Future Focus21c - Tooling up education for the 21st Century STEAM 4 Sustainability #SDG4
Kerry, Ireland
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And there you have it - the ignorance of the difference between climate and seasonal weather, the impact of human-driven climate change and the arrogance to believe he knows more than climatologists and meteorologists. Hey ho
To align with #COP 29 we are hosting our first ever #climateliteracy festival 14th - 23rd Nov and we open with #Kisstheground kissthegroundmovie.com in #Cahersiveen #Kerry #SDG15 @donie @SMARTlab
Thrilled to be able to
show Kiss the Ground and Common Ground as part of our Climate|Ceardaíocht festival @CoDesRes @think_or_swim @AwakenHub @commongrounddoc
Really looking forward to this - a random remix of 30 years of practice driven by audience participation and a jar! @IveraghLiving @SkelligCoastTN @SMARTlab @FutureFocus21c instagram.com/p/DBbAIyGsSiX/…
As with all of the muinincatalyst.com programmes we integrate #futures literacy with eco-social values to encourage and support young people as #changemakers #TheFutureIsNow #ToolingUpEducationforthe21stCentury
🚀 Dive into #SpaceEntrepreneurship with a focus on ethics & innovation! In this FREE module, learners explore commercial space opportunities from tourism to resource mining, while tackling the values shaping space’s future. 🌌#STEM #STEAM #SpaceCareers #EthicsInSpace
Embodied resources are a hidden peril. For 8 years my focus was technology but all products and systems use multiple resources in their processes and materials. @FutureFocus21c
Producing a 👕 T-shirt requires 2,700 litres of freshwater.
This is as much as a person drinks in 2.5 years!
We can manage our water resources better and become a #WaterWiseEU 👉 europa.eu/!p6hkwy
Look how much 'hidden water' there is in these everyday products 👇
Excited to be presenting @EdulearnConf
ENGAGING STUDENTS IN STEM
Session chair: Wilhelm Friess. University of Maine (UNITED STATES) @FutureFocus21c @scienceirel @OideTechinEd @oide_Ireland @Education_Ire
🚀 Getting ready for #EDULEARN24 in Palma!
🏗️ We are adding the finishing touches and are extremely excited to welcome all of you tomorrow!
🌍 Prepare yourselves for engaging conversations, insightful sessions, and unforgettable experiences!
Excited to be in Palma de Mallorca for @EdulearnConf Bec and I both presenting on different aspects of Muinín Catalyst Sustainsble STEAM @scienceirel @Education_Ire @FutureFocus21c @UCDEngArch
More and more I’m thinking about the emotional / mental health crisis that will occur once the reality hits the majority. A 40 year old outdated definition of sustainable development framing the conversations / action is dangerous
- our future is compromised #ClimateCrisis
“This is the new extinction & we are half way through it. We are in terrible, terrible trouble & the longer we wait to do something about it the worse it is going to get.” Sir #DavidAttenborough
No time to wait. #ActOnClimate
#ClimateCrisis #climate #crisis #renewables #nature
Bang Bang cocktails @LuckyDuck Dublin Fabulous summer city vibe with the wonderful inimitable @monicacparker shame this venue is closing great staff, service and drink. Just delicious! Big thanks @AwakenHub for the introduction - it’s just the beginning! #Wonder #Awe #BangBang
Dub trip tomorrow @ucdplantsci RootEd workshop: develop next gen of creative, resilient, adaptive multi-skilled scientists for innovating the fields of plant and soil sciences to double 2050 food production sustainably #Design4Life #SDG2 @FutureFocus21c @commongrounddoc
Looking at what’s out there on soil, growing,food educational resources - came across this from 2021 - will be checking it out -as can’t have too many good educational resources to signpost
Exciting news! An school version of #KissTheGroundMovie is available for FREE for Schools and Teachers! Visit KissTheGroundMovie.com to learn more and access our updated version & accompanying curriculum.
Working weekend 2nd/3rd level - optimising our Post-primary programme The Future if Food for our upgraded platform - Aug 2024 and developing materials for RootED @UCD RootED PhD workshop 20th Jun #Innovation #SDGs #FuturesLiteracy m.youtube.com/watch?v=BolBje… @UCDEarth @FutureFocus21c
Deeply concerned that most engagement is within #SustainableDebelopment lens… Where else are solutions designed framed by an almost 40-year old obsolete definition? We have already ‘compromised the ability of future generations’#getreal #WickedProblem #FlawedDesign approach :/
"Please make no mistake. Climate change is the biggest threat to global security that modern humans have ever faced." Sir David Attenborough.
No time to wait. #ActOnClimate
#climate #energy #stopfossilfuels #go100re
I’ve always been interested in China’s ‘brain drain to brain gain’ approach and their recruitment of creatives from EU / other academia a sort of strategic #STEAM approach to innovation. #bigpicture #curious #futuresliteracy
The Economist: "China has become a scientific superpower"
Rare for me - maybe even unprecedented - to praise the Economist but this might be the seminal article on the current status of China's scientific might.
Let's take a look 🧵
economist.com/science-and-te…
Super excited to be developing a workshop for the PhD plant / soil science cohort- MSCA Doctoral Network RootEd sites.google.com/view/rooted…
SDGs, creative problem-solving, and actionable plans real-world challenges #disruptiveinnovation #restorative @commongrounddoc @FutureFocus21c
Dream fantasy job creating film
soundtracks. Total escapism to get through report writing / deliverables so binge listening to series playlists so far @GlowNetflix @Bridgerton @Stranger_Things @LuciferNetflix @cwtvd suggestions on a ‘TwiX’ Go
#RIP Bill Anders Such a gift to the world. The Overview effect ‘a greater appreciation for Earth and its apparent fragility, and a deep connection to humanity as a whole’ @FutureFocus21c @STEMartsLab
Bill Anders took this photo from the far side of the moon and changed our world.
On Christmas Day 1968, the day after this image was taken, poet Archibald MacLeish wrote: “To see the Earth as it truly is, small and blue and beautiful in that eternal silence where it floats, is to see ourselves as riders on the Earth together, brothers on that bright loveliness in the eternal cold—brothers who know now that they are truly brothers.”
The brotherhood and sisterhood inspired by Bill's photo will live on for generations. May he rest in peace.
I’ve been aware and involved in climate action for close to 30 years. Aside from confusing messaging lack of real leadership, the overarching oft cited almost 40 year definition of sustainability does nothing to move things forward - we have already compromised the ability
Solidarity with everyone going through the crippling pain of being fully awake to what's happening and what is being done to us
theguardian.com/environment/…
of future generations to meet their needs, sustainable development as currently realised is an oxymoron. I know no other area where solutions to challenges are designed with an overarching rationale that is almost 40 years old. We do not have the time / luxury to operate this way