The UCAR Center for Science Education is excited to share our 2024 Teacher Professional Development workshops aimed at demystifying climate science and helping students of all ages understand the Earth system! 

Join us virtually in April for our online workshops or in-person in June at the NSF NCAR Mesa Lab in Boulder, Colorado. Follow the link for more information and to sign up.

All teachers will receive a certificate of participation for joining the workshops. Teachers who are able to join us in-person in June will also have the option to receive continuing education credit.

List of available workshops:

Virtual Workshop Climate Science: It’s Elementary!

• Bring climate science to your elementary classroom with standards-aligned lesson plans. Free!
• Apr. 3, 2024 (4:00–5:00 PM MDT)

Virtual Workshop Climate Science for the Middle Grades

• Explore the essential elements of climate literacy at the middle school level. Free!
• Apr. 11, 2024 (4:00–5:00 PM MDT)

Virtual Workshop Focusing on Climate Solutions

• Learn about mitigation and adaptation strategies for addressing climate change in ways that make sense to secondary students. Free!
• Apr. 17, 2024 (4:00–5:00 PM MDT)

In-Person Workshop The Earth System: Learn with Games!

• Explore a variety of hands-on and collaborative games to teach Earth systems in your middle school science classroom. $30 fee.
• NSF NCAR Mesa Lab, 1850 Table Mesa Dr, Boulder, CO
• Jun. 4, 2024 (9:00 AM–4:30 PM MDT)

In-Person Workshop Climate Science Everywhere

• Learn the best ways to incorporate climate science into lessons you already teach in your elementary classroom. Bring an idea or topic and we’ll help you develop it into a lesson plan! $30 fee.
• NSF NCAR Mesa Lab, 1850 Table Mesa Dr, Boulder, CO
• Jun. 18, 2024 (9:00 AM–4:30 PM MDT)

In-Person Workshop Teaching Climate Science and Solutions

• Climate change discussions don’t have to be scary! Together, we’ll navigate how to teach climate science to middle and high school students. $30 fee.
• NSF NCAR Mesa Lab, 1850 Table Mesa Dr, Boulder, CO
• Jun. 25, 2024 (9:00 AM–4:30 PM MDT)