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A book, film and engagement project about why the climate crisis is the best opportunity we've ever had to build a better world.

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Five years in the making, A People’s Curriculum for the Earth is a collection of articles, role plays, simulations, stories, poems, and graphics to help breathe life into teaching about the environmental crisis. The book features some of the best articles from Rethinking Schools magazine alongside c…

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At CELF, PL opportunities are focused on and tailored to the needs and desires of the educators at the participating institution, using a whole-system approach.

celfeducation.org

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New Climate Content on Earth@Home

We've taken content from our award-winning Teacher-Friendly Guide to Climate Change updated it, and made it student-friendly! (And friendly to general readers too!) On the Teacher-Friendly Guide to Climate Change page, you'll find these updated chapters as well as the original guide.

The newest additions are:

Obstacles to Addressing Climate Change How do we talk about climate change with our students, families, colleagues, and friends? How do we help the people we interact with become more comfortable having meaningful dialogues about climate change? How can we begin to productively relate to, and talk with people with diverse and different views? How do people change their minds and envision new systems? This chapter addresses these questions.

Perspective This chapter addresses perspectives that go into teaching and talking about climate change—our own perspectives and emotional responses as well as those of the people we're communicating with, cultural and historical perspectives, and the balancing act between hope and fear.New content is added regularly. Take a deep dive and check back regularly at Climate on Earth@Home!

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I'd love to keep learning & collaborating w/ you all. If you're interested/involved in humanitarian/disaster relief work, I encourage you to check out our work at www.BiotecturePlanetEarth.org. .. If you'd like to swap more ideas around general climate science education, please reach out to me at AllBornCarbon@gmail.com. Best! Paola

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Thursday, September 28, 2023 @ 7:00 pm EST - How are we preparing teachers to teach about climate & energy?

Panelists: Alexa Schindel, The University at Buffalo; Beth Klein, SUNY Cortland; Tammie Peffer, Lehigh University; Regina Toolin, University of Vermont

Moderator: Don Haas, The Paleontological Research Institution

This panel discussion will explore the changing landscape of how science educators are preparing future science teachers to teach about climate and energy.

Thursday, October 12, 2023 @ 7:00 pm EST - Fear is our Greatest Hope: Moving from Climate Anxiety to Climate Action

Dr. Don Haas, The Paleontological Research Institution

Details coming soon!

Thursday, October 26, 2023 @ 7:00 pm EST - Seeing the Methane, then What?

Patricia Rodríguez, International OGI Analyst and Advocate @ Earthworks

This talk will describe ‘optical gas imaging’ and advocacy to stop the harm from the oil and gas industry at an international setting. As we will get to see the air pollution, what can we learn from frontline Indigenous, Black and small farmer communities in Latin America about the impact of resource extraction and contamination on their lives, livelihoods and health, and what are some alternatives to the presence of oil giants in their communities?

Thursday, November 9, 2023 @ 7:00 pm EST - Why We Didn't Act on Climate and How to Act Now: Lessons learned from geology to behavioral science

Dr. Caroly Shumway, Director of the Center for Behavior and Climate

We've known about fossil fuel's increasingly harmful impact on our atmosphere since at least the 1950's. Why didn't we act? We'll explore the changing relationship between science, government, business, people, and climate action, what holds people back from acting, and how to accelerate climate actions and policies with behavior change.

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Previous Science in the Virtual Pub Events:

April 8, 2021 - What can Geocognition Research Tell us about Effective Climate Communication?
Dr. Karen McNeil, COSAM Molette Endowed Professor, Department of Geosciences, Auburn University
Research has shown that "information is not enough" when engaging the public about climate change topics and that engagement efforts should utilize strategies that have been supported by research in cognitive science, psychology, communication and science education. The emerging field of geocognition draws from these research disciplines and applies what is known in these foundational fields to understanding how to robustly measure people's knowledge and perceptions of climate change as well as their engagement with climate information. This presentation will highlight the evaluation and research results of example interventions and provide practical tips for effective communication.

See the Facebook Livestream recording here.

