Global Teaching Explores Paths from Classroom to Climate Change Impacts

I get climate education almost every waking hour, far beyond what I’m here to learn and communicate through my writing and what I do what webcast to maintain.

exist Columbia Climate Schoolmy communications program is embedded in a pioneering effort to expand the degree-granting program, which Interdisciplinary Across a large university – from Teachers College to Engineering and Architecture to Basic Climate Science to Arts and Humanities.

my wife, Lisa Mechaliwork for a small organization Helping K-12 Teachers Build Sustainability Concepts into their existing lesson plans – from Houston to New York and beyond. You can imagine our breakfast and dinner brainstorming! (We also wrote a book together Humanity’s Weather and Climate Learning Tour.)

So last year I was very excited Iban Goldsteina friend who runs the Center for Sustainability along the Hudson River at Bard College, reached out to describe an ambitious global teaching on climate solutions and climate justice — centered today, March 30, But also live on with labels #MakeClimateAClass and website solveclimateby2030.org. you can also Sign the Make Climate First-Class Pledge.

Of course, no one is going to “fix climate by 2030” given the enormous challenges of building a safer human relationship with climate and energy. Goldstein said from the outset that the aim was to provoke and engage. The engagement map shows it’s working.

A map of climate justice and action teaching and related activities.

On Monday, I hosted a What to Maintain Conversation Effective and Broad Pathways to Climate Education The two pioneers worked to build the capacity of teachers and students everywhere to understand and act on climate risks.

they are Jing LinProfessor of International Education, University of Maryland, College Park, Oren Pizmony-LevyProfessor of International and Comparative Education at Columbia Teachers College and Director of the Center for Sustainable Futures.

A group of their outstanding students joined us and received amazing comments from the audience, including Mujida Ajibolaan educator building a climate literacy and action program in Abuja, Nigeria, and Paul Elliottteacher educator at Trent University in Ontario and co-chair of the All Canada Organization Environment and Sustainable Development Education in Teacher Education. Watch the webcast below.