Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6Kgw6TxuQaOdKstztwK1Jg#/registration

In an era of evolving environmental and social challenges, how do visionary organizations like Finance Engage Sustain (FES), a youth-led and youth-serving organization, emerge as powerful leaders? And what can they teach both aspiring and established environmental non-governmental organizations (ENGOs)?

This panel dives into the story behind FES—not just what they do but how they got here—providing insights into their journey from a grassroots initiative engaging 500 schools, 400 towns, and 100,000 youth in Indigenous, rural, and remote areas from 2016 to 2020, to its new era as a youth-led support structure that has provided $1.5M to support the scaling and implementation of over 151 youth-led projects, leveraging an additional $4.5M through training and wrap-around support. Throughout its years, FES has maintained its youth-led nature and community roots.

Hear from FES youth leaders as they reflect on key milestones, share strategies for establishing trust with the communities they serve, and discuss the delicate balance of scaling impact without losing sight of grassroots values. Attendees will gain practical insights on founding and sustaining a mission-driven organization, from recruiting allies and board members to developing robust feedback mechanisms. Whether you're starting out, scaling up, or reimagining your organization’s impact, this session offers a roadmap to redefining environmental leadership and fostering meaningful change.

The Climate Solutions Innovation Forum is a multi-year program that highlights newer innovative environmental nonprofits who share the story to inspire emerging leaders and/or to expose seasoned leaders to new ways of affecting change and reaching new audiences. CSIF shines a light on less traditional policy-oriented NGOs, youth led organizations as well as recently emerged culturally-focused ENGOs mostly at the fringes of the mainstream.

About the Presenters

Kat Cadungog (she/her) is Executive Director of FES.

Kat has been acting as the Executive Director for FES since late 2020 and officially came into the position in mid-2021. Kat has had her hand in everything FES. She has collaborated with youth across Canada in over 50 Action Projects in remote, rural, and Indigenous communities when she was Sustainability Project Consultant for FES’ 3% Project. She has also worked in FES’ SDGs portfolio, managing the SDGs Launch Program. Despite the hardships brought by COVID-19, she successfully expanded the SDGs Launch program not only in Canada, but to higher education institutions in the USA and now the UK.

Alyssa Obrand (she/her) is Managing Director of FES.

Alyssa supports the team with financial management and administration tasks, and is in charge of everything from payroll, to invoices, and receipts. Alyssa joined FES in 2021, after finishing her Bachelor of Commerce at McGill University’s Desautels Faculty of Management. Now, upon finishing a Masters of Science in Environment, Politics and Society at the University College London in the United Kingdom, she is fulfilling her passion for environmental activism and reimagining the philanthropic sector for youth with FES.

Register: https://tinyurl.com/4s52ypu9

New York City’s Local Law 97 will create the largest demand for new and retrofitted high-performance buildings in the nation. Who will build, retrofit, and operate these buildings to achieve their full potential?

Join Urban Green and the U.S. Green Building Council on December 12 at 10:00 am for an exciting webinar featuring speakers from training organizations across the NYC workforce development ecosystem as they discuss barriers and solutions to grow the inclusive, diverse workforce that will achieve the city’s carbon reduction goals.

Topics will include visualizing pathways to new green careers and creating a culture of training to upskill incumbent workers. 

Speakers

Rhiannon Jacobsen, Managing Director of U.S. Market Transformation & Development, U.S. Green Building Council

Michaela Boren-Kapadia, Manager, Green Programs, 32BJ Training Fund

Michiko Grasso, Vice President of External Affairs, Nontraditional Employment for Women

Shakira Hart, Senior Director of Community Engagement, Solar One

Ellen Honigstock (Moderator), Senior Director, Education, Urban Green Council

Event Cost

• Non Member: $10

• Core Member (incl. Student & Emerging Professional): $5

• Trust and Leadership Level Member (incl. Steward & Supporter): Free

• Sponsor and Organizational Member : Free

Register: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYsdemvrDsuE9DbyuO_Ox9LAbDiCBXXujME#/registration

Climate Reality recently relaunched the Green Schools Campaign, a program focused on seeding local campaign teams of students, teachers, parents, and community members to call for the transition of their schools, school transportation, and school districts to 100% clean energy.  In addition, efforts are underway to advance climate education and professional learning opportunities in New York’s P-12 Schools.

Learn how students, teachers, parents, and community members can get involved in our statewide efforts in New York.  Hear about upcoming programs to train and mobilize our chapter and community members to promote green schools in our state. 

Our speakers will be:

Sidney Miralao, Climate Reality Project Youth Engagement Manager who will share plans for an upcoming full day green schools training program in New York, as well as share resources for mobilizing students and citizens in the effort.

