Educators Inquiry Meetup: Climate Change in Your Classroom

Group of climate change protesters

Photo by Scott Lankford, September 2022.

Date
Fri October 28th 2022, 4:00 - 5:00pm
Event Sponsor
Global Educators Network
Location
Zoom. Registration is required.

Inquiry Question: How can we best confront the Climate Crisis in our own classes, curriculum, and campus activities?

Brief Opening Panel Presentation featuring:

Dr. Sharon Sikora (PhD Chemistry) was recently appointed to the steering panel for the National Assessment of Education Progress to help formulate recommendations for updating science criteria in ''The Nation's Report Card" for 2028. She has written curriculum for the Smithsonian as well as an NGSS-based high school chemistry curriculum in the context of climate change. A former Congressional Einstein Fellow, she currently serves as Director of Middle School Curriculum for Sacred Heart Schools in Atherton, CA.

Dr. Scott Lankford (PhD Modern Thought and Literature), a Global Educators Network Board Member, Foothill College English Instructor, and award-winning environmental journalist.

Discussion: The climate crisis is the most international, intersectional, interdisciplinary, existential threat which humanity will ever face. No one discipline or department can confront this planetary threat alone. Globally our students are already demanding greater focus on climate justice — and staging monthly climate strikes in schools around the world. As a global educator, what will your response be? What first steps, or leaps, can you take now? Join us for a shared dialog of urgency, innovation, and inspiration.

Ideas to Explore:

  • Crafting Effective Climate Communication
  • Emphasizing Intersectionality and Climate Justice
  • Balancing Information with Action
  • Overcoming Institutional, Political, and Psychological Barriers