March 25, 2021 - Women in Paleontology: A Panel Discussion
Dr. Phoebe Cohen, Associate Professor of Geosciences, Williams College Dr. Patricia H. Kelley, Professor Emerita of Geology, Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of North Carolina Wilmington Dr. Francisca Oboh-Ikuenobe, Professor of Geosciences & Geological & Petroleum Engineering, Missouri S&T Dr. Carlie Pietsch, Assistant Professor of Paleontology, Geology Department, San José State University Dr. Lisa D. White, Director of Education and Outreach, University of California Museum of Paleontology at Berkeley Dr. Yurena Yanes, Associate Professor, Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati
Join us at this special event in celebration of Science in the Virtual Pub's one year anniversary and the forthcoming Women in Paleontology exhibit at the Museum of the Earth!

See the Facebook Livestream recording here.

March 18, 2021 - A Look Back on a Year of Pandemic Education - A ReinventEd Special Event
Dr. Don Haas, Director of Teacher Programming, The Paleontological Research Institution
What have we learned from a year of education in a pandemic? What have we failed to learn? Join us for a structured discussion and sharing of lessons learned for this ReinventEd Special Event.

See the Facebook Livestream recording here.

March 11, 2021 - Ethnogeology and its Implications for Geoscience Education
Dr. Steve Semken, Professor of Geology and Education, Arizona State University
Ethnogeology is the scientific study of the geological knowledge of various peoples and cultures, generally carried out in their traditional homelands and only with their informed permission and partnership. Research in ethnogeology blends the methods of field geology and field ethnography. Findings from ethnogeologic research can inform place-based and more inclusive and locally relevant ways of teaching geoscience, and support environmental and cultural resilience and sustainability. This talk will offer an outline of this relatively new science with examples from studies done in the Southwest USA, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

See the Facebook Livestream recording here.

February 25, 2021 - Introduction to The Maple Syrup Making Process & Delicious Cocktail Recipes
Katie Bagnall-Newman, Associate Director for Nature Center Programs, The Paleontological Research Institution
Join us as we discuss a New York staple: maple syrup! We'll cover the basics on the syrup making process all the way from tree to bottle. Then we'll show you a couple of our favorite cocktail recipes to try at home!

After the presentation we'll spend some time discussing personal tales from the sugarbush, sharing our favorite recipes, and more! So bring your favorite maple recipe (cocktail or otherwise) and see you there!

See the Facebook Livestream recording here.

February 11, 2021 - Evolution in the Time of Covid and Climate Change
Dr. Warren Allmon, Director, The Paleontological Research Institution
In these tumultuous times, why is it still important to think about, teach, and celebrate evolution?

See the Facebook Livestream recording here.

January 28, 2021 - Grassroots and international climate response: Some ways forward
Dr. Frank Granshaw, Portland State University
A key challenge for international efforts tackling climate disruption is developing widespread public understanding of and support for this work. Likewise, the challenge for the average citizen is finding ways our individual and local efforts can meaningfully help with work. Ironically, 2020 with all of its crises and changes, has also presented us with opportunities for tackling both challenges. This talk will look at how public climate participation and education is changing in the midst of a pandemic wrapped in increasingly damaging climate change.

See the Facebook Livestream recording here.

January 14, 2021 - Tales from the COVID-19 Hotline
David Margolius, MD, The MetroHealth System, Cleveland, OH
On March 9th, 2020, the first three cases of COVID-19 were diagnosed in Cleveland, Ohio. By March 13th, our health care system launched a 24/7 physician-staffed hotline to care for people with symptoms or worried about symptoms of COVID-19. Since then, we have done over 25,000 telehealth visits, started a mobile testing unit to care for clusters in congregate living facilities, and started a hospital at home program to care for severely ill COVID patients in their home. This session will share lessons learned from the COVID-19 hotline to date, and how we are managing the current surge.

See the Facebook Livestream recording here.

December 17, 2020 - Our Theory of the Earth: A Brief Biography
Dr. Glenn Dolphin, Tamaratt Teaching Professor, The University of Calgary
Coming to understand how the earth works-how to explain the existence of oceans and continents-has been a long and journey, from mythic stories of lands rising from the seas, to a porous earth, responding to the movement of subterranean fluids, to a thermally contracting earth, even an expanding earth. Most textbooks have created their own myth-conception of our developing understanding of Earth dynamics, stripping from view the very human aspects of geology and how we create the knowledge. This presentation will add some of the historical and human context to our ever-developing knowledge of how the earth works.

