Starting Session, Tuesday 7/23, Dr. Lesley Ott, NASA by Jeff Dillon

What did the presentation make you feel initially and then upon further reflection?

jeffreyadillon1 — 2024-07-21 18:57:42 UTC

Were you surprised? Did you learn anything new? How might you apply what you heard to your own climate change interpretation?

What were you hoping to hear from the presentation but didn't?

jeffreyadillon1 — 2024-07-21 19:00:11 UTC

If you were hoping for something specific, do you think you could find that with a followup for the speaker or ETS staff? Perhaps a member of the cohort did hear what you might have missed - it doesn't hurt to ask!

What would you like to know more about from our speaker?

jeffreyadillon1 — 2024-07-21 19:01:18 UTC

Maybe your question didn't come up in the Q&A, maybe we ran out of time, or maybe you didn't think about it until after some reflection. Post it here and we will followup for you.

jeffreyadillon1 — 2024-07-22 01:54:40 UTC

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NASA imagery is INCREDIBLE

WildRoseEd — 2024-07-23 18:04:46 UTC

I always love seeing data presented in such amazingly accesible ways through the awesome visualizations

Ability to Grow Food

WildRoseEd — 2024-07-23 18:09:59 UTC

I want to know more about Maize/Corn growing project maps - how confident is the model for those projections? Was the data shared the most extreme possibility? It seems like more interpretation would be helpful

Five simple messages...

johnpceballos — 2024-07-23 18:12:59 UTC

To simplify the scientific complexity of climate change, the Yale Program on Climate Change recommends five key facts that everyone should know:

It’s real.

It’s us.

It’s bad.

Scientists agree…

...There’s hope!

How to discuss without alienating

galerublee — 2024-07-23 19:43:04 UTC

I did not learn anything specifically new but it's certainly good review. Like Sarah, I struggle with how to incorporate the climate change data into a hike or in person exchange without access to all the images. I like what someone said about asking others about their experiences with extreme weather. That's where I might be able to identify and build on common ground with data support.

Climate Change 101

abritton24 — 2024-07-23 20:08:26 UTC

Living in Idaho many adults and youth are not receiving much climate change information in schools. A refresher is always nice to hear especially since it is a complex topic. The presentation was very clear and interesting!

Area Specific`

abritton24 — 2024-07-23 20:11:39 UTC

I think the presentation was a great overview. I know when we talk about climate change where I work, The WaterShed (climate and water education center), we try to keep things as local as we can. I understand that it is not feasible to give local information for everyone since we are so spread out. But the more local climate impacts and information I can gather the better!

What Existential Threats Are We Facing

studioadair — 2024-07-23 20:32:06 UTC

After giving orientations to visitors at the Rosie the Riveter World War II Historical Park where we discuss the many enormous cultural changes that occurred during World War II, I ask them what is the next existential threat facing the world. I get a wide range of answers like poverty or pandemics. Younger visitors, though, almost always answer climate change.

How to Present Outdoors

ssstevens — 2024-07-24 14:02:45 UTC

Like Sarah, Gale, and others, how to use resources in an outdoor setting and without disengaging anyone is important to our situation, too. The way I’m trying to tackle this (and getting to this point took a lot of thought and discussion) is by focusing specifically on the part that affects our organization’s mission. For us, we care about preserving habitat and educating the public about the natural world. That led us to say, okay, climate change is affecting habitat.

For more focused public work I then take that concept and weave it into single programs. Let’s say one day I’m doing a walk focusing on autumn. I might pull some graphics from sources like those we’re being presented (or others like USANPN), print a few of them, and pass those around to the group. Or don’t print-maybe I just learned something new from the data that we can share with public. The interp question there might be “how do you think (meteorological) seasons being shorter or longer might affect the ___ (trees, animals that live in them, us…)?” Both at the beginning and end of the walk.

If people make the connection that we live in the same habitat as everything else, great. We don't get into climate change affects people, but if people ask questions we can (hopefully) steer them to the resources for more answers.

Dr Ott’s Presentation

ssstevens — 2024-07-24 16:05:11 UTC

Assuming we’ll have access, will Dr Ott’s deck be dropped in this session’s padlet or somewhere else?

(I thought I remembered someone asking and Jeff commenting we would in the chat.)

margotlester — 2024-07-26 16:17:45 UTC

This was a good level set to get everyone on the same page. For folks who communicate about climate every day, it was a good reminder that we can't take climate literacy for granted. I also realized I could use more of the tools to get data BEFORE I head out on a nature connection activity or presentation, so that even if I don't have access to the web, I have the information and can point people to resources. I usually print a QR code bookmark or something for folks to access "back in range" and could so easily include links to tools.

margotlester — 2024-07-26 16:43:39 UTC

More ways we could use these tools and insights in our own interpretation -- anecdotal examples are helpful and so we can think about how we could localize for ourselves.

jeffreyadillon1 — 2024-07-26 18:45:29 UTC

ETS Program/Product Examples

jeffreyadillon1 — 2024-07-26 18:57:48 UTC

Developed by members of our Community of Practice showing examples for how to use tools and data.

jennifer_rowlen — 2024-07-26 21:14:39 UTC

I appreciated the Climate Change 101 overview. Being in a relatively rural and conservative area this reintroduction to the basics will be helpful in giving me more confidence when speaking about climate change.

jennifer_rowlen — 2024-07-26 21:19:50 UTC

I was also completely blown away by the projected change in crop types and where they will occur. This will be a big change for our global diets!

Presentation Recording

jeffreyadillon1 — 2024-08-05 17:35:57 UTC