by Keith Carlson | Jun 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
Climate Education and Community Action Framework Climate change is one of the most pressing problems facing our world. Children and families want to learn more in order to take action. When teachers, students, and families come together around climate action,...
by Keith Carlson | Jun 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
Community Building students’ background knowledge about climate change, climate justice, and climate solutions, creates opportunities for student agency. Their skills as civic actors impact people of all ages throughout their communities to get involved...
by Keith Carlson | Jun 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
Support sensemaking about climate science Human activities have unequivocally warmed our world at an unprecedented rate. We are already experiencing the effects of climate change (IPCC, 2021). Yet, only about one in five Americans (22%) understands that there...
by Keith Carlson | Jun 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
Seek systems-level explanations and pursue system-wide changes Understanding the causes and consequences of, and solutions to climate change means recognizing the interconnectedness of processes that shape ecosystems, including human societies, around the...
by Keith Carlson | Jun 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
Engage young peoples’ ideas about why climate change is serious The consequences of climate change impact all aspects of our daily lives, impacting the places we live, work, and play, and the resources that determine our quality of life, including air, water, and...
by Keith Carlson | Jun 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
Work collaboratively with young people towards climate solutions Solutions that help humans and ecosystems both mitigate and adapt to climate change are critical to ensuring a resilient future. Climate change is also inextricably linked to the socioeconomic...
