ED008
Climate Empowerment: Effective strategies to advance climate and resilience education in K-12 and informal learning contexts

Session ID#: 159698

Session Description:
This session will showcase successful approaches for climate and resilience education both in K-12 and in informal learning settings. Presenters will share best practices for creating a sense of empowerment and hope in students, youth, and/or community members that leads to climate action, including climate mitigation and climate adaptation. We invite abstracts about classroom instruction that inspires students’ learning about climate and energy topics and community resilience against natural hazards, including a focus on supporting mental health. We also invite abstracts to share effective strategies for inspiring youth and communities in informal learning settings to learn about and engage with climate and resilience topics. Of particular interest are abstracts that describe use of social cohesion techniques, efforts to achieve equity, and cultural relevance within diverse learning communities. This session will provide insight into lessons learned from programs that use innovative and novel approaches to teaching about climate, energy and community resilience.
Co-Sponsor(s):
  • AMS: American Meteorological Society -
  • NAGT: National Association of Geoscience Teachers -
Index Terms:

0805 Elementary and secondary education [EDUCATION]
0815 Informal education [EDUCATION]
0855 Diversity [EDUCATION]
4343 Preparedness and planning [NATURAL HAZARDS]

Primary Convener:  Anne U Gold, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), Boulder, CO, United States
Conveners:  Eric Havel, Community Resources for Science, Berkeley, CA, United States, Carrie McDougall, NOAA, Boulder, CO, United States and Seth Spencer, Climate Generations, Minnesota, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Anne U Gold, University of Colorado Boulder, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), Boulder, CO, United States
 
The Understanding Global Change Project: Professional learning and collaborative co-design of resources for K-12 education (Invited) (1049545)
Jessica Rebecca Bean1, Sagit Betser2, Kia Boose3, Tiffany Boyd4, Melissa Braaten5, Shelley Brooks6, Maceo Cooper3, Suzanne DeCoursey7, Michelle Drake8, Christine Fontaine9, Megan Isadore10, Christina Lunde11, Betsy Mitchell12, Joanna Totino13, Nicole Veltre-Luton3 and Charles R. Marshall1, (1)University of California Berkeley, Museum of Paleontology, Berkeley, CA, United States, (2)Independent Educator, Richmond, United States, (3)Baltimore City Public Schools, Baltimore, United States, (4)Classrooms 4 Climate Action, Louisville, United States, (5)University of Colorado at Boulder, School of Education, Boulder, CO, United States, (6)University of California Davis, Davis, United States, (7)Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, United States, (8)Marin County Office of Education, San Rafael, United States, (9)Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation, Santa Rosa, United States, (10)River Otter Ecology Project, Forest Knolls, United States, (11)Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District, Rohnert Park, United States, (12)Berkeley Natural History Museums, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, United States, (13)Lawrence Hall of Science, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, United States
 
Citizen and community science for climate resilience education- linking program design and outcomes in diverse learning environments (Invited) (1050628)
Katie Spellman1, Elena B Sparrow2, Malinda J Chase3, Christina Buffington1, Christa P.H. Mulder4, Christopher D Arp2, Laura Oxtoby2, Dana Nossov Brown2, Angela Larson5 and Kelly Kealy6, (1)University of Alaska Fairbanks, International Arctic Research Center, Fairbanks, AK, United States, (2)University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, United States, (3)Association of Interior Native Educators, Fairbanks, AK, United States, (4)University of Alaska Fairbanks, Institute of Arctic Biology, Fairbanks, AK, United States, (5)Goldstream Group, Fairbanks, AK, United States, (6)Goldstream Group LLC, Fairbanks, AK, United States
 
Strategies for Achieving Equity in NOAA's Community Resilience Grants (1052084)
Sarah E Schoedinger1, Carrie McDougall2 and Shadaesha Green2, (1)NOAA Washington DC, Office of Education, Washington, DC, United States, (2)NOAA Washington DC, Office of Education, Washington, United States
 
Making Climate Resilience Accessible to Youth – An Activity Book Inspiring Action (1055172)
Kathryn A Semmens, Nurture Nature Center, Easton, PA, United States and Margaret A Beetstra, Ohio State University, School of Environment and Natural Resources, Columbus, OH, United States
 