See the Facebook Livestream recording here.

December 3, 2020 - Fire!
Dr. Don Haas, Director of Teacher Programming, The Paleontological Research Institution
Fire both makes modern society possible and endangers modern society. Fire is hidden in the internal combustion engines in nearly every car, truck, plane, train, and ship. It's hidden in our furnaces, boilers, and water heaters. It plays some important role in the making, processing and moving of nearly every product we buy, but it's easy for many of us to go weeks without seeing flame. Stunningly, for the first 90% or Earth's history, there was essentially no fire as nearly all fuel was under water. And it is fire that produces most of the carbon dioxide that is responsible for most modern climate change. Fire makes us human, yet we don't talk about fire nearly enough. This session will help you see in a different light and give you strategies for talking more effectively about climate change.

See the Facebook Livestream recording here.

November 19, 2020 - The Power of iNaturalist
Brandon Woo, Cornell University Alumnus
iNaturalist is a global citizen science project aimed at getting people outside to document Earth's biodiversity. People from all over the world submit their photos, and both amateurs and experts collaborate to identify each observation. It's fantastic for engaging with the natural world, and it is also providing scientists with new data, distribution records, and specimen material for a multitude of research projects. I will discuss how I use iNaturalist, both as a scientist and as a member of the public, and share some tips and tricks so that you can make the most out of your iNat experience too!

See the Facebook Livestream recording here.

November 5, 2020 - Through the Museum Prep Lab Windows
Dr. Maureen Bickley, Museum Education Manager & Prep Lab Supervisor, The Paleontological Research Institution
Visit with Museum of the Earth's Prep Lab Manager Maureen Bickley in the lab and discover the current fossils, the lab's mission, and how one becomes a fossil preparator. Learn about fossil preparation and the tools and skills that are needed from the field to the lab. How does preparation fit into the field of paleontology? This session will be live from the Prep Lab!

See the Facebook Livestream recording here.

October 22, 2020 - Fun with maps and data from the New York Climate Change Science Clearinghouse
Dr. Ingrid Zabel, Climate Change Education Manager, The Paleontological Research Institution
Thinking about climate change and its impacts is not usually fun, but exploring maps and data is! We'll explore resources on the New York Climate Change Science Clearinghouse ( https://nyclimatescience.org/), a portal to climate change information for New York State. The Clearinghouse was developed to help local governments make scientifically sound decisions, but the maps and data available on it can be interesting and useful to teachers, students, researchers, and the general public. We'll explore some maps and data together and hopefully learn something about climate change along the way.

Technical difficulties prevented the live stream of this event.

October 8, 2020 - [email protected]: Your Toolkit for Learning About Earth and its 4.5-billion-year history
Drs. Don Haas, Jonathon Hendricks, Alexandra Moore, Robert Ross, The Paleontological Research Institution
[email protected] , a new resource from PRI, is rich with free interactive content about Earth and its life, with a focus on geology, paleontology, climate, and the connections of Earth's different systems. Designed for anyone who wants to learn more about the history of the Earth and its life, [email protected] provides opportunities to explore the geology right outside their door and around the world through Here on Earth, dig into an array of topics in the Digital Encyclopedia of Earth Science and participate in a range of investigations through Virtual Fieldwork, Virtual Labs, and Virtual Collections. For this session of Science in the Virtual Pub, we'll give a quick tour of these resources followed by a discussion on how and why the resource was created and how it is likely to grow in the coming years.

See the Facebook Livestream recording here.

September 24, 2020 - STEM in the 18th Century: How Navigation, Geodesy, and the Romance of Euclid made the Industrial Revolution Possible
Dr. Eric Pyle, Professor, James Madison University University
From the time of Tycho Brahe, astronomers sought ever more precise instruments in a quest to define the order of the heavens. This quest lead not just to the development of a new mathematics (calculus), but applications of the classical mathematics of Euclid. With precision instruments in hand, scientists applied such instruments to the measure of the Earth, finding anomalies that not just showed how the Earth was "lumpy" and confirming Newton, but also demonstrating the practical limits of hand-made instruments. Standardized, machine-generated instruments, further guided by geometry, exceeded these limits and made possible the tolerances necessary for efficient engines and interchangeable parts - touchstones of the Industrial Revolution.

See the Facebook Livestream recording here.

