Explore how excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere makes water more acidic through hands-on activities from the free 5E lesson plans in middleschoolchemistry.com.

TAKEAWAYS:
Teachers will conduct simple, safe, and inexpensive hands-on experiments showing that carbon dioxide gas makes water more acidic, and see how these activities and concepts can be taught to students in the classroom.

SPEAKERS:
James Kessler (American Chemical Society: Washington, DC)

This session is for you teachers who want to deepen your understanding of climate change, and gather strategies for teaching it at an age-appropriate level. We will also discuss how to answer a student who declares, “My dad says he doesn’t believe in climate change!” Been there. Let’s talk.

TAKEAWAYS:
Teachers learn basic climate science and practice conceptual modeling to clarify and communicate their understanding, so they will feel confident teaching climate. Examples of differentiated instruction for ELL, struggling students, and GT students, are also given to reach all children.

SPEAKERS:
Kottie Christie-Blick (University of San Diego: San Diego, CA)

What do climate data feel like? How can they engage our senses? Explore climate data using simple methods to create powerful and tactile data stories. Inspired by #ShowYourStripes and the Tempestry Project, participants learn ways to make environmental data accessible and fun for students.

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Workshop participants will create and keep a sample data project using tactile materials and receive step-by-step plans for how to replicate this with any data set in their classrooms. The plans can be easily adapted to any unit that uses data in natural science, math, or social science classes.

SPEAKERS:
Alexandra Rose (CU Science Discovery: Boulder, CO), Ian Schwartz (Boulder Valley School District: Boulder, CO), Tim Ogino (CU Science Discovery: Boulder, CO)

Science education has a key role to play in supporting a just transition to the climate crisis. Participants will learn about 20 priority areas associated with climate and environmental justice—and explore educational approaches, resources, and groups related to these areas.

TAKEAWAYS:
Working towards climate justice involves a multifaceted set of issues and priorities. Teachers will identify which priority areas relate to their goals and context and learn about related resources. A climate justice framework will help teachers learn about different dimensions of climate justice.

SPEAKERS:
Philip Bell (University of Washington: Seattle, WA), Deb Morrison (Educator and Learning Scientist: Seattle, WA), Nancy Price (University of Washington: Seattle, WA), Kelsie Fowler (University of Washington: Seattle, WA)

Sponsoring Company: Savvas Learning Company

Earth faces pressing challenges: rising temperatures, extreme weather, resource strain, and pollution. Unfairly, students must tackle these, but solutions exist. Teachers play a vital role in providing students with academic tools, fostering confidence and hope for them to shape a sustainable future

SPEAKERS:
Michael Wysession (Washington University in St. Louis: Saint Louis, MO)

The INSPIRE program is a professional learning opportunity aimed at increasing diversity within the geosciences. This is accomplished through inclusive pedagogies: specifically scaffolding support for student executive functioning skills and self-regulated learning cycle in inquiry activities.

TAKEAWAYS:
Participants will learn about student executive functioning skills, the self-regulated learning cycle, and ways to incorporate their support into their planning and teaching praxis. Participants are asked to bring an example of an inquiry activity (lab, or otherwise) to work with during the session.

SPEAKERS:
Mary Anne Mollica (Teacher/ Science Pedagogy Specialist)

Sponsoring Company: HHMI BioInteractive

Use Biointeractive resources to help students explain the relationship between climate change and coral bleaching by analyzing real world data on heat-stress mortality trends.

SPEAKERS:
Dawn Norton (Educator: Holcombe, WI), Chi Klein (Saint Stephen's Episcopal School: Bradenton, FL)

Check out some dazzling rocks and minerals and learn about the Reginal EMMY Nominated "Every Rock Has A Story" YouTube Channel, a free educational archive of videos created and hosted by Professor Ethan Baxter of Boston College. Inspire your students through the stories of the Earth.

TAKEAWAYS:
There is so much more to rocks and minerals than just identifying them. You will learn some of the amazing and diverse stories locked inside all rocks. Learn how to navigate the 82 episodes from Seasons 1-4, with topics and co-hosts spanning all facets of Earth and Space Science content.

SPEAKERS:
Ethan Baxter (Boston College: Chestnut Hill, MA)

Mission Arctic takes your students on an in-class field trip to the Arctic to explore the environment with scientists. Activities will include exploration of ice in the classroom promoting an understanding of what we can learn from ice and how it can inform our future.

TAKEAWAYS:
Scientists explore our natural world to understand what happened in the past, what is happening in the present, and how it can inform our future.

SPEAKERS:
Cathy Barthelemy (STEMexperts: Keller, TX)

Learn about all the ways that Denver Botanic Gardens connects K-12 students with nature and take back free resources and strategies to use in your classrooms. We will highlight virtual programs, STEM career exploration resources, and free worksheets and curricula around climate change.

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Teachers will learn about educational opportunities with Denver Botanic Gardens and Budburst, a project of Chicago Botanic Gardens. Take back free resources on STEM career exploration, climate change, citizen science, pollinators and more.

SPEAKERS:
Katelin Gaeth (Denver Botanic Gardens: No City, No State)

Sponsoring Company: PASCO

Gain vital teaching tools to make global phenomena feel relevant to students to improve their understanding of climate change. We’ll show you how to engage students while monitoring local CO2 levels, modeling ocean acidification, and exploring global data sets with free classroom-ready resources.

SPEAKERS:
Sophia Guzules (PASCO Scientific: Roseville, CA)

Our students are concerned about their environment and are making a difference in their community. Join us to learn how you can use our new curriculum to engage your students in civic action for the environment. You’ll take leave with resources to implement this curriculum with your community.

TAKEAWAYS:
Formal and nonformal educators will learn how to facilitate community engagement projects for the environment with their students so they can learn about environmental issues in their community and potential solutions.

SPEAKERS:
Emily Cayton (Campbell University: Buies Creek, NC), Megan Ennes (University of Florida: Gainesville, FL)

This workshop will introduce participants to environmental science agency as a climate change learning outcome. Participants will engage in student hat as they try tools to support student agency, and then brainstorm ways to use the tools in their classrooms. All materials are freely available.

TAKEAWAYS:
Climate change education requires more than just content acquisition about the science of climate change. It should also cultivate a sense of agency for students to act within and beyond the classroom, which can be supported by classroom instructional tools.

SPEAKERS:
Candice Guy-Gaytán (BSCS Science Learning: Colorado Springs, CO), Lindsey Mohan (BSCS Science Learning: Colorado Springs, CO)

Justice-centered science instruction is a critical process for building transformative, empowering classrooms. The TEECH Justice toolkit for K-12 educators provides resources and planning templates for creating community-driven, justice-centered science learning experiences for students.

TAKEAWAYS:
Classroom learning experiences that center local issues impacting students and their communities are more engaging and meaningful for students, especially for students traditionally underrepresented and underserved by science education.

SPEAKERS:
Stacy Meyer (Educational Service District 112: Vancouver, WA)

Have you felt all the responsibility of teaching climate in only your classes? Every K-12 classroom can integrate climate literacy & action. Join us to learn about Washington State’s ClimeTime Program’s resources and support for integrating climate literacy and action across all content areas, K-12.

TAKEAWAYS:
Participants will leave with practical solutions to create connections between the climate literacy found in the Framework and non-science K-12 content areas. Guidance for working with their peers to anchor classroom instruction around climate change and climate solutions will also be provided.

SPEAKERS:
Korey Peterson (Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction: Olympia, WA), Jacob Parikh (Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction: Olympia, WA), Lori Henrickson (Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction: Olympia, WA)

This session introduces art, music, reading, writing, and drama ideas to be woven through your lessons on climate change. I have multiple examples of climate-related projects that have been used successfully with students to educate and empower. Dare I say that teaching climate change can be fun?!

TAKEAWAYS:
Teachers learn how to enrich their teaching and inspire their students by incorporating The Arts into their climate lessons. In addition, The Arts can provide creative and fun project-based learning that has the potential to communicate climate science effectively to the greater population.

SPEAKERS:
Kottie Christie-Blick (University of San Diego: San Diego, CA)

Dr. Michael Wysession, NGSS co-author and geophysics professor, will explore ideas for climate-related phenomena and storylines from the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as a way of making climate science relevant and engaging for students.

TAKEAWAYS:
The latest science (AR6 report) from the IPCC is a great resource for phenomena and storylines that can engage students and prepare them for assessments for the HS-ESS3-5 and HS-ESS3-6 NGSS performance expectations covering climate forcings, feedbacks, impacts, and environmental justice.

