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
Connect to people and projects focused on climate justice Students’ understanding of climate change must be grounded in climate justice ideas, issues, and initiatives. By foregrounding human rights, climate justice connections highlight how changes in...
by Keith Carlson | Jun 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
Expand ways of knowing and relating to the world The Climate Education & Community Action Framework looks to indigenous knowledge systems and practices that have long emphasized reciprocal relationships between humans and ecosystems. This...
by Keith Carlson | Jun 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
Create opportunities to learn outside with communities beyond the classroom Example: Kindergarteners learned about the superpowers of trees to fight climate change with their ability to take CO2 out of the air and turn it into oxygen through photosynthesis. ...
by Keith Carlson | Jun 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
Engage in inquiry and evidence-driven learning Students connect with local climate phenomena and data in order to determine needed actions in their community. Example: After a prolonged drought in Boulder County, Colorado, a wildfire destroyed 1,000 homes. ...
by Keith Carlson | Jun 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
Amplify youth voices about climate issues & actions youth can take As students build their background knowledge of climate mitigation, adaptation, and resilience, they lend their voices to local solutions. Example 1: Students learned about an...
