Teaching Climate Change

A presentation on the physics of climate change combined with exciting new approaches to teaching climate change and hands on activities. CANDAC Outreach opportunities will be presented with an opportunity to discuss current trends in climate research.

Biography

Aubyn O’Grady is the CREATE Training Program Coordinator and CANDAC Education/Outreach Facilitator based at the University of Toronto. She has a BA in Human Geography from Concordia University and has a wide range of experience working in the Arctic.

Shawn Brooks has taught physics for many years and has also worked for a software company. He has presented at STAO (Science Teacher's Association of Ontario) conferences, and has conducted workshops for physics teachers on behalf of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical physics. He is the former treasurer of the Ontario Association of Physics Teachers and currently sits on their steering committee. In conjunction with the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education he has participated in and co-designed research projects pertaining to technology enhanced science education.