Rachel Arbor, CEO & Founder of Gaia Scholastic, NY State Lead for Subject to Climate and presidential innovation award winner for environmental educators from the White House and EPA to share educational resources for integrating climate into the classroom curriculum.

Emily Fano, Director, Climate Resilience Education at National Wildlife Federation, convener of an intergenerational coalition of high school students, education professionals and NGOs that are partnering with the New York State Education Department, unions, and lawmakers to advance climate education and teacher training in New York through policy, advocacy and public education.

Register: https://cfr.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_r34m-p0kSSqYhnZvTKDmSg?utm_source=cfredu_newsletter#/registration

Join CFR Education from the Council on Foreign Relations to learn about free simulations that invite educators and their students to step into the roles of decision-makers on the U.S. National Security Council or UN Security Council. CFR Education simulations help students develop critical thinking, persuasive speaking and writing, and collaboration skills while giving them hands-on experience grappling with today’s most pressing global issues. In this thirty minute webinar, participants will discover how to use CFR Education mini simulations and extended simulations in their classroom; explore the range of regions and issues that students can dive into through simulations; gain tips and tricks for running a National Security Council and UN Security Council role-play; learn how to tailor simulations to individual schedules and needs; and ask questions! CFR Education aims to close the global literacy gap in our country by providing accessible, accurate, and authoritative resources that build the knowledge, skills, and perspective high school and higher education students need to understand and engage with today’s most pressing global issues. Learn more at education.cfr.org.

Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/place-based-learning-exploring-the-world-around-you-tickets-1041211059307

Cost: $25

STEMteachersNYC delivers professional development workshops for teachers, by teachers, about teaching, since 2011. All workshops over 2hrs offer CTLE. CUNY Pre-service teachers may attend for free; Brooklyn College Pre-service teachers receive Field Site hours. Please reach out if your school requires an invoice. We are an NYCDOE MTAC Vendor.

Led by Eric Walters

Location: Marymount School of New York

Time: 9:00am-12:00pm, in person.

Description:

Place-based education is generally described as “the process of using the local community and environment as a starting point to teach concepts across the curriculum. Moreover, by “emphasizing hands-on, real-world learning experiences…” we will “enhance students’ appreciation for the natural world.” Socratic questioning, in conjunction with place-based learning, provides a unique intersection through which students may demonstrate their knowledge of scientific concepts in a real-world context. 

In this interactive session, participants will review the walkSTEM® methodology, developed by talkSTEM, a Dallas-based nonprofit, that promotes STEM literacy.  We will discuss mechanisms and strategies by which students may use their mobile devices to document “science in action,” anytime, anywhere. This documentation forms the basis of the walkSTEM® methodology, in which students take photos and/or videos of scientific phenomena at the school or in the local neighborhood as a mechanism that generates scientific questions and how those questions may highlight cross-cutting concepts by creating and sharing their own examples. We’ll engage in a walkSTEM® design sprint, creating a walkSTEM® experience in the neighborhood around the workshop location.  Participants will leave with a toolkit that will allow them to integrate this innovative learning model into their curriculum.

You can view a sample walkSTEM® project for East Harlem, created by students in the Honors Physics class at Marymount New York, may be viewed on Google Earth.

Workshop Agenda

• Workshop opening, introductions, and goal setting

• walkSTEM® Overview and Examples

• walkSTEM® Design Sprint, Part 1: Identifying STEM phenomena in East Harlem

• walkSTEM® Design Sprint, Part 2: Creating your walkSTEM® experience

• walkSTEM® Showcase

• Workshop Reflection and Wrap up

Participants will need a laptop and a mobile device for this workshop. A list of required PC or Mac software will be sent in advance of the workshop.

This is an in-person workshop. Participants may not join by Zoom.

Current CUNY students with valid ID may attend summer workshops at a discount or for FREE! Please email preservice@stemteachersnyc.org for details.

Email general questions to Registration@STEMteachersNYC.org. Note this workshop requires a minimum number of participants. In the event there are not enough participants, the workshop will be cancelled, and a refund will be issued.

Register: https://www.ilr.cornell.edu/carow/events/learning-abroad-lessons-building-equitable-clean-energy-economy-nys

What lessons can we learn from other countries that New York can adopt or adapt to address our climate future? Since 2018, the Climate Jobs Institute at Cornell’s ILR School has led several international delegations to learn from other nations’ successes and shortcomings in the fight to create an equitable, unionized clean energy economy. In this webinar, NYS Assemblymember and Labor Committee Chair Harry Bronson, Michael Yee, Director of the Educational and Cultural Trust Fund of the Electrical Industry in NYC, and Rhea Wolfson, Head of Internal and Industrial Relations for GMB Union in the UK will share some key takeaways from these delegations and how they have influenced their work here at home.