SPEAKERS:
Michael Wysession (Washington University in St. Louis: Saint Louis, MO)

Using a probe from the popular “Uncovering Student Misconceptions” series, the co-author will share student responses to address this key concept for teaching climate change.

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Understanding student misconceptions in this foundational component of climate change is critical prior to teaching the subject. Discover how engaging, open-ended probes provide insight into student ideas and misconceptions, while learning ways to support them in understanding the concepts accurately.

SPEAKERS:
Brett Thomsen (Science Department Head: Chimacum, WA), Laura Tucker (Consultant: Port Townsend, WA)

In New Brunswick, NJ, district leaders and educators engaged in collaborative spaces to design placed-based and phenomena-driven learning experiences centered on climate science and environmental justice. The community became our curriculum as we advocated for the local/global environment.

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We will explore a placed-based, phenomena-driven instructional model to address local/global environmental issues, and engage in interdisciplinary learning centered on climate change standards, creating a collaborative space for us to dig deeper into climate science and environmental justice.

SPEAKERS:
Elizabeth Nunez (New Brunswick Public Schools: New Brunswick, NJ)

This workshop session will engage participants in a storyline unit that uses digital tools to explore data on temperature changes around the world, greenhouse gas emissions, and future scenarios if we employ a range of carbon emissions and sequestration solutions. Please bring a laptop or tablet.

TAKEAWAYS:
Analyzing climate change data and using mathematical models for climate change solutions can support student sensemaking and prepare youth for informed action.

SPEAKERS:
Lindsey Mohan (BSCS Science Learning: Colorado Springs, CO), Betty Stennett (BSCS Science Learning: Colorado Springs, CO), Audrey Mohan (BSCS Science Learning: Colorado Springs, CO)

Use the My NASA Data Earth System Satellite Cards and Data Literacy Cubes in multiple activities with different strategies to analyze global NASA Earth data, understand the relationship among different environmental variables, and explore how the data changes seasonally.

TAKEAWAYS:
Participants will engage in active learning about Earth as a system and the relationship between key environmental variables. They will also learn how to engage learners in analysis of false color images of satellite data using scaffolded questions for different Lexile and WIDA proficiency levels.

SPEAKERS:
Jessica Taylor (NASA Langley Research Center: Hampton, VA), Rosalba Giarratano (Outreach Coordinator: East Elmhurst, NY), Angela Rizzi (NASA Langley Research Center/ADNET: No City, No State)

In this session, we will explore how educators and partners are working together in Boston to create climate change project-based learning opportunities for students in grades 6-12.

TAKEAWAYS:
Participants will explore teacher-created, climate-focused PBL tasks, citizen science resources, and strategies for building sustainable partnerships.

SPEAKERS:
Rebecca Shoer (Senior Program Manager, Education & Engagement), Elisabeth Colby (Director of Visitor Experience and Engagement Programs: Boston, MA), Holly Rosa (Boston Public Schools: Boston, MA)

In this workshop, we will explore the benefits of incorporating BIPOC ecological knowledge into curriculum and engage with methods to support culturally inclusive science learning. Using Papahānaumokuākea as an example, we will investigate how to infuse hope and SEL into climate science.

TAKEAWAYS:
Incorporating diverse ecological perspectives and knowledge systems can enrich students' well-being, sharpen their scientific skills, and empower them to tackle diverse climate and environmental issues.

SPEAKERS:
Samantha Turner-Rosa (Curriculum and Program Developer / Graduate Student)

Come ready to wear your student hats and your teacher hats as we dive deep into how to integrate education for sustainable development (ESD) into the classroom! Through ESD we empower students to become advocates for environmental justice simultaneously with teaching our content.

TAKEAWAYS:
Discover ways to empower your students while integrating ESD into your classroom. The natural ties between science concepts and environmental justice creates opportunities to develop leadership skills in your students while encouraging advocacy and learning the underlying scientific principles.

SPEAKERS:
Kim Brandt (Charles H. Barrows STEM Academy: North Windham, CT), Nicholas Kukla (Charles H. Barrows STEM Academy: North Windham, CT)

In this workshop, we introduce and explore applications of virtual reality (VR) learning resources as tools to help students connect with a dataset, incorporate accessible placed-based learning into classrooms, and communicate the nature of science.

TAKEAWAYS:
Participants will learn about three different application models of VR by engaging with VR tours in the context of climate science lessons developed by education and outreach specialists from the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder.

SPEAKERS:
Jonathan Griffith (University of Colorado Boulder: Boulder, VT), Daniela Pennycook (Communication Specialist and Program Integrator: Boulder, CO)

Climate goals like the Paris Agreement are only possible if we transition to a more sustainable protein supply. Alternative protein science offers real-world applications and tangible links between lessons in biology, chemistry, engineering, and more, with climate solutions and career opportunities.

TAKEAWAYS:
Incorporating alternative protein science into existing course material offers a means for educators to link science and technology with students’ values-driven interests. Attendees will learn how to achieve this through instruction and experiential learning opportunities.

SPEAKERS:
Nathan Ahlgrim (Good Food Institute: No City, No State)

The Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network is the best resource for accessing free and scientifically vetted instructional resources on everything related to climate and energy. This session introduces tips for utilizing this comprehensive resource for your teaching scenario.

TAKEAWAYS:
Learn how to access, curate, and combine high-quality climate science, climate change, and energy resources for your teaching scenario.

SPEAKERS:
Missy Holzer (Chatham High School: Chatham, LA)

Showcasing free educational resources, classroom materials, and teaching strategies surrounding the Climate Emergency: Feedback Loops series of scientific documentaries. The documentaries and their resources are suitable for grades 6-12.

TAKEAWAYS:
Attendees will learn how to incorporate these documentaries to teach specific climate change science in the classroom in an interactive and engaging manner, utilizing our free resources designed for educators.

SPEAKERS:
Arlo Perez (Creative Producer: DENVER, CO)

We will share climate solutions activities from our catalog of free educational resources. We will also share information about free virtual programming suitable for grades 6 and up, as well as upcoming teacher professional development for middle level educators.

TAKEAWAYS:
Gain new resources for teaching middle school students about climate solutions, and discover virtual learning opportunities for both teachers and students, offered by the UCAR Center for Science Education.

SPEAKERS:
Emily Snode-Brenneman (UCAR Center for Science Education: Boulder, CO), Tim Barnes (Science Education Specialist), Melissa Rummel (UCAR Center for Science Education: Boulder, CO)

Climate science is interdisciplinary and when broader society issues are addressed, like environmental justice, it becomes even more expansive. This presentation address these challenges by describing specific topics to include in instructional “storylines” that integrate student learning.

TAKEAWAYS:
To learn how to sequence and communicate topics essential to explaining climate change, its environmental impact, and the broader societal concerns.

SPEAKERS:
Ted Clark (The Ohio State University: Columbus, OH)

Explore a suite of free, standards-aligned lessons that get elementary students engaged with climate science by connecting them to their environment, fostering empowerment, and supporting social-emotional and interdisciplinary learning.

TAKEAWAYS:
Attendees will learn how climate science can be included in elementary classrooms in ways that help students feel empowered, connected to their environment, and grow their social-emotional skills as they learn how climate works and how climate change happens.

SPEAKERS:
Melissa Rummel (UCAR Center for Science Education: Boulder, CO), Leanne Rehme (UCAR Center for Science Education: Boulder, CO), Katie Wolfson (School & Public Programs Manager: Boulder, CO), Lisa Gardiner (UCAR Center for Science Education: Boulder, CO)

Climate change and other drivers of change in global systems are complex, interdisciplinary phenomena. Learn about a conceptual framework that connects drivers of change with global systems to help students understand the science behind the headlines.

TAKEAWAYS:
Human-biosphere interactions offer relevant narratives and conceptual frameworks that integrate cause-and-effect; systems and system models; structure and function; and stability and change.

SPEAKERS:
Joseph Levine (Science Writer and Producer: Concord, MA)

Come discover how free, NSF-funded simulations and curricula from The Concord Consortium can add all dimensions of the NGSS to your Earth, Climate, and Life Science teaching, with a special emphasis on the Practices. Bring a device to this interactive session and take away free resources!

TAKEAWAYS:
Strategies in the use of simulations for 3D NGSS-aligned teaching of Earth, Climate, and Life Science.

