A practical and comprehensive approach for including climate change education into the K-12 curriculum written by many of the leading climate change experts in the field.
Climate change is one of the greatest challenges humanity has ever faced. One of the most effective ways to combat climate change is education. In New Jersey, standards to support teaching and learning about climate change were introduced for children of all ages beginning in 2022. In this edited volume, experts from across the state offer strategies, suggestions, advice, and vignettes to support educators as they begin to implement climate change instruction in their classrooms. With a foreword by our states First Lady Tammy S. Murphy, it also includes a scientific perspective on the effects of climate change in New Jersey, the history of climate change education in the US, and perspectives from colleagues in other states who are also beginning to adopt instructional practices to address this important topic.
Recenzijos
Understanding climate change is fundamental to mitigate it and adapt to it. It is the most important "lesson" of our generation. This book empowers teachers and students to make a difference. -- Lorenzo Fioramonti, former Minister of Education of Italy and founding director of the Institute for Sustainability at the University of Surrey (UK)
Daugiau informacijos
A practical and comprehensive approach for including climate change education into the K-12 curriculum written by many of the leading climate change experts in the field.
Contents
Foreword
By: Tammy Snyder Murphy
Chapter 1 A Brief Overview on Climate Change Education in New Jersey and
Beyond
By: Lauren Madden
Chapter 2 Effects of Climate Change in New Jersey
By: Ian Gray
Chapter 3 Teachers Initial Reactions to Climate Change Education in New
Jersey
By: Lauren Madden, Eileen Heddy, Margaret Wang, Julia Turner, Samantha
Lindsay, and Isabelle Pardew
Chapter 4 Preparing Children for Climate Change in the Early Years
By: Janna Hockenjos and Janice Parker
Chapter 5 Climate Change Education in the Elementary Classroom: Considering
the Why, When and Howand cultivating critical thinking and creative problem
solving while strengthening perspectives of resilience with young learners
By: Jeanne Muzi
Chapter 6 Education for Climate Action in Secondary Schools
By: Andrea Drewes and Jessica Monaghan
Chapter 7 Climate Change Education in the STEM Classroom
By: Rachel DiVanno, Kelly Stone, Melissa Zrada
Chapter 8 Climate Change Connections: The Power of Knowing and Doing-
TOGETHER!
By: Cari Gallagher and April Oliver
Chapter 9 Using Data Visualization to Enhance Climate Change Education
By: Melissa Zrada, Kristin Hunter-Thomson, and Carrie Ferraro
Chapter 10 Socioscientific Issues (SSI) as a Framework for Teaching Climate
Change
By: Sami Kahn and Timothy Lintner
Chapter 11 The Role of Art in Climate Change Education
By: Carolyn McGrath
Chapter 12 School Librarians and Climate Change
By: Ewa Dziedzic-Elliott
Chapter 13 Sustainability and Climate Change for All, A systematic approach
to implement K-12 Problem Based Learning and Design Thinking
By: Eddie Cohen and Brielle Kociolek
Chapter 14 Incorporating Climate Emotions into the Classroom: Strategies to
Support Student Emotional Growth and Thriving
By: Kathleen L. Grant and Sarah Springer
Chapter 15 Developing an EcoJustice Consciousness for Classroom Teachers and
their Students
By: Marissa Bellino and Greer Burroughs
Chapter 16 High-quality Instruction Begins with Great Resources
By: Beverly Plein, Julia Turner, and Margaret Wang
Chapter 17: Bridging Classrooms and Communities for Climate Change Education
By: Tina Overman, Kelly Stone, Chris Turnbull, Karen Woodruff
Chapter 18: Nonformal Education on Climate Change
By: Pat Heaney, Allison Mulch, & Graceanne Taylor
Chapter 19: Introduction: The Climate Journey, a mother daughter perspective
By: Helen Corveleyn and Grace Corveleyn
Chapter 20: Effective Climate Change Education in the Classroom Begins with
Effective Climate Change Professional Learning for Educators
By: Karen Woodruff, Missy Holzer, and Andrea Drewes
Chapter 21: Educational Policy & Climate Change Education in New Jersey
By: Sarah Sterling-Laldee
Chapter 22: Case Studies from Outside New Jersey
By: Christine Whitcraft, Kelley Lź, Kimi Waite, Jim Clifford, and Amara
Ifeji
Chapter 23: Climate Change in the Garden States Science Standards
By: Glenn Branch
Supplementary Materials
Chapter 1 Supplementary Lesson: Cookie Chemistry Lesson
Chapter 6 Supplementary Lesson: Termite Trails Lesson
Chapter 7 Supplementary Lesson a: Horseshoe Crab Lesson
Chapter 7 Supplementary Lesson b: Battleship Wind Farm Lesson
Chapter 8 Supplementary Lesson: Ride or Diatom Lesson
Glossary
Lauren Madden is a Professor in the Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education at The College of New Jersey. The aim of her work is to advocate for scientific literacy and the health of our planet through teaching and learning.