September 10, 2020 - Indigo, a Story of Craft, Religion, History, Science, and Culture
Dr. Roald Hoffmann, Emeritus Professor, Cornell University
A desirable blue pigment, indigo, has served to intertwine craft, fashion, religion, power, and science. The story begins with the prescription by the Hebrews in Numbers of tekhelet, a blue pigment for ritual use, the parallel story of Tyrian purple in the Roman world, continues with the animal and plant sources of that pigment worldwide, the historical loss of the art of making snail indigo, on to chemistry and blue jeans. Some observations on the relationship of science and religion will emerge along the way.

See the Facebook Livestream recording here.

August 27, 2020 - Special screening of 'The Colony' Weaves Together Animation, Theater, Music, and Science
Anna Lindemann, Assistant Professor, Digital Media & Design, School of Fine Arts, University of Connecticut
Animator, composer, and performer Anna Lindemann screens her newest work, The Colony, an art-science performance about sisterhood and the evolution of communication in two of the most social creatures on earth: humans and ants. Discussion with Dr. Lindemann follows the screening.

August 13, 2020 - The games of life: From unicellular organisms to mammals and even cancer
Dr. Ted Galanthay, Associate Professor, Mathematics, Ithaca College
God may not play dice with the universe, but organisms of all kinds, even cells, do play games. Unlike the games we typically play with our friends, these can be literally games of life and death. So, what kinds of games are played? And, how can we formulate and study these games? We'll peek into ways scientists use mathematics to search for answers to pressing questions in bacteriology, ecology, and cancer.

July 30, 2020 - Demonstrating the need for equity and inclusion in the geosciences through increasing access to authentic paleontological data and classic field sites
Lisa D. White, The University of California Museum of Paleontology at Berkeley
Virtual fieldwork experiences (VFEs) provide novel ways to engage audiences in the physical features of an area through the eyes of geoscientist. As VFEs, digital fossil databases, and other distance learning resources expand and potentially draw more diverse and inclusive audiences, questions remain as to their effectiveness. Join Dr. Lisa White, Director of Education and Outreach at the UC Museum of Paleontology, for a presentation and discussion on the challenges of transferring what we "see" and choose to emphasize as trained scientists and the opportunities to engage and inspire broader communities to share their own observations and drive curiosity.

July 16, 2020 - "Dazzling, Deadly, and Diverse: Cone Snails and Their Fossil Record"
Jonathan R. Hendricks, Paleontological Research Institution
Cone snails are one of the most diverse groups of marine animals alive today and their fossil record extends back over 50 million years. Their beautifully patterned shells have attracted the attention of naturalists and artists for hundreds of years. Today, their powerful venoms are being used to create novel drugs to treat varied human ailments. This presentation will provide an introduction to these remarkable animals and their rich fossil record.

July 2, 2020 - "I'm ashamed I believed this stuff"- Insights from people who changed their minds about climate change
Karin Kirk, Yale Climate Connections
Few things are more alluring than former climate skeptics, contrarians, or deniers who reverse course and ultimately come to accept the science of anthropogenic climate change. This presentation will illuminate the thought process of 8 people who changed their minds about climate change. Seven people were skeptical about climate change and came to accept the science, while one person went in the opposite direction. Learn what prompted them to change their minds.

Karin Kirk is a geologist and freelance science writer. She's a contributing writer for Yale Climate Connections where she delves into public attitudes about climate and energy.

June 18, 2020 - Saving the College Lodge Forest near Fredonia, New York
Jajean Rose-Burney, Deputy Executive Director, Western New York Land Conservancy
﻿ The College Lodge Forest is home to old growth groves of trees, a pristine wetland, rare plants and animals, and miles of trails. Rose-Burney will discuss the Land Conservancy's efforts to purchase the forest and maintain it as a publicly accessible nature preserve.

June 10, 2020 - The good, the bad, and the tasty: perspectives on invasive crayfish (Bonus Wednesday session)
Dr. Chris Pennuto, WNY PRISM Director and SUNY Buffalo State College﻿
Species are sometime moved intentionally or inadvertently beyond their natural range. Crayfish are no exception. They represent one of the most extensively, intentionally introduced type of organism worldwide, primarily driven by culinary interests. Join Dr. Chris Pennuto, Director of the WNY PRISM and professor of Biology at Buffalo State College to explore how to recognize different local crayfish species and the potential impacts of non-native crayfish in habitats around the world. And yes, we'll talk about their potential for the table.