SPEAKERS:
Chad Dorsey (The Concord Consortium: Concord, MA)

Engage students in answering the question "How can I impact change?" as you partner Civics with Ecology. Learn to take students from hearing about ecology to taking a stand on ecological policy, and developing passion projects to influence change at the local, state, or national level.

TAKEAWAYS:
Walk away from this session with a cross-curricular project that takes students from merely hearing about ecology, to caring deeply about an issue, to take a stand and answer the question “How can I impact change?”

SPEAKERS:
Katherine Willet (Williamsburg Middle School: Arlington, VA)

This session will provide a brief overview of the basic science behind global warming and its consequences, plus discussion of how we can in principle achieve a “post-global warming” future in which today’s children will someday be able to talk about global warming as a problem of the past.

TAKEAWAYS:
Learn how to teach global warming science without “gloom and doom” — and without provoking parents — by inspiring students to envision a post-warming future.

SPEAKERS:
Jeffrey Bennett (Big Kid Science: Boulder, CO)

Sponsoring Company: STEM Sports®

STEM Sports' session will provide participants with a hands-on approach to learning STEM disciplines through Sports. Attendees will take on the role of students and be given an overview of how to design a sustainable golf course by considering the good of the planet, people, and profitability.

SPEAKERS:
Jeff Golner (STEM Sports®: No City, No State)

Sponsoring Company: Nuclear Energy Education Initiative

Megawatt is a card game where students must build resilient, sustainable electricity grids while adapting to events like weather changes and carbon taxes. Players gain systems thinking skills as they balance cost, environment impact, and energy reliability tradeoffs. Learn to facilitate in a class!

SPEAKERS:
Miguel Trenkel-Lopez (Game Creator & Science Communicator: Bristol, England, United Kingdom)

Climate Change is inevitable. Preparing students to deal with heat related change will enable advocacy and build community resilience. Building mapping literacy through use of the EPA’s EJScreen tool, attendees investigate climate risks to their communities and explore mitigation strategies.

TAKEAWAYS:
To assess heat waves’ disproportionate impact on communities, participants will gain insights into Environmental Justice issues through the use of the EPA’s EJ Screen tools to identify risk. We will also explore teaching strategies to engage students in meaningful investigations and discussions.

SPEAKERS:
Elizabeth Luna (North Babylon High School: No City, No State), Tamanna Shahid (Eleanor Roosevelt High School: New York, NY)

Utilize argument-driven scaffolds for Earth and environmental science topics to critically evaluate connections between evidence and alternative scientific explanations with model-evidence link (MEL) diagrams to construct deeper student understanding of socio-scientific issues.

TAKEAWAYS:
An introduction to MEL instructional scaffolds designed to assist learners as they construct arguments to evaluate the plausibility of evidence connected to models and the research base that supports using these scaffolds. Participants receive access to all instructional materials and guides.

SPEAKERS:
Lorraine Ramirez Villarin (University of North Georgia: Dahlonega, GA), Missy Holzer (Chatham High School: Chatham, LA), Donna Governor (University of North Georgia: Dahlonega, GA)

Harness the power of technology with student-designed solutions for a changing climate.

TAKEAWAYS:
Use technology to expose students to coding and engineering design solutions for severe weather.

SPEAKERS:
Stacy Thibodeaux (Southside High School: Youngsville, LA), Jessica Kohout (Educational Consultant: Voorhees, NJ)

So your students understand the basics of climate science, but what’s next? Dig deeper into climate literacy by focusing on solutions. In this workshop we will explore hands-on activities and digital interactives that help high school students learn how we can solve and adapt to climate change.

TAKEAWAYS:
Educators will walk away from this workshop with several classroom activities that they can use to help high school students learn about climate solutions and develop a deeper understanding of the choices communities must make when designing mitigation and adaptation strategies.

SPEAKERS:
Lisa Gardiner (UCAR Center for Science Education: Boulder, CO), Kathryn Boyd (CIRES Education & Outreach: Boulder, CO), Melissa Rummel (UCAR Center for Science Education: Boulder, CO)

Explore Retro Report’s videos and the free, high-quality classroom resources that accompany them. Participants will view a 12-min documentary on the hole in the ozone layer and act as high school science students to examine the related lesson.

TAKEAWAYS:
Participants will learn how Retro Report videos can be used to infuse multiple disciplines in the science classroom.

SPEAKERS:
Jacqueline Katz (Science Teacher)

Ready to engage students in climate learning while attending to equity, 3D teaching, and integration across content areas? Join Washington State’s ClimeTime network to dive into K-12 NGSS-aligned lessons and resources about climate science learning available for free from our state open-access hub.

TAKEAWAYS:
This session will share example lessons for teachers, professional learning resources, and other ways that climate science learning has been supported across Washington State. Attendees will then have the opportunity to explore and incorporate these resources into their own practice.

SPEAKERS:
Lori Henrickson (Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction: Olympia, WA), Brad Street (IslandWood: Bainbridge Island, WA), Jacob Parikh (Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction: Olympia, WA), Korey Peterson (Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction: Olympia, WA)

Discover how and at what point in the curriculum to teach climate change in the elementary NGSS classroom. Explore student-friendly online resources to engage students, science projects to deepen understanding, and the many ways to move forward with environmental stewardship.

TAKEAWAYS:
Teachers are introduced to “classroom-tested” climate change activities and online resources that they can use to engage and educate diverse learners. They will also learn how to inspire their students to take climate action, helping to decrease climate anxiety and increase a positive outlook.

SPEAKERS:
Samantha Levine (South Orangetown Central School District: Blauvelt, NY), Kottie Christie-Blick (University of San Diego: San Diego, CA), Jacob Tanenbaum (South Orangetown Central School District: Blauvelt, NY)

There’s an ever-growing need for accessible resources to inform teaching climate change concepts in a variety of disciplines. Participants will tour the new Fifth National Climate Assessment and Climate Literacy Guide, share feedback with developers, and explore applications for the classroom.

TAKEAWAYS:
This interactive workshop will immerse educators in new authoritative climate information resources: the Fifth National Climate Assessment website; featuring an art gallery, key messages, engaging graphics, and the updated Climate Literacy Guide, a framework of climate principles and concepts.

SPEAKERS:
Carol O'Donnell (Smithsonian Science Education Center: Washington, DC), Jenna Hartley (US Environmental Protection Agency: No City, No State), Haley Crim (Climate Engagement and Capacity-building Coordinator: Silver Spring, MD), Frank Niepold (NOAA Climate Program Office: Silver Spring, MD), Aaron Grade (National Climate Assessment Staff Scientist: Washington, DC)

Climate change is here. Come explore ways to teach about this that intersect with issues of justice and provide action for the future. This workshop will support educators in all grades and contexts, including those who can’t even say “climate change”!

TAKEAWAYS:
Strategies for engaging in climate change and climate justice learning appropriate to grade band NGSS standards, climate and energy literacy standards, and for both school and community based learning contexts.

SPEAKERS:
Philip Bell (University of Washington: Seattle, WA), Deb Morrison (Educator and Learning Scientist: Seattle, WA), Kelsie Fowler (University of Washington: Seattle, WA)

Sponsoring Company: Adventerra Games North America LLC

Come play & hear from teachers using Adventerra’s unique games to engage students and achieve curricular goals while also addressing students’ eco-anxiety. Will include updates from a Johns Hopkins Univ. study on the effectiveness of our K-12 environmental education games in teaching eco concepts.

SPEAKERS:
Bryan Mundell (Founder), Lauren Kelly (Crowley ISD: Fort Worth, TX), Cynthia Crockett (Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian: Cambridge, MA), Sue Mundell (Adventerra Games North America: Boston, MA)

Sponsoring Company: NOAA

Why are sea levels rising? Why is it so dangerous for everyone - no matter where in the US they live? How can we address it? Using hands-on role-playing activities from NOAA, engage your students on one of the most dangerous climate impacts of our time.

SPEAKERS:
Symone Barkley (Education Specialist: Silver Spring, MD), Bruce Moravchik (NOAA National Ocean Service: Silver Spring, MD)

Sponsoring Company: Vernier Science Education

Introduce new scientific concepts to your students by studying climate change phenomena. We'll discuss experiments that help students use data-collection technology to study climate change in the classroom, including an investigation into the effect of carbon dioxide on ocean and freshwater pH.

SPEAKERS:
Colleen McDaniel (Vernier Science Education: Beaverton, OR), Nüsret Hisim (Vernier Science Education: Beaverton, OR)

NASA’s Advanced Capabilities for Emergency Response Operations project is using drones and aviation technologies to improve wildland fire coordination and operations. In this session, you'll learn how to incorporate the use of drones and aviation for climate protection into your education program.