In recent years, New York State policymakers have set ambitious climate and decarbonization goals. Meeting these goals will require action across all sectors of the economy, as well as coordination between government, industry, organized labor, and community organizations. Fortunately, several other countries have made meaningful progress in tackling the climate crisis while creating high-quality jobs, fostering collaboration across sectors, and delivering economic benefits to communities.

Since 2018, the Climate Jobs Institute at Cornell’s ILR School has led several international delegations to learn from other nations’ successes and shortcomings in the fight to create an equitable, unionized clean energy economy. In this webinar, you will hear from policymakers in New York, as well as union leaders from New York and abroad, who have participated in these delegations. Panelists will share some of their key takeaways from delegations to Denmark, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, and discuss how these lessons can inform advocacy and policymaking here in New York State.

This webinar features:

• Harry Bronson, NYS Assemblymember and Labor Committee Chair, Assembly District 138

• Zach Cunningham, Assistant Director of Labor Education, Climate Jobs Institute

• Rhea Wolfson, Head of internal and industrial relations, GMB Union in the UK.

• Michael Yee, Director, Educational and Cultural Trust Fund of the Electrical Industry in NYC

Together, they will share insights from visits to Denmark, Sweden, and the UK and discuss how these lessons can inform New York's climate advocacy and policymaking.

The Clean Energy Jobs and Resource Fair will enable participants to connect with employers about high-paying jobs, network with clean energy professionals, and explore industry training programs.

Location: Westchester County Center, 198 Central Ave, White Plains, NY 10606

Time: 2:00pm - 7:00pm

Register to attend here.

Register: https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcpf-qtqzwuEtXa7P3kyI1a5PwesrBsZK1j#/registration

Wednesday, November 13, 2024, 5pm - 6pm EST

The Paleontological Research Institution (PRI) has announced the establishment of the Center for Climate Change Education, furthering its commitment to climate and energy education. This new initiative will equip educators and the public with practical tools for addressing climate change while contributing to global mitigation efforts. The Center will produce educational resources, create museum and nature center exhibits, offer professional development for educators, and provide climate education programs designed for diverse audiences. It will also support the broader climate education community.

“Our mission is to provide and support action-oriented climate change education everywhere,” said Don Haas, PhD, Director of Teacher Programming at PRI. “We believe humanity is facing a climate emergency and education is a fundamental tool for addressing this challenge.”

The session will provide an overview of resources from the Center and highlight selected learning activities for anyone who wants to learn or teach about climate change! Explore the Center’s resources at: https://climate.earthathome.org/. 

Register: https://registration.anymeeting.com/E952DA8584483A6F/registration-form

In our interconnected world, climate change affects all of us. Within K-12 education, 80 percent of administrators and teachers want to teach about climate change but do not feel knowledgeable enough to do so. If educators are equipped to teach about climate change, they can inspire the next generation to take climate action.

Join CFR Education from the Council on Foreign Relations think tank for a conversation with a K-12 expert on climate education, an award-winning climate educator and administrator, and the head of teaching and learning at CFR Education to discuss how teaching about climate change is central to preparing students to be informed citizens in our connected world.

In this edWebinar, you will learn about:

• Best practices for seamlessly integrating climate education into different subject areas

• Tips and tricks for creating effective lessons that empower students to take action against climate change

• Examples from the classroom

• FREE, new, non-partisan resources that provide middle and high school students and teachers with tools on climate change and its implications on global issues and foreign policy

This edWebinar will greatly benefit middle and high school social studies, science, ELA, and math educators interested in climate education. There will be time for questions at the end of the presentation.

Register: https://actionnetwork.org/events/ira-funding-for-higher-ed-training/

Join the Campus Climate Network and the League of Conservation Voters to learn about how a portion of the $369 billion dollars of climate funding in the Biden-Harris Inflation Reduction Act–can provide your campus with resources to catalyze the clean energy transition!

Did you know that the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) can fund clean energy projects for colleges and universities? Right now, student organizers have a unique moment to learn how to leverage these funds to catalyze climate action on our campuses. We cannot miss this time-sensitive opportunity to fund climate action! This training will highlight how to access those IRA funds, introduce a case study of a campus that is using federal funding to decarbonize, and provide strategies for this using the IRA funding opportunity to advance your campus campaign. We need you to join to build power and create real change on our campuses!

Register: https://www.weact.org/event/environmental-education-open-house/

Are you a teacher, professor, or just passionate about environmental education? Then come to our virtual Educators Open House to learn about WE ACT’s environmental justice education initiatives and talk about the tools and resources you feel would help elevate environmental education in the classroom. Join on Zoom on Nov. 6th, from 7:00-8:00 PM.

Register: https://www.climateactionproject.org/cadregistration

Climate Action Day is a live, online event produced by Take Action Global, that serves as the culminating celebