Inspiring Student Action Projects Through Urban Heat Island Investigations Climate Generation Join Climate Generation for our April Teach Climate Network workshop where Sarah Slack will be leading us in exploring strategies to engage students heat island in investigations! | April 17, 2024
"WROUGHT" Documentary Bullfrog Films What can the slimy, putrid, multi-species world of rot teach us about ourselves?
Environmental Education & Civic Engagement Cornell University Join an expert panel on May 1st, 2024 at 10 AM ET to explore how environmental education can foster civic engagement, catalyzing community and ecosystem well-being, environmental justice, and equitable governance.
Monarchs & More K–8 Curriculum Guides Monarch Joint Venture The guides offer age-specific projects on butterfly life cycles, monarch migration, and ecology, with detailed background information and teacher and student pages, as well as a glossary, outdoor teaching tips, and printable handouts.
FREE Environmental Education Workshops for Teachers by NESS & NOAA Join New England Science & Sailing (NESS) for a workshop series as we dive into the best practices for implementing meaningful watershed educational experiences in alternative learning schools. This will include three virtual speakers throughout April, and then one in-person workshop on April 27th. Connect with a community of educators who are passionate about igniting curiosity for environmental stewardship and scientific investigation, interact with speakers in environmental education fields, explore free resources to support your STEM curriculum, and hear from the NESS B-WET Teacher Cohort as they share their findings throughout the past 3 years. Thanks to NESS’s B-WET grant provided by NOAA, this professional development opportunity is available for free.
ANCA Summit: Accepting Program Proposals Association of Nature Center Administrators The Association of Nature Center Administrators is accepting program proposals for the 2024 ANCA Annual Summit, Sept. 9–13 at the Museum of Science & History in Memphis, Tennessee.
Leading Beyond Green: Building the Future for K-12 Green Schools Through Regenerative Practices DoorNumberOne.org The Ecology School For any leader in the K-12 space - people in leadership or sustainability positions in districts or schools (curriculum/program AND operations leaders), or people in not-for-profits, architects and others in the built environment working in the K12 space and interested in pushing the "green" agenda to the next level.
Soil: The Story of a Black Mother’s Garden Dr. Camille T. Dungy is an African American poet who infuses her poetry with pictures of native plants she used in her Colorado yard. She also discusses how her race and culture affect her knowledge and past experiences in the outdoors and broadens this to experiences of African Americans who have come before her as well.
Podcast: Life, Liberty and Climate Data: The Privatization of a Public Good America Adapts Media In episode 203 of America Adapts, Doug Parsons hosts Dr. Justin Mankin. Justin is a climate scientist and associate professor at Dartmouth College. Doug and Justin discuss his provocative column in the New York Times on climate data accessibility – should tax funded climate data remain a public good.
Summer Institute for Climate Change Education Climate Generation The Teach Climate Network's three-day climate change education conference is built by educators and climate change professionals from across the US, Canada, and the Pacific Islands! Date: Three days during the week of July 15–19, 2024. Registration is now live!