TAKEAWAYS:
Attendees will learn how to use NASA Aeronautics' resources for educators to incorporate the use of aviation technology for climate protection into their education programs.

SPEAKERS:
April Lanotte (NASA Headquarters: Washington, DC)

Hands-on lessons for your students to explore how we produce, consume, and save energy, and how this can affect our homes, communities, and our health.

TAKEAWAYS:
Learn activities to help students develop an awareness of environmental justice and inequities that can have influences on one’s local environment and personal health outcomes.

SPEAKERS:
Kimberly Swan (The NEED Project: Manassas, VA)

Learn to use the Solutionary Framework to design instruction that engages students in solving real-world problems in their community. Empower young people to become climate solutionaries who explore complex problems and enact solutions that do the most good for all stakeholders.

TAKEAWAYS:
Participants will use the four-part Solutionary Framework to expand their ability to design units that empower students to address the complex climate issues facing their generation.

SPEAKERS:
Julie Meltzer (Director of K-12 and Teacher Education: Surry, ME), Angela Whittaker (Teaching and Learning Facilitator)

Bring your laptop and come explore a place-based, virtual climate change investigation. This activity uses real-world data from across the country to highlight the potential impacts of a changing climate.

TAKEAWAYS:
Attendees at this session will leave with a virtual activity that can be tailored to science classrooms across the country.

SPEAKERS:
Merryn Cole (University of Nevada, Las Vegas: Las Vegas, NV), Jake Johnson (Biological Science Teacher/Graduate Student: Las Vegas, NV)

STEM educator, Heidi Ragsdale will introduce the Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network (CLEAN) Collection of reviewed educational resources for teaching about climate and energy. Educator participants will learn how to search the CLEAN Collection and participate in Climate Trivia.

TAKEAWAYS:
Educators will know how to access grade and content level Climate and Energy resources for direct implementation within classrooms.

SPEAKERS:
Heidi Ragsdale (STEM Professional Development: Grand Junction, CO)

The science of climate change is simple to learn but serious for communities. Yet, it is solvable! Through role-playing, attendees will engage in an NGSS-aligned lesson for high school or college students centered on visualizing climate change from diverse cultural and economic perspectives.

TAKEAWAYS:
The Simple, Serious, Solvable model makes the teaching of climate change engaging, relevant, and accessible to students and teachers in diverse settings. Teachers across science content areas can adapt this NGSS-aligned lesson that focuses on drawing, role-playing, self-evaluation, and discussion.

SPEAKERS:
Scott Denning (Professor: Fort Collins, CO), Elizabeth Diaz-Clark (PhD Student: Fort Collins, CO), Meena Balgopal (Colorado State University: Fort Collins, CO)

Wildfire, floods, and drought are becoming more severe; the impacts are most heavily felt by frontline communities. Experience an NGSS-driven curriculum that explores the science of hazards and engages students with scenario-based role-play games and community action projects to build resilience.

TAKEAWAYS:
Participants will be introduced to free units that use Colorado-based data and games to empower students to help their community be more resilient to climate-related hazards. Veteran teachers will share stories about actions they have taken with their students and communities using the curriculum.

SPEAKERS:
Alicia Christensen (Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences: Boulder, CO), Krystal Brown (Teacher: Gunnison, CO), Mike Munoz (Teacher: No City, No State), Jamie Breitner (Teacher: Littleton, CO), Katya Schloesser (University of Colorado Boulder: Boulder, CO)

This workshop provides an overview of a 2 week project-based learning unit that empowers students to advocate for legislation that will improve local air quality. Teachers will create scaffolds to support student-authored policy briefs that address equity in considering the needs of communities.

TAKEAWAYS:
We can advocate for policy changes that will address some of the sources or sinks of air pollutants to improve our community’s health. By understanding air quality in our community, we can present solutions that meet our needs and address historical and modern inequities.

SPEAKERS:
Amber Eglund (Colorado Dept of Public Health and Environment: Denver, CO), Madelyn Percy (Colorado Dept of Public Health and Environment: Denver, CO)

Sponsoring Company: NOAA

Teek and Tom Explore Planet Earth, investigates the relationship between the ocean, weather and climate on global to local scales. This workshop introduces ten hands-on activities for upper ES and MS students to reinforce Earth science concepts related to oceanography, meteorology and climate.

SPEAKERS:
Peggy Steffen (Curriculum Writer: West Liberty, IA), Bruce Moravchik (NOAA National Ocean Service: Silver Spring, MD)

Sponsoring Company: Carolina Biological Supply Co.

Participants will examine how models can be used to drive understanding of complex concepts. Tree ring data will be used as an example of a line of evidence to support climate models and a balloon model will be used to support universe expansion.

SPEAKERS:
Crystal Risko (Carolina Biological Supply Co.: Burlington, NC)

Creative Engineering Design is a classroom-tested, ready-to-teach, hands-on introductory engineering curriculum that highlights concepts of the NSF-funded ASPIRE Engineering Research Center, which aims to make equitable and sustainable widespread electric vehicle-based transportation a reality.

TAKEAWAYS:
Explore the Creative Engineering Design free resources and starter kit to engage your students in understanding the connections between engineering and environmental justice through real-world engineering applications of electric vehicle technology to improve health and quality of life for all.

SPEAKERS:
Jennifer Taylor (University of Colorado Boulder: Boulder, CO), Jennifer Ramos-Chavez (University of Texas at El Paso: El Paso, TX)

The most intensely-developed urban neighborhoods tend to be significantly warmer than areas that have more green space and less pavement. We will explore this phenomenon and consider how to use it as a meaningful avenue for students to become citizen scientists and environmental justice activists.

TAKEAWAYS:
Using a combination of satellite and student-collected data, we'll discuss strategies to support students working to investigate the temperature variation in an urban area, utilize data to identify neighborhoods at risk, and evaluate the effectiveness of mitigation efforts.

SPEAKERS:
Sarah Slack (I.S. 223 Montauk Intermediate School: Brooklyn, NY)

Discover a transformative, three-year NGSS curriculum that's equity-focused and engineering-based, including climate science. Adopted in 33+ Northwest districts, this vertically articulated program could revolutionize your high school science program.

TAKEAWAYS:
Discover a transformative, three-year NGSS curriculum that's equity-focused and engineering-based, including climate science. Adopted in 33+ Pacific Northwest districts.

SPEAKERS:
Matt McCollum (Mountainside High School: Beaverton, OR), Bradford Hill (Mountainside High School: Beaverton, OR)

Climate change impacts are causing distress and anxiety among young people. Join NCSE and CLEAN to practice and engage with strategies that promote hope and empowerment. Participants will receive free teacher-tested lesson plans, storylines, activities, and other classroom resources.

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Teachers will walk away with engaging climate change resources that foster a sense of hope. They will learn how to support their students in the face of climate change-induced stress, as well as help students develop social-emotional skills to cope with climate anxiety.

SPEAKERS:
Wendy Johnson (National Center for Science Education: Oakland, CA), Alicia Christensen (Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences: Boulder, CO), Kathryn Boyd (CIRES Education & Outreach: Boulder, CO), Lin Andrews (National Center for Science Education: Oakland, CA)

Designing and implementing meaningful sustainability-focused learning involves all stake-holders in a community. Join CSSS members as they share their use of the Building Awareness for Sustainability Education (BASE) framework to advance equitable sustainability education in their communities'.

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Decisions about advancing sustainability education in a region should be made at the local level and include all local stake-holders.

SPEAKERS:
Carol O'Donnell (Smithsonian Science Education Center: Washington, DC), Lori Henrickson (Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction: Olympia, WA), Deb Morrison (Educator and Learning Scientist: Seattle, WA)

Luquillo LTER Data Jam provides students access to long-term ecological data found in their own backyard in Puerto Rico. Our research focus is students’ awareness of NGSS practices used: develop a research question, analyze data in CODAP (a free statistical tool), and develop a scientific argument.

TAKEAWAYS:
Luquillo LTER Data Jam students can articulate differences in practices involved in Data Jam compared to their other science lessons. Students' final projects demonstrate engagement in the practices of asking questions and developing a scientific argument, despite not being conscious of doing so.