June 4, 2020 - The Mating Game: The Secret Sex Lives of Local Wildlife

Dayna Jorgenson, Director of Live Animals, Cayuga Nature Center (a public education venue of the Paleontological Research Institution)

The science of sexual reproduction is complicated, and as to date remains steeped in mystery as we've only yet begun to explore in earnest the sexual natures of our wild brethren. Come explore this fascinating division of evolutionary biology with Dayna Jorgenson, Director of Live Animals for the Cayuga Nature Center, as we dissect the importance of sexual reproduction and take a closer look at the amazing diversity of strategy and anatomy that defines how our native wildlife follow through with their basic instincts. Don't miss this look behind the real "birds and the bees"!

May 21, 2020 - The Frequency of Frequencies in Humpback Whale Song
Christina Perazio of the University of New England and University of Buffalo
﻿ Our oceans are being increasingly altered by anthropogenic disturbances, especially noise. What we don't fully understand is the impact that this noise is going to have on marine animals who use sound to forage, navigate, and communicate. I will be presenting the proposed research that my dissertation at SUNY Buffalo will address: do humpback whales concentrate their energy in specific frequency ranges? And if they do, what does that suggest about their ability to communicate in oceans that are becoming louder and louder?

May 7, 2020 - Muscles of Our Rivers: The Power of Unionids
Isabel Porto-Hannes of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and Brandon Sansom of the University of Buffalo
Native freshwater mussels in our local waters are master filter-feeders, with each mussel filtering up to 1 liter of water per hour! Isabel Porto-Hannes is a researcher at Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and Brandon Sansom is a post-doc researcher at UB. Together they will tell the story of the rise and fall of native mussel populations in our local waters, and how we can use them to improve water and habitat quality in Western New York.

April 23, 2020 - She Sells Sea Shells: The Story of Mary Anning's Fossils
Dr. Phil Stokes, Executive Director of Penn Dixie Fossil Park
Mary Anning spent her youth searching for fossils along the Lyme Regis coast in southern England. At the age of 12, Mary uncovered the world's first ichthyosaur, which was a previously unknown animal whose discovery paved the way for our understanding of evolution and extinction. During his talk, Dr. Phil Stokes, the Executive Director of Penn Dixie Fossil Park will delve into Mary's discoveries and illustrate the surprising connections between the ancient histories of southern England and Buffalo, NY.

April 9, 2020 - Continuing the discussion: Reinventing the Educational System in a Time of Disruption
Dr. Don Haas, Director of Teacher Programming, The Paleontological Research Institution
COVID-19 is a tragedy of epic and as yet uncertain magnitude. It is also a disruption to educational ecosystems of unprecedented scale, providing stunning opportunities for innovations. In this Science in the Virtual Pub session, Dr. Don Haas, Director of Teacher Programming at the Paleontological Research Institution, will continue the discussion of begun March 26.

March 26, 2020 - Reinventing the Educational System in a Time of Disruption
Dr. Don Haas, Director of Teacher Programming, The Paleontological Research Institution
COVID-19 is a tragedy of epic and as yet uncertain magnitude. It is also a disruption to educational ecosystems of unprecedented scale, providing stunning opportunities for innovations. In this kick-off event for Science in the Virtual Pub, Dr. Don Haas, Director of Teacher Programming at the Paleontological Research Institution, will discuss how most recent educational reform efforts are akin to rewriting the user manuals (through the writing and rewriting of educational standards) without changing educational operating systems. Suddenly, we have shelved the centuries-old operating system of schooling, and need to invent a replacement on the fly. While the chaos is stressful, it is also a great unshackling of educators.

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Project Drawdown's mission is to help the world stop climate change-as quickly, safely, and equitably as possible.

We do this by advancing effective, science-based climate solutions and strategies; fostering bold, new climate leadership; and promoting new climate narratives and new voices.

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Animal Population Decline  |               Déclin des animaux

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Animal Population Decline 

This artistic performance raises public awareness of the decline in biodiversity by means of spoken word poetry. In collaboration with the artist Dominique Paul, 150 students in the arts program of the Jacques-Rousseau secondary school created a structure for embodying the 150 endangered or vulnerable animal species in Québec.
To communicate the causes of the declining populations of birds, insects, mammals and others, the students speak out about the issues which are precipitating a drop in animal populations to the rhythm of the Brazilian percussion group Ritmistas MTL. A North-South connection is created between the boreal and Amazon forests, two great forests being clear-cut. There is still time to preserve them and to restore their habitats.

Dominique Paul thanks the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec for its financial support.


Déclin des animaux

Cette performance artistique sensibilise le public au déclin de la biodiversité par l'entremise d'un slam. Avec la collaboration de l'artiste Dominique Paul, 150 élèves de la concentration en arts de l'école secondaire Jacques-Rousseau ont réalisé une structure pour incarner l'une des 150 espèces animales menacées ou vulnérables au Québec.

Pour communiquer les causes du déclin des oiseaux, des insectes, des mammifères, etc., les jeunes clament les enjeux qui précipitent la chute des populations animales, au rythme des percussionnistes brésiliens de Ritmistas MTL. Un lien Nord-Sud est ainsi créé entre la forêt boréale et amazonienne, deux grandes forêts qui sont coupées à blanc; il est encore temps de les préserver et de restaurer les habitats.


Dominique Paul remercie le Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec de son appui financier. 

Credits | Crédits

Déclin des animaux | Animal Population Decline 

Une performance de | A performance by DOMINIQUE PAUL

Musiciens | Music RITMISTAS MTL

Collaboration | Collaborators
École secondaire Jacques-Rousseau | High School 
Élèves de la concentration en arts des première, deuxième et quatrième secondaires | Students from the Arts program, Grades 7, 8 and 10

Enseignants | Teachers ANI DESCHÊNES, FRANÇOIS GAUTHIER, AMY LAPLANTE-RAYWORTH 

Suppléants | Substitute teachers ADÈLE BLANCHARD, ANTONIN GAUTHIER

Personnel de soutien | Support staff MARIE-JOSÉE DUBÉ, GENEVIÈVE PERRON

Écriture du slam | Writing DOMINIQUE PAUL

Remerciements | Thanks to 
LUC GIRARD, conseil d'administration | board of directors, Club d’ornithologie de Longueuil 
Soutien technique de la Ville de Longueui  | Technical support of Ville de Longueuil




Réalisation | Director LIANA PARÉ


Coréalisation | Co-directior DOMINIQUE PAUL

Caméra | Camera LIANA PARÉ, AKI PAGRATIS, RICHARD BASTARACHE

Captation sonore | Sound recording PABLO DUBERGEY, NICK CHASSE

Traduction | Translation TIMOTHY BARNARD

150 espèces animales incarnées par les élèves selon la liste des espèces fauniques menacées, vulnérables et en voie de l'être par le ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs du gouvernement du Québec

150 animal species embodied by the students according to the list of endangered, threatened, 
and vulnerable wildlife species by the ministère Forêts, de de la Faune et des Parcs of the Gouvernement du Québec
https://mffp.gouv.qc.ca/la-faune/especes/especes-menacees-vulnerables/

33 espèces d’insectes | 33 species of insects
33 espèces de poissons | 33 species of fish
31 espèces d’oiseaux | 31 species of birds
26 espèces de mammifères terrestres et marins | 26 species of terrestrial and marine mammals
8 espèces de bivalves | 8 species of bivalves
7 espèces d’amphibiens | 7 amphibian species
7 espèces de tortues | 7 species of turtles
6 espèces de couleuvres | 6 species of garter snakes

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The Children's Environmental Literacy Foundation is looking for a long-term part-time intern with an interest in climate change and environmental justice in education located in California!

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Boston Green Academy would love to plan some learning exchanges between students and staff at another school or schools

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Boston Green Academy would love to plan some learning exchanges between students and staff at another school or schools

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Climate Change and Environmental Justice Program - Field Test Teacher Recruitment

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Climate Change and Environmental Justice Program - Field Test Teacher Recruitment

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Teachers located in California interested in participating in the Field Test for this new open source curricular resource will be compensated $2000 for their feedback!
Please reach out to kirsty@celfeducation.org for more information!

