Teachers For Climate Change Education
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1. HERO
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🌿 T-Force · Australia & Beyond
Teachers for Climate Change Education
Building teacher agency in the Anthropocene. A community of educators, researchers, and advocates creating meaningful climate learning.
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2. MISSION STRIP
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What we do
Empowering educators to lead climate action
T-Force is a growing network of teachers committed to embedding climate change education competencies at the heart of Australian education — and beyond.
Community
Connect with educators across Australia and internationally who are using climate change education competencies in their teaching practice and curriculum design.
Pedagogy
Evidence-based teaching approaches empower learners to think critically, and activate agency in the Anthropocene developing meaningful responses to climate change.
Research
Access peer-reviewed research, collaborative projects, and publications exploring climate change education from primary school through to university.
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3. WHO WE ARE
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Who we are
Teachers leading change in the Anthropocene
T4CCE (pronounced T-Force) is an Australian-based network of classroom teachers, pre-service educators, academics, and community practitioners united by a shared commitment: that quality climate change education is foundational to a just and sustainable future.
We lean into the work of the Climate Change Education Network (CCEN) — an open collective of academics working in climate change education across institutional, public, and community spaces.
Our name reflects our values: we are a force — driven by teacher agency, First Nations knowledge, interdisciplinary thinking, and hope-centred action.
The Pinisi Model: T4CCE adopts the Indonesian Pinisi sailboat as its model for climate change education — building on the Bicycle Model (Cantell et al., 2019). A Pinisi must be in complete harmony with the environment, subject to wind, current, tide, and all the forces of the planet. The crew — teachers and students — navigate together toward a horizon they can see but must work hard to reach. Go to the Pinisi Model page for more details.
- Teacher agency at the centre of curriculum change
- First Nations knowledge and sovereignty embedded in practice
- Interdisciplinary, place-based, and inquiry-led approaches
- Emotional honesty and hope-centred education
- Collaboration across sectors, systems, and communities
The Pinisi Model of Climate Change Education
Stars → Future · Wind → Planet · Masts → Knowledge
Sails → Values & Hope · Rigging → Action · Hull → Community
UNESCO ICH · Bugis-Makassar tradition · South Sulawesi
The Pinisi Model replaces the Bicycle Model — a sailboat must be in harmony with the environment, subject to wind, tide, and all the forces of the planet.
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4. RESOURCES
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Resources
Teaching tools for the Anthropocene
Curated and community-contributed resources spanning curriculum frameworks, lesson plans, multimedia, and professional learning — all focused on climate change education.
🌱 Curriculum
Cross-Curriculum Priority: Sustainability
Mapping Australia’s cross-curriculum priorities to climate change learning sequences across K-12 levels.
📚 Lesson Plans
Anthropocene Inquiry Units
Inquiry-based units exploring the Anthropocene concept through place, story, data, and student action.
🎧 Multimedia
Educator Podcast Series
In partnership with CCEN — hear educators discuss their climate teaching practice and research journeys.
🔬 Professional Learning
Climate Pedagogy Workshops
Workshops and PD sessions on eco-anxiety, hope, First Nations perspectives, and critical climate literacies.
🗺️ Place-based
Country & Climate: Local Learning
Guides for connecting students with local Country through a climate education lens, co-designed with First Nations educators.
📊 Data & Science
Citizen Science Toolkits
Real-world data collection activities that connect students to climate monitoring and environmental stewardship.
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5. LINKS & PARTNERS
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Links & Partners
Our network and affiliates
T-Force is proudly connected to a broad ecosystem of organisations, projects, and platforms working across climate education, research, and action.
Australian networks
- Climate Change Education Network (CCEN) — Open collective of academics working in climate change education
- Teachers for Climate — Australian teachers taking action on climate change together
- Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority — Sustainability cross-curriculum priority resources
- Clean Energy Council – Education Hub — Clean energy literacy resources for schools
Global organisations
- UNESCO Climate Change Education — UNESCO’s global framework for climate change education and ESD
- IPCC Education Resources — Summaries for educators from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
- 350.org Education Network — Grassroots climate action tools and curriculum connections
- Yale Center for Environmental Communication — Research on public understanding of climate and communication strategies
Know a resource or organisation we should link to? Contact us →
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6. GAMES
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Games
Play your way into climate literacy
Interactive games and simulations that make climate science, systems thinking, and climate action engaging for students of all ages.
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Degrees of Change
A classroom simulation exploring feedback loops, tipping points, and global warming scenarios. Designed for Years 7–10.
Simulation · 45 min
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Carbon Footprint Challenge
Students calculate, compare, and reduce carbon footprints through real-world choices and community action planning.
Interactive · Years 5–8
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Ecosystem Guardians
A collaborative card game where players protect biodiversity hotspots under climate pressure. Science + HASS cross-curriculum.
Card Game · Years 3–6
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Future City Planner
Students design climate-resilient cities, balancing energy, transport, green space, and community equity in a decision-making role-play.
Role-play · Years 9–12
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Water Stories
Grounded in First Nations relationships with water, this game maps climate impacts on waterways and community responses across time.
Story game · All ages
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Energy Transition Quest
A strategy game where students build a 100% renewable energy grid, navigate policy constraints, and manage community needs.
Strategy · Years 9–12
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7. GENERAKSI FEATURE
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Generaksi
East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
Universitas Multimedia Nusantara
Narrative game · Children · NTT Indonesia
Riding the Change: Generaksi
A playful narrative climate change educational game designed for children in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), Indonesia — one of the regions most severely affected by climate change impacts.
Developed through the Bicycle Model framework (Cantell et al., 2019) and published in Innovative Teaching Methods and Learning Resources (Springer, 2025), Generaksi uses storytelling and play to foster climate awareness and proactive engagement among younger generations.
Bicycle model framework · Narrative game design · Indonesia · Primary school
Yoliando, F.T. (2025) · Springer · pp. 225–233
T4CCE highlights Generaksi as a model of culturally grounded climate game design — bridging Indonesian maritime heritage with climate change education for the next generation.
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8. RESEARCH
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Research
Evidence base for climate change education
Peer-reviewed publications, reports, and collaborative research outputs from T-Force members and our broader network. Open access where possible.
2025 — Teacher agency and climate change curriculum: A participatory action research study
White, P., Morrison, C., & Sharma, D. · Environmental Education Research, 31(2), 112–134
Teacher agency · Participatory research · Curriculum
2024 — Eco-anxiety and hope: Navigating emotional dimensions of climate education in secondary schools
Nguyen, T., & Belardi, L. · Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 40(1), 54–71
Eco-anxiety · Hope-centred pedagogy · Wellbeing
2024 — First Nations knowledges and climate change education: Towards decolonial curriculum design
Anderson, J., Walker, K., & White, P. · Curriculum Perspectives, 44(3), 89–107
First Nations · Decolonial pedagogy · Country
2023 — Place-based learning and climate literacy in rural Australian schools: A multi-site case study
Sharma, D., Cox, R., & Patel, M. · Journal of Environmental Education, 54(4), 201–218
Place-based · Rural education · Climate literacy
2023 — Games and simulations in climate education: Systematic review of evidence and practice
Morrison, C., & Chen, A. · AARE Annual Conference Proceedings, Melbourne
Games · Systematic review · Digital learning
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9. JOIN + ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY
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Join the T-Force
Connect with educators, access resources, and help shape climate change education in Australia and beyond.
Acknowledgement of Country
T4CCE acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands, seas, and sky on which we live and work. We pay our respects to Elders past and present, and extend this respect to First Nations and Indigenous knowledge holders across the world in the places from where you engage with our work.