SPEAKERS:
Isabel Delgado (Science Teacher Educator), Noelia Báez Rodríguez (Education Coordinator), G. Michael Bowen (Mount Saint Vincent University: Halifax, NS)

Come to this session to learn how one teacher engaged students in analyzing graphical and map-based data to explore environmental justice in the local community. We’ll introduce a variety of data sources that can be used no matter where you live and share learning tasks that use those data sources.

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Participants will learn how to engage students in analysis of environmental justice issues in their community by exploring a variety of data sources and mapping tools. They will also walk away with data analysis scaffolds to support student engagement with these tools/data sources.

SPEAKERS:
Brianna Balke (Blackstone Academy Charter School: Pawtucket, RI)

Climate change can affect us all differently, but it is still the biggest threat to humanity on our planet. Learn how engaging in STEM projects can elevate student voices and hope for the future through climate action.

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Get ideas on how to incorporate STEM projects while teaching Climate Change and Environmental Science.

SPEAKERS:
Jessica Kohout (Educational Consultant: Voorhees, NJ)

Classrooms engage with the Float Your Boat program by decorating small wooden boats to deploy on the Arctic sea ice alongside a parent buoy and then track its path across the northern top of the planet. Students learn about Arctic Ocean circulation, its sea-ice cover, and how it’s changing.

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Students engage with the Float Your Boat program fostering connections with the Arctic sea ice, ocean circulation, and its changing conditions. This International Arctic Buoy Programme project reaches numerous young people annually around the world, expanding their understanding of the Arctic Ocean.

SPEAKERS:
Sarah Johnson (Wild Rose Education: No City, No State)

CLEAN is a climate education project that supports educators of all types to bring climate and energy topics into their teaching. CLEAN stewards a collection of nearly 900 resources including videos, visualizations, and activities that are reviewed by scientists and educators and easily searchable.

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Through our resource collection, teaching guidance pages, and network, we work to center people, place, and science in climate education. CLEAN offers educators multiple perspectives and ways to understand the challenges, relationships, responsibilities, and solutions for climate change.

SPEAKERS:
Kathryn Boyd (CIRES Education & Outreach: Boulder, CO), Patrick Chandler (CIRES Education & Outreach: Boulder, CO)

Join us to learn how to use different types of digital tools (e.g., NASA, CODAP) and datasets to explore place-based phenomena. Participants will take part in hands-on activities and pedagogical discussions, and think about how to implement place-based, data-rich activities in their own classrooms.

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Participants will develop broader definitions/descriptions of what counts as data; explore how to find and access data tools using online resources (e.g., NASA, CODAP); develop awareness of the power of using multiple data representations to explore and understand complex Earth systems and phenomena.

SPEAKERS:
Karen Lionberger (WestEd: San Francisco, CA), Sara Salisbury (Research Associate: , PA)

Come explore teaching strategies and instructional supports for helping youth learn about climate justice-centered phenomena and issues. Youth are seeking out this type of socio-ecological learning opportunity! Help them learn how to engage in collective action!

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Climate Ed Tools contain rich examples of climate justice instruction, strategies for engaging youth, and to support climate change learning and communication among educators. These open education resources (OER) include video overviews, valuable guidance educators, and tons of background resources!

SPEAKERS:
Philip Bell (University of Washington: Seattle, WA), Deb Morrison (Educator and Learning Scientist: Seattle, WA), Kelsie Fowler (University of Washington: Seattle, WA)

Sponsoring Company: STEM Sports®

STEM Sports' session will provide participants with a hands-on approach to learning STEM disciplines through Sports. Attendees will take on the role of students and be given an overview of how to design a sustainable golf course by considering the good of the planet, people, and profitability.

SPEAKERS:
Jeff Golner (STEM Sports®: No City, No State)

Engage in hands-on, critical thinking, and math-savvy activities that will help students distill a somewhat complex topic and understand how the consumption of energy sources relates to climate.

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Lessons aimed for students to understand more about energy, carbon dioxide, climate, and climate change with regard to their personal energy choices as well as a global perspective – recognizing choices made in the U.S. have an impact on the global environment.

SPEAKERS:
Vernon Kimball (NEED Facilitator: Manassas, VA)

Workshop will focus on the structure of a Climate Science and Environmental Justice course and how it could be used as a model to engage students of all ages in climate literacy, advocacy, justice, and sustainability.

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Participants will leave with a concrete template to design a lesson, unit, or course in an interdisciplinary fashion. Also, participants will be given time to plan and design for a lesson, unit, or course to be used immediately in their classrooms.

SPEAKERS:
Andrew Bigelow (Social Studies Co-Chair: Chicago, IL), Ryan Zaremba (Francis W. Parker School: Chicago, IL)

Join us to discover and discuss how NASA satellite data can enhance sensemaking in your environmental science instruction (all levels including AP). Learn how short, engaging, phenomena-based, Earth system instructional nuggets can help students build toward Big Science Ideas.

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NASA satellite data and observations are excellent resources to support phenomena-based instruction within environmental science lessons. Participants learn how to integrate satellite observations to support sensemaking opportunities in classroom instruction centered on various spatial phenomena.

SPEAKERS:
Angela Rizzi (NASA Langley Research Center/ADNET: No City, No State), Missy Holzer (Chatham High School: Chatham, LA), Natalie Macke (Pascack Hills High School: Montvale, NJ)

Want to teach climate literacy but don’t know where to start? NOAA offers lesson plans, videos, data, webinars, and more, to inform and inspire students. This session is appropriate for 3rd grade through college educators and informal educators.

TAKEAWAYS:
How to improve climate literacy and discuss climate and climate change in your classroom with free resources from NOAA.

SPEAKERS:
Kayla Smith (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Silver Spring, MD), Bekkah Lampe (NOAA Office of Education: Silver Spring, MD)

How do we cultivate students’ voice & agency through civic action? Through a partnership between UC Irvine and Anaheim Union High SD, we co-designed equity/justice-centered, NGSS-aligned units and created a civic engagement matrix. We'll share how to use this tool to support students' civic action.

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Participants will learn a civic action matrix that can be used to guide students' projects and empower students to become agents of change in their communities.

SPEAKERS:
Daniel Lieu (Magnolia High School: Anaheim, CA), Jessica Yett (AUHSD: Anaheim, CA), Hosun Kang (University of California, Irvine: Irvine, CA)

Teaching climate change in diverse contexts often means we need to meet communities where they are at and teach through concerns that are central to their lives. The SDGs provide a framework of 17 central goals that help to foster thriving and sustainable communities.

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Explore the interrelationships between the SDG Framework and climate learning goals across diverse contexts. Using resources provided, plan possible connection points with the SDG Framework to your own teaching to help foster climate awareness and agency.

SPEAKERS:
Carol O'Donnell (Smithsonian Science Education Center: Washington, DC), Deb Morrison (Educator and Learning Scientist: Seattle, WA), Tana Luther (Louisiana Dept. of Education: Baton Rouge, LA)

Explore a seabird study and the effects of climate change. We will share our integrated curriculum: authentic data analysis, field techniques, seabird biology, the Arctic ecosystem, and talking about climate change with students. Come try a fish foraging simulation, bird banding, and research tools!

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Attendees will explore an integrated curriculum centered on a 49-year Arctic seabird study and the impacts of climate change on the Arctic ecosystem. Hands-on: fish foraging simulation (very fun!), bird banding activity, research tools, and strategies for talking about climate change with students.

SPEAKERS:
Alyssa Barr (Science Teacher: Seattle, WA), Katie Morrison (University Child Development School: Seattle, WA)

We will learn about the German fourth-grade bicycle license program, Fahrradführerschein, and consider ways to incorporate the world of biking into our teaching. We will plan bike-related sustainability, climate change, or physics lessons.

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Bikes are a useful tool to teach about sustainability, climate change, and physics. We can teach our students how to advocate for better bike infrastructure in their communities so they can ride more safely. We can use bikes as a tool to empower our students to build more sustainable communities.

SPEAKERS:
Andrew Patel (Second and Third Grade Math and Science Teacher: Berkeley, CA)

Explore activities that will engage your students in activities that bridge the gap between classroom knowledge and the real-world impact of climate change on society and the environment.

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Participants will leave this session with resources to engage students in activities that promote a deeper understanding of climate change and its impact at various scales in the human and natural world, with opportunities to explore environmental justice.

SPEAKERS:
Dr. Yajaira Fuentes-Tauber (Rocky Mountain High School: No City, No State)

Scientists rely on data to describe nature and uncover relationships. In this workshop, you will learn how to access data and how to graph and analyze the data in EXCEL and use online statistical tools to test hypotheses and uncover significance.