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Paola.BiotecturePlanetEarth@gmail.com

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CELF Civic Science for Climate Action Program (2023-2024)

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CELF Civic Science for Climate Action Program (2023-2024)

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We are on a mission to make climate change teaching and learning accessible to all. By enabling educators from all subjects and grade levels to teach about climate change, we believe that the next generation will be inspired to take climate action.

Our mascot, Captain Climate, is a timeless superhero who is ageless, genderless, and race-less to help every student feel empowered to make a change and navigate climate resources. Captain Climate is new yet familiar through its depiction of Earth.

Behind the scenes, we have a talented and hardworking team of former and current teachers, scientists, and climate activists. We are grateful for guidance from our advisory board and board of directors who are experts in their fields.

Primary Programs: Core Platform

Our core platform (www.subjecttoclimate.org) is our free, easy-to-use hub that connects educators of all grade levels and subject areas to the resources they need to teach about climate change

How: We aim to increase the number of hours teachers spend teaching about climate change. We accomplish this by including educators in our development process - from the curation of the resources to the development of the exemplar lesson plans - so that the resources are truly relevant and supplemental to their classroom.

Primary Programs: Customized Regional Hubs

We work with multiple education stakeholders in a state or region to adapt our core platform to their local needs and create a customized regional hub to support climate change education, that has:

We aim to build collaborative partnerships to increase teacher confidence when teaching about climate change and increase instructional time spent on climate change.

New Jersey Climate hub

New Jersey is the first state to integrate climate change into all subjects and grade levels. In 2021, StC joined the New Jersey Climate Change Education Initiative (NJCCEI) to launch the state's go-to hub for climate change education resources: the New Jersey Climate Change Education Hub.

Future state partnerships

We are excited to partner with additional states and regions looking to implement climate education in their schools.

Read the NJ case study

Involve Teachers

Teachers are our greatest assets in education, and successful integration of climate change education necessitates teacher involvement throughout the process.

Provide Professional Learning

To effectively integrate climate change education, teachers need access to substantive professional learning and a variety of educational resources, as well as support from school administrators, curriculum supervisors, and school board members.

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Incremental additions of climate change education as part of a regularly occurring standards update seem to effectively encourage teachers to implement the change while minimizing the burden on teachers and schools.

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We are on a mission to make climate change teaching and learning accessible to all. By enabling educators from all subjects and grade levels to teach about climate change, we believe that the next generation will be inspired to take climate action.

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Ready-to-use, flexible, adaptable climate change activities for high school.

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Flexible, ready-to-use climate change activities from MIT

TILclimate guides for educators are developed by the MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative as an extension of our TILclimate (Today I Learned: Climate) podcast, to make it easier for you to teach climate change, earth science, and energy topics in the classroom. The short (10-15 minute), science-driven episodes of TILclimate can be used as a substitution for a lecture, a supplemental introduction to a unit, and more. Episodes of TILclimate and the associated educator guides are designed to further student understanding of multiple interlocking aspects of climate change, with a particular focus on solutions.

In each educator guide, you will find a series of activities that can be taught individually or all together, including:

One or more short introductory activities for group learning (10-25 minutes)

Data-driven deeper dives using trusted visualization and analysis tools (20-45 minutes)

Activities that invite students to think about how they would share their learning with family and friends

Teacher pages that provide setup instructions, discussion questions, background resources, a summary of relevant skills, standards and disciplinary core ideas, and adaptation suggestions for science, social science, and ELA teachers

Image credit: remixed from a photo by Todd Van Hoosear via Flickr
Educator guides are available for these episodes of TILclimate:

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Flexible, ready-to-use climate change activities for high school and undergraduate educators, based on MIT's award-winning Today I Learned: Climate podcast.

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Climate Change and Environmental Justice Program (Open Source curricular resource available 2025)

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Climate Change and Environmental Justice Program (Open Source curricular resource available 2025)

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Ten Strands is partnering with the San Mateo County Office of Education and the California Department of Education to arrange for the creation of TK-12 open education resources focused on climate change and environmental justice.

The State of California invested $6 million to create curricular resources to help teachers promote students' understanding of climate change and environmental justice, leading to action in their communities. The units will be free open education resources, standards-based, and they will integrate California's Environmental Principles and Concepts .

