The National Network for Ocean and Climate Change Interpretation (NNOCCI) is thrilled to announce that registration for the Winter 2025 NNOCCI Crash Course is now open! This is a 7-week, 25-hour, online course for those interested in gaining strategic framing skills. NNOCCI is a partnership among climate scientists, informal science educators, and climate communicators with public trust and large audiences. 

Dedicated to fostering productive conversations about climate action, we operate as a supportive community of practice. We use and teach evidence-based, empirically tested tools to inspire hope and action. Together, we can shift climate change communications to be more positive, productive, civic-minded and action-focused.

In the Crash Course, participants will learn basic framing elements including why framing matters, which values reach the largest audiences, how researched metaphors help make climate science 'sticky', and how to promote solutions to act on climate. Participants will create a final project to demonstrate their framing skills and practice critiquing communications with the framing skill rubric. Upon successfully completing this course, participants will be welcomed into a larger community of practice, composed of nearly 1000 strategic climate framers supporting each other's work.

This course is ideal for those who have an interest in learning more about strategic framing to promote productive climate communications. For more information, read our Frequently Asked Questions.

For the weeks of January 14–February 25, 2025:

Class will meet virtually weekly Tuesdays from 7–8 PM ET / 4–5 PM PT

SIGN UP HERE!

*Note: registration will be open until the course is filled, or, January 3rd, whichever comes first.

Sliding scale options available—email us for details at ContactNNOCCI@gmail.com!