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The USGS has an archive of data and collects real-time data from a variety of locations throughout the United States. Learn to introduce data science in authentic ways that connect students’ interests. People of all ages can engage data in ways that are useful and meaningful.

SPEAKERS:
Pamela Joslyn (Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow: No City, No State)

Climate change and its impact involve the entire Earth system. Instruction should include not only natural systems, but also the stories of people–those most affected by the impacts, and who’s developing strategies for building resilience and mitigating the problem.

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Learn strategies for building students’ climate literacy, meeting the challenges of teaching climate change, and providing students with hope through stories about diverse people building resilience to and mitigating climate change with free resources from PBS LearningMedia.

SPEAKERS:
Nancy Gifford (Monomoy Regional Middle School: Chatham, MA), Shawn Stevens (GBH Education: Brighton, MA)

Environmental challenges are not experienced equally in our communities and around the world. Discover nuanced classroom activities to explore inequities in climate and pollution vulnerabilities, and to collaborate to solve authentic problems.

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Participants will learn interactive lessons to stimulate students’ thoughts and explorations around environmental justice issues, specifically those focusing on climate change and pollution.

SPEAKERS:
Katie Grams (Education Program Associate: Washington, DC)

Can STEM education prepare all students to be leaders in the transition to a circular economy? By using Circular STEM principles to design “out” waste, students can envision system-scale change. Starting with how things are designed allows current problems to become regenerative possibilities.

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Discover the core principles of Circular STEM design, and how it integrates into K-8th grade sequences aligned with NGSS. We provide illustrative sample lessons, showcase essential materials, and access cutting-edge research pertaining to circular design and its applications.

SPEAKERS:
Susan Watts (Educational Program Coordinator: PENDLETON, SC), Erin Rockenhaus (Circular STEM)

Sponsoring Company: NOAA

Join us for a demo of our database of 1,300+ educational resources from NOAA. We host ocean, coast, Great Lakes, weather, and climate resources. Tour our lesson plans and activities and ask us your questions. Learn more at noaa.gov/education/resources. This session is appropriate for K-16 educators.

SPEAKERS:
Kayla Smith (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Silver Spring, MD), Bekkah Lampe (NOAA Office of Education: Silver Spring, MD)

Explore the OpenSciEd approach to climate science across the 3-year sequence of HS biology, chemistry & physics. Learn how the curriculum integrates core disciplinary ideas across units to build students’ understanding by exploring the effects and equitable responses to the global climate crisis.

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Climate change is more than one topic that can be learned as a stand-alone idea. By building and integrating core ideas across units and disciplines, students can develop full, meaningful understandings of the causes, effects, impacts & responses to climate change in their communities and worldwide.

SPEAKERS:
Zoe Buck Bracey (Senior Science Educator and Director of Design for Justice: Colorado Springs, CO), Kate Henson (University of Colorado Boulder: Boulder, CO)

Come learn about Data Puzzles, a free resource co-designed by climate scientists and instructional specialists from the University of Colorado Boulder that combines authentic data with Ambitious Science Teaching instructional practices to help students make sense of phenomena.

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Participants will explore authentic, contemporary data through Data Puzzles resources that frame data analysis for use in middle and high school classrooms with the Ambitious Science Teaching framework and leave prepared to implement these 2-3 day sensemaking tasks in their own classrooms.

SPEAKERS:
Jonathan Griffith (University of Colorado Boulder: Boulder, VT)

Learn to use the Solutionary Framework to design instruction that engages students in solving real-world problems in their community. Empower young people to become climate solutionaries who explore complex problems and find solutions that do the most good for all stakeholders.

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Participants will use the four-part Solutionary Framework to expand their ability to design units that empower students to address the complex climate issues facing their generation.

SPEAKERS:
Julie Meltzer (Director of K-12 and Teacher Education: Surry, ME), Angela Whittaker (Teaching and Learning Facilitator)

Incorporate coral reefs into your existing curriculum – biology, chemistry, climate studies, art, and more – using lesson plans, demos, activities, and multimedia from NOAA. This session is appropriate for 3rd grade through college educators and informal educators.

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Learn what corals are, why they are important, and how to fit coral reefs ecosystems into your curriculum using free NOAA resources.

SPEAKERS:
Kayla Smith (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Silver Spring, MD), Bekkah Lampe (NOAA Office of Education: Silver Spring, MD)

Engage students in climate science and nature exploration using Budburst, a community science project, to collect data on plants near you. Address the NGSS through real science and empower your students to investigate climate change impacts on local ecosystems (Adaptable for all grades).

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Learn to engage students in local plant phenomena and real-world climate change science using the Budburst resources; gain strategies to create a phenology trail near your school, which students can use to connect with nature while collecting data on seasonal change in plants.

SPEAKERS:
Katelin Gaeth (Denver Botanic Gardens: No City, No State), Julie Reiske (Assistant Manager of School and Plains Programs: Denver, CO), Julie Reiske (Assistant Manager of School and Plains Programs: Denver, CO)

Engage in a lesson from NASA JPL that examines sea level rise over time, the causes of sea level rise, and its connection to greenhouse gases and climate change. Use the data to forecast future impacts to Earth systems and human and animal populations. Bring a spreadsheet-enabled device.

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Attendees will learn how NASA monitors sea level rise and other Earth vital signs, participate in a graphing data lesson they can use with their students, and learn about Earth system interconnections and a plethora of classroom climate science resources.

SPEAKERS:
Ota Lutz (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory: Pasadena, CA)

Addressing climate change can be challenging. Students are given tools for evaluating information then provided a series of myths about climate change. Using reputable data, they dispel the myths with accurate information and use multiple explanations to understand common misconceptions.

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Students are provided with a checklist to determine if information is accurate on a fictional web page. Through small group discussions, students share their perceptions of accurate data and what it means, then challenged to decide if this information is valid in helping to understand global warming

SPEAKERS:
Brett Thomsen (Science Department Head: Chimacum, WA), Laura Tucker (Consultant: Port Townsend, WA)

How can science learning experiences help students develop ecological caring approaches to the living world? Come explore educational approaches to multispecies justice with us! Expanding how students connect to and care for the living world around them is vital at this time of climate crisis.

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People’s relationships to nature are culturally and historically rooted and are embedded in approaches to science teaching and learning. Science can be used to guide ecological caring responses and support the thriving of species.

SPEAKERS:
Philip Bell (University of Washington: Seattle, WA), Nancy Price (University of Washington: Seattle, WA), Kelsie Fowler (University of Washington: Seattle, WA)

Sponsoring Company: NOAA

This workshop will introduce teachers of all grade levels to the CLEAN portal which was designed to help teachers be effective when teaching climate and energy topics, climate system, and how humans can take action to reduce climate change and its impacts. CLEAN is funded by NOAA, NSF, NASA and DOE.

SPEAKERS:
Kathryn Boyd (CIRES Education & Outreach: Boulder, CO), Patrick Chandler (CIRES Education & Outreach: Boulder, CO), Alicia Christensen (Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences: Boulder, CO)

What is climate resilience? Using open source data demographics, specifically FEMA and EPA mapping tools (RAPT, NRI, and EJ Screen), attendees will learn to connect climate change issues to local communities, exploring the differential impact of climate change on communities to encourage advocacy.

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By employing EPA and FEMA's open-source GIS mapping tools (RAPT, NRI, EJ Screen), attendees can identify climate change impacts on local vulnerable populations. Educators will also gain strategies for fostering classroom discussions on solutions and advocacy.

SPEAKERS:
Elizabeth Luna (North Babylon High School: No City, No State), Tamanna Shahid (Eleanor Roosevelt High School: New York, NY)

Combating the loud noises of systemic oppression often faced by students of color in the Alabama Black Belt entails creating space for them to rely on their cultures, their lived experiences, and their talents to address environmental problems that disproportionately affect their communities.

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Attendees will learn how to make the concept of sustainability culturally relevant to their historically marginalized student groups living in impoverished areas.

SPEAKERS:
Eshwaa Godfrey (Selma High School: Selma, AL), Venecia Eaton (Selma High School: Selma, AL), Mashika Tempero (Selma High School: Selma, AL)

This session will share a methodology that teaches WITH the UN Sustainable Development Goals and not just about them. We will share how you can connect the NGSS to the SDGs around some of the most pressing challenges we face in society. Examples will be shared across grade levels 3-12.

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Learn how to create student solutionaries in the classroom using the tools of the UN Sustainable Goals and NGSS.