With support from a CCEJP) Steering Committee , Ten Strands will oversee and organize the production, testing, and initial dissemination of the curriculum units. The Climate Change and Environmental Justice Program ( offers a detailed description of the vision, design principles, instructional approaches, strategies, and equity focus of this program. One 15-hour unit of instruction will be created at each grade level. Synopsis

After implementing a Letters of Interest, Ten Strands selected seven community- and student-centered organizations to write the TK-12 curriculum units. We convened these writing teams in August of 2022. Read more about the convening process to solicit and evaluate here. These organizations have diverse experience writing curriculum and providing professional learning, and they demonstrate the following values:

Community-centered work with diverse communities across California;

A focus on environmental justice, social justice, and/or equity for the communities most impacted by climate change;

Student-centered practices in the development of curriculum and resources; and

Access to networks or communities of educators in California to write, pilot and/or field test curriculum.

The writing teams are:

We are excited to introduce each of our writing teams through feature stories in our bi-monthly newsletters. Check out their stories in the list below, which we will continuously update.

In addition to the writing teams, Ten Strands has identified larger organizations that have broader experience in writing open education resources on climate change and environmental justice curriculum and professional learning. With oversight from Ten Strands, these organizations will provide support and capacity-building to the curriculum writing teams to ensure coherence and consistency within and across grade levels.

BSCS Science Learning : Provide broad curriculum development support and design the curriculum framework, including unit and lesson design.

California Subject Matter Project : Provide expertise related to the California state standards, Environmental Principles and Concepts, content, cross curricular design, and professional learning.

Concord Consortium : Provide access and support related to online modeling and data tools such as SageModeler and .

The Climate Collective: Provide expertise related to climate change curriculum frameworks and development.

If you are interested in receiving updates and opportunities to get involved with this new program, as well as receive California environmental literacy news through the Ten Strands newsletter, please fill out the short form .

Ten Strands is partnering with the San Mateo County Office of Education and the California Department of Education to arrange for the creation of TK-12 open education resources focused on climate change and environmental justice.

The State of California invested $6 million to create curricular resources to help teachers promote students' understanding of climate change and environmental justice, leading to action in their communities. The units will be free open education resources, standards-based, and they will integrate California's Environmental Principles and Concepts .

With support from a CCEJP) Steering Committee , Ten Strands will oversee and organize the production, testing, and initial dissemination of the curriculum units. The Climate Change and Environmental Justice Program ( offers a detailed description of the vision, design principles, instructional approaches, strategies, and equity focus of this program. One 15-hour unit of instruction will be created at each grade level. Synopsis

After implementing a Letters of Interest, Ten Strands selected seven community- and student-centered organizations to write the TK-12 curriculum units. We convened these writing teams in August of 2022. Read more about the convening process to solicit and evaluate here. These organizations have diverse experience writing curriculum and providing professional learning, and they demonstrate the following values:

Community-centered work with diverse communities across California;

A focus on environmental justice, social justice, and/or equity for the communities most impacted by climate change;

Student-centered practices in the development of curriculum and resources; and

Access to networks or communities of educators in California to write, pilot and/or field test curriculum.

The writing teams are:

We are excited to introduce each of our writing teams through feature stories in our bi-monthly newsletters. Check out their stories in the list below, which we will continuously update.

In addition to the writing teams, Ten Strands has identified larger organizations that have broader experience in writing open education resources on climate change and environmental justice curriculum and professional learning. With oversight from Ten Strands, these organizations will provide support and capacity-building to the curriculum writing teams to ensure coherence and consistency within and across grade levels.

BSCS Science Learning : Provide broad curriculum development support and design the curriculum framework, including unit and lesson design.

California Subject Matter Project : Provide expertise related to the California state standards, Environmental Principles and Concepts, content, cross curricular design, and professional learning.

Concord Consortium : Provide access and support related to online modeling and data tools such as SageModeler and .

The Climate Collective: Provide expertise related to climate change curriculum frameworks and development.

If you are interested in receiving updates and opportunities to get involved with this new program, as well as receive California environmental literacy news through the Ten Strands newsletter, please fill out the short form .

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Climate Change and Environmental Justice Program - Ten Strands

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The State of California invested $6 million to create curricular resources to help teachers promote students' understanding of climate change and environmental justice, leading to action in their communities. The units will be free open education resources, standards-based, and they will integrate California's Environmental Principles and Concepts.