate at least one specific action:

• Conduct an analysis of the conditions at the school site.
• Develop an action plan to reduce the school community’s climate footprint (e.g., reduce water use, promote the use of renewable energy sources in the school, reduce dry waste production in the school, or encourage responsible consumption of materials).
• Create a risk reduction plan within the school community to adapt to climate change.