Advances and Highlights in 2022 -- Consortium of Leading Education and Action Programs in Climate & Energy. Students Pioneering STEM-based Climate Action, CLEAN Network, Girl Scouts, Museums and Science Centers, K-12 Schools, Gov’t sponsored. Return of STEM, Community-Based, and Mass-Scale Events. NSF, Smithsonian. California, DC, MD, VA, NY (1064125)
James D. Callahan1,2, Antonia Romm3,4, Abigail Stark5,6, Liz Bullock2, Lily Zheng7,8, Amanda Phan7,9, Luca Rinzel2,3, Lyman Black10 and Sean Bovell1, (1)Mobile Climate Science Labs, Oakland, United States, (2)Lowell School, Washington DC, Washington, United States, (3)Climate Club DC, Washington, United States, (4)Mobile Climate Science Labs, Washington DC, United States, (5)ClimateChangeEducation.org, STEM and Arts, Washington, United States, (6)Mobile Climate Science Labs, Washington, United States, (7)Mobile Climate Science Labs, Oakland, CA, United States, (8)Chabot Space and Science Center, Galaxy Explorers, Oakland, CA, United States, (9)Oakland Charter High School, Oakland, United States, (10)North Bay Science Discovery Day, Exhibits, Santa Rosa, United States
 
Informal STEM Learning Empowering Students to Tackle Climate Issues through GLOBE Hands-On Science in “Safe Spaces” (1073152)
Svetlana Darche, WestEd, San Francisco, United States and Tracy Ostrom, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States
 
Climate Resilience, Community-driven Action, and a Hyperlocalized Public Forum in Richmond, VA (1110638)
Jeremy S Hoffman, The Science Museum of Virginia, Richmond, United States and David Sittenfeld, Museum of Science, Boston, MA, United States
 
An Educational Partnership to Engage High School Students in Water and Climate (1131514)
Lisa Gallagher, Princeton University, High Meadows Environmental Institute, Princeton, NJ, United States and Reed M Maxwell, Princeton University, Civil & Environmental Engineering, High Meadows Environmental Institute, Princeton, United States
 
How Water Use Educational Programs Like the Water Footprint Project Help Communities Build Climate Resilience (1172822)
Robin Madel and Kai Olson-Sawyer, GRACE Communications Foundation, New York, NY, United States
 
Engaging Young Learners in Climate Justice Action Research: Curriculum and Project-based Frameworks for Grades 3-5 (1177360)
Helen Fitzmaurice, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States, Eric Havel, Community Resources for Science, Berkeley, CA, United States and Kate Gallagher, Oakland Unified School District, Oakland, CA, United States
 
“Perspective for Planet”: Augmenting the Traditional Learning with Interactive Reinforcement of Environment Centric Perspective. (1180132)
Aayushi Saini1, Yuvraj Singh1 and S S Saini2, (1)Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Srinagar, Uttarakhand, India, (2)JMI, New Delhi, India
 
North American Association for Environmental Education Environmental Education Programs: Guidelines for Excellence for High Quality ProgramsNAAEE guidelines provide step-by-step strategies from growing an idea through planning, conducting, and evaluating programs in K-12+ and nonformal settings. Presenters are in the NAAEE Trainers Bureau. (1188296)
Frederick Stoss, University of Buffalo, Rochester, NY, UNITED STATES and Kaeti Stoss, Rochester Institute of Technology, Environmental Education, Rochester, United States
 
Climate Solutions: a new exhibition to Catalyze Climate Change Education, Communication and Community Action (1189294)
Jen Kretser, The Wild Center, Tupper Lake, NY, United States, Stephanie Ratcliffe, The Wild Center, Tupper Lake, United States and Katie Chandler, Kera Collective, Washington, DC, United States
 
Investigating Water, Flooding and Climate Change in the Classroom Through Authentic Scientific Experiences (1201056)
Alejandro A Mundo, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York, NY, United States; Kingsbridge International High School,, Bronx, United States
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