SPEAKERS:
Lisa Brosnick (SUNY Buffalo State College: Buffalo, NY), Paula Ferneza (Erie 2 Chautauqua Cattaraugus BOCES: No City, No State), Lauren Nelson (Westfield Academy & Central School: No City, No State), Michael Jabot (SUNY Fredonia: Fredonia, NY)

Outreach specialists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Boulder, CO, will discuss what NOAA does and what resources are available for teachers. We will walk through our in-person opportunities, online information, videos, and student activities.

TAKEAWAYS:
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is a Federal agency anchored by Science, Service, and Stewardship. Our Outreach specialists are passionate about bringing NOAA science to classrooms across the United States.

SPEAKERS:
Carolyn Szoke (Science Communicator: Boulder, CO)

Join this session where we explore the use of raising monarch butterflies as an anchoring phenomenon to delve into the characteristics of life, local ecosystems, conservation, and citizen science.

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Participants will leave this session with resources to engage students in a long-term project that fosters curiosity in local ecosystems and inspires a call for action, along with two assessment measures. Student work samples will be available for attendees.

SPEAKERS:
Aja Mattise-Lorenzen (High School Science Teacher: Fort Collins, CO), Dr. Yajaira Fuentes-Tauber (Rocky Mountain High School: No City, No State)

Sponsoring Company: NOAA

From land to sea, join the National Earth Science Teachers Association and discover inventive ways to leverage NOAA assets in your teaching. Explore locally-focused education strategies, fostering hands-on lessons that enable students to make personal connections to natural and unnatural hazards.

SPEAKERS:
Natalie Macke (Pascack Hills High School: Montvale, NJ), Peggy Steffen (Curriculum Writer: West Liberty, IA), Missy Holzer (Chatham High School: Chatham, LA), Bruce Moravchik (NOAA National Ocean Service: Silver Spring, MD)

Learning about climate change can be overwhelming and trigger emotional responses at all ages. This session focuses on how to prepare students and families as topics, such as extreme weather, arise in your classroom and how to tailor your resources and approach to empower all students.

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Attendees will learn about teaching moves for before, during and after a lesson or unit on climate change, including tips for teaching language and questioning.

SPEAKERS:
Emily Townsend (Subject to Climate: Dover, DE)

The UCAR Center for Science Education engages all learners to explore and understand our changing world by connecting them to science at the NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research. Come learn about fun ways for you and your preK-12 students to connect with and explore Earth systems science.

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Attendees will walk away with ideas and resources for hands-on weather, climate, and Earth systems science activities and programs they can use in their classroom.

SPEAKERS:
Elizabeth Mays (Science Education Specialist: UCAR SciEd, CO), Katie Wolfson (School & Public Programs Manager: Boulder, CO)

Some actions have obvious environmental footprints–water use from long showers is self-evident. The distance between food production and consumption hides the full climate impact. We will put food choices into perspective by visualizing the relative climate impacts of animal and alternative protein.

TAKEAWAYS:
Incorporating alternative protein science into existing course material offers a means for educators to link science and technology with students’ values-driven interests. Given the cross-cutting nature of the material, these lessons can be applied to all levels!

SPEAKERS:
Nathan Ahlgrim (Good Food Institute: No City, No State)

Learn about a successful cross-curricular model creating an opportunity for students to explore the science, history, and culture of their community. Add math skills, physical education, and poetry, too. This collaboration brings staff together to create a unique student learning opportunity.

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Participants will learn about a successful all-school science-led, cross-curricular week highlighting the school's local environment, history, and culture with the opportunity to brainstorm how to create a similar activity for their own schools.

SPEAKERS:
Alison Seymour (Science Teacher: Winchester, 0)

Teaching about environmental problems can be demotivating if students are not given the opportunity to contribute to solutions. Come to this session to learn about a project-based unit that fosters critical hope and empowers students to become advocates for sustainability in their community.

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Participants will learn how to implement a unit that positions students as changemakers and advocates for sustainability at their school. They will walk away with a unit outline, scaffolds, and examples of student work.

SPEAKERS:
Brianna Balke (Blackstone Academy Charter School: Pawtucket, RI)

Students often find it perplexing that elevated atmospheric CO2 reduces carbonate ion concentrations in the ocean as they learn that increasing the concentration of reactants enhances product formation. Join this session to explore the underlying processes using an interactive computer model.

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Attendees will utilize an interactive computer model to investigate how three interconnected reactions influence oceanic pH and dissolved inorganic carbon dynamic as atmospheric CO2 level changes. They will also receive ready-to-use classroom activity materials and tips for implementation.

SPEAKERS:
Lin Xiang (University of Kentucky: Lexington, KY)

This session will introduce participants to NSTA’s Elementary climate science lessons designed using our Sensemaking approach. Investigating engaging and relevant climate phenomena drives student learning and inspires them to examine critical climate issues in their own communities.

TAKEAWAYS:
Climate phenomenon-driven, three-dimensional lessons and units provide students with opportunities to actively try to figure out how the world works or design solutions to problems (sensemaking).

SPEAKERS:
Emily Mathews (NSTA: Arlington, VA), Patrice Scinta (NSTA: Arlington, VA)

Experience an interdisciplinary lesson challenging students to achieve an understanding of climate change by improving their comprehension about the polar areas at the North and South Poles. Data sets and a hands-on experiment will be shared as well as strategies for inclusive, anti-bias teaching.

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Teachers will leave with a lesson that will help their students understand the polar regions and glaciers. The lesson is from an AMS workshop that was hosted for teachers during the summer. Teachers will learn about the workshop and COLDEX. Data sets and a hands-on experiment will be shared.

SPEAKERS:
Diane Ripollone (Cardinal Gibbons High School: Raleigh, NC)

NAGT's Teacher Education Division developed 10 leadership criteria to encourage K-12 educators as teacher leaders. This competitive annual award honors teachers who satisfy at least 7 criteria. Each qualified nominee receives a certificate of recognition, but only 1 nominee earns the annual award.

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How to (self-)nominate a candidate for the NAGT TED Earth Sciences Teacher Leader Award. We will consider the leadership criteria, nominating committee concerns, and monetary value of the award.

SPEAKERS:
Suzanne Metlay (Western Governors University: Salt Lake City, UT)

Experience a grade 6-8 science project engaging students in science inquiry including field work, data analysis, and submission of research papers to a peer-reviewed student journal. See how students improve data literacy and scientific communication skills by investigating relevant questions.

TAKEAWAYS:
Student work generated during an inquiry investigation focused on understanding broader questions related to changing climate illustrates how to support students in all aspects of the scientific process including field protocols, authentic questions, data analysis, and rigorous scientific writing.

SPEAKERS:
Monica Wright (Bath Middle School: Bath, ME)

This session will introduce participants to NSTA’s Secondary climate science lessons designed using our Sensemaking approach. Investigating engaging and relevant climate phenomena drives student learning and inspires them to examine critical climate issues in their own communities.

TAKEAWAYS:
Climate phenomenon-driven, three-dimensional lessons, and units provide students with opportunities to actively try to figure out how the world works or design solutions to problems (sensemaking).

SPEAKERS:
NSTA Online Advisors (Teachers), Holly Hereau (NSTA: Arlington, VA), Patrice Scinta (NSTA: Arlington, VA)

We will highlight the importance of climate education and present educators with strategies and resources to develop climate literacy and advocacy in their classrooms. We aim to inspire and support educators to increase climate education in their classrooms this year.

TAKEAWAYS:
The need for climate education is urgent, and plenty of resources and strategies exist to make implementation possible today.

SPEAKERS:
Bryce Coon (EARTHDAY.ORG: Washington, DC)

Learn how to access and explore NOAA’s data-rich resources, lesson plans, and visualization tools to build data literacy and proficiency in scientific data analysis. This session is appropriate for 6th grade through college educators and informal educators.

TAKEAWAYS:
What types of data are available from NOAA and how to find and use NOAA data in your classroom.

SPEAKERS:
Kayla Smith (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Silver Spring, MD), Bekkah Lampe (NOAA Office of Education: Silver Spring, MD)

In 2020, New Jersey adopted the New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Climate Change Education, interdisciplinary standards that were the first of their kind in our nation. Join us to learn more about their implementation and current expansion efforts.

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Attendees at this workshop will gain insight into the development and implementation of the New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Climate Change Education. We’ll share high leverage resources and programs that may be used to support similar efforts across the country.

SPEAKERS:
Ross Gary (New Jersey Department of Education: No City, No State), Sarah Sterling-Laldee (New Jersey Department of Education: No City, No State)

Take part in a punctuated case study led by four preservice students on how to utilize, modify, and adapt case materials in the classroom. Hear from the author about how her experiences in Costa Rica led to the writing of a published case study (NCCSTS/ NSTA) of Costa Rican sustainability.

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Attendees in this session will take part in a punctuated case study and be provided instruction on how to write, utilize, and adapt case studies to fit in the secondary or lower-level postsecondary classroom.

SPEAKERS:
Madison Lockhart (Olivet Nazarene University: No City, No State), Emily Blucker (Student: No City, No State), Matthew Aude (Olivet Nazarene University: Bourbonnais, IL), Haley Lloyd (Olivet Nazarene University: No City, No State), Aggie Veld (Olivet Nazarene University: Bourbonnais, IL)

Viruses such as COVID and HIV that infect multiple species evolve by interacting with all members of their infectious ecosystem. The term "zoonosis" appears in virtually no state standards, but it describes most infectious diseases that challenge medicine and global public health.

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Evolution, ecology, and human activity, including social and economic factors, drive the emergence and spread of new diseases. Controlling pandemics requires scientific literacy to enable citizens and public officials to make wise decisions in personal behavior and public policy.

SPEAKERS:
Joseph Levine (Science Writer and Producer: Concord, MA)

We show how instructional materials can be adapted for local contexts—and how to elevate issues of climate justice and ethical responses to the climate crisis. Participants will learn about how a high school physics unit from OpenSciEd was adapted to attend to Indigenous land rights and sovereignty.

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In relation to science and engineering projects in society (e.g., associated with the energy transition, ecological restoration, urban development), teachers will learn how to engage students in exploring moral and ethical dimensions of trade-offs in project approaches.

SPEAKERS:
Philip Bell (University of Washington: Seattle, WA), Kelsie Fowler (University of Washington: Seattle, WA)

Sponsoring Company: Mosa Mack Science

One surprising threat facing the majestic sea turtle: over 90% of hatchlings are born female. Why is this so? Explore a lesson on how genetics, environment, & climate could be impacting the turtle species forever.

SPEAKERS:
Elisabeth Johnson (Mosa Mack Science: Fairfield, CT)

This session will consider a key framework for integrating climate change education into primary school curricula. It will advocate for Coherence, Authenticity, Principled and Enriched as an approach to ensuring high quality learning for children and young people.

TAKEAWAYS:
You will leave with a clearer understanding of the role of curriculum and pedagogy in relation to children and young people being able to take action, self-regulate and engage with knowledge to address climate change education.

SPEAKERS:
Leigh Hoath (Leeds Trinity University: No City, No State)

Presented by an author of more than thirty peer-reviewed regional and international journal papers on the topic, this presentation tells the world-renowned story of Colorado's rocks through the rocks themselves and the people who have studied the K/Pg boundary.

TAKEAWAYS:
Although scientific revolutions or advancement often occur through new discoveries and technology, some major revolutions occur simply because of changes in the way that we perceive the world around us—demonstrated through a virtual hike across a world-famous K/Pg boundary outcrop.

SPEAKERS:
Keith Berry (Hoehne Re-3 School District: No City, No State)

Come learn about Data Puzzles, a free resource co-designed by climate scientists and instructional specialists from the University of Colorado Boulder that combine authentic data with Ambitious Science Teaching instructional practices to help students make sense of phenomena.

TAKEAWAYS:
Participants will explore authentic, contemporary data through Data Puzzles resources that frame data analysis for use in middle and high school classrooms with the Ambitious Science Teaching framework, and leave prepared to implement these 2-3 day sensemaking lesson sets in their own classrooms.

SPEAKERS:
Jonathan Griffith (University of Colorado Boulder: Boulder, VT)

Can STEM education prepare all students to be leaders in the transition to a circular economy? By using Circular Economy principles to design “out” waste, students can envision system-scale change. Starting with how things are designed allows current problems to become regenerative possibilities.

TAKEAWAYS:
Discover the core principles of Circular STEM design and how it integrates into K-8th grade sequences aligned with NGSS. We provide illustrative sample lessons, showcase essential materials, and access cutting-edge research pertaining to circular design and its applications.

SPEAKERS:
Susan Watts (Educational Program Coordinator: PENDLETON, SC), Erin Rockenhaus (Circular STEM)

The My NASA Data website provides curated NASA Earth data for education. The website is organized by Earth system spheres and phenomena within each sphere. Content is also aligned to NGSS standards, and there is a data visualization and access tool. Site organization and content will be highlighted.

TAKEAWAYS:
Learn how to access NGSS-aligned resources containing authentic NASA Earth data for your instruction.

SPEAKERS:
Rosalba Giarratano (Outreach Coordinator: East Elmhurst, NY), Angela Rizzi (NASA Langley Research Center/ADNET: No City, No State)

Spark wonder, curiosity, and conversation in your classroom with free virtual field trips to the National Center for Atmospheric Research. Learn how we transform your students into cloud sleuths or hurricane tracking teams; exploring weather topics, Earth systems sciences, STEAM careers, and more.

TAKEAWAYS:
This poster showcases the suite of free, award-winning virtual field trips focused on weather, climate science, and STEM careers at the UCAR Center for Science Education. Learn about what virtual programs UCAR offers and how we deliver high-quality, interactive lessons directly to your classroom.

SPEAKERS:
Katie Wolfson (School & Public Programs Manager: Boulder, CO)

The AIR Scholars program, launched by AIR COMPANY and the Brooklyn Academy of Science & the Environment, educates high school students about climate change and solutions like CCUS. By combining technical education and environmental justice, it fosters awareness, advocacy, and empowerment.

TAKEAWAYS:
The AIR Scholars Program enhances high school education on climate change, emphasizing carbon capture and environmental justice. It reshapes career aspirations, fosters critical thinking, and offers deep insights into climate solutions and science literacy.

SPEAKERS:
Jesse John (teacher: Brooklyn, NY)

Join us to experience lessons created with and for CO teachers on water and climate, and to learn from a co-author of the 5th National Climate Assessment. Participants will visit the headwaters of the CO River in a VR tour, analyze data to explore megadroughts, and play a Drought Resiliency game!

TAKEAWAYS:
Participants will explore innovative resources (e.g., VR tours, games, data analysis) that combine place-based instructional practices with contemporary research on climate change and its impact on water availability in Colorado, and leave prepared to implement these resources in their classrooms.

SPEAKERS:
Daniela Pennycook (Communication Specialist and Program Integrator: Boulder, CO), Jonathan Griffith (University of Colorado Boulder: Boulder, VT), Katya Schloesser (University of Colorado Boulder: Boulder, CO)

How can we help students build climate change understanding and keep them hopeful about their future? Using place-based education students see themselves as active and knowledgeable members of their communities who have agency in identifying local climate-related problems and developing solutions

TAKEAWAYS:
Participants will build an understanding of how placed-based education creates student agency to drive learning.

SPEAKERS:
NSTA Online Advisors (Teachers), Holly Hereau (NSTA: Arlington, VA), Patrice Scinta (NSTA: Arlington, VA)

Dr. Michael Wysession, NGSS co-author and geophysics professor, will explore fascinating Earth and space science (ESS) storylines of how geologic events such as volcanoes, earthquakes, and climate change have shaped the rise and fall of civilizations and altered human history.

TAKEAWAYS:
The usual and sometimes bizarre history of human impacts from geological events make for engaging phenomena and storylines that can be used to help students understand not only Earth and space science but also NGSS performance expectations in life science and physical science.

SPEAKERS:
Michael Wysession (Washington University in St. Louis: Saint Louis, MO)

This consultation session provides educators an opportunity to talk with others about persistent classroom tensions, lesson ideas, or teaching practices that could improve equitable science instruction or climate learning. Participants get to pose their own questions and pitch their own ideas.

TAKEAWAYS:
This session is designed to support the goals of each participant. Consultations will likely focus on: equitable classroom teaching practices, how to better support student talk, how to identify consequential phenomena for lessons, and how to teach in response to the climate crisis.

SPEAKERS:
Tiffany Neill (Research Scientist: Oklahoma City, OK), Philip Bell (University of Washington: Seattle, WA), Deb Morrison (Educator and Learning Scientist: Seattle, WA), Nancy Price (University of Washington: Seattle, WA), Kelsie Fowler (University of Washington: Seattle, WA)