(DEPED / MANILA BULLETIN)
To advance climate education in the country, the DepEd, through the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Service (DRRMS) and the Climate Change Commission (CCC), conducted the first free webinar for secondary teachers.
Renowned people in the field of climate action graced the virtual “Climate Science Master Class for High School Teachers” to share about climate education as part of the activities for the 4th National Climate Change Conference (NCCC) and the 13th Annual Global Warming and Climate Change Consciousness Week celebrated last month.
The Master Class featured lectures and discussion by the National Panel of Technical Experts, the government’s lead technical advisory body on climate science and technology. DepEd said that the high school teachers were also oriented on the knowledge materials that DepEd-DRRMS and its partners are developing to help teachers “effectively unpack learning competencies on climate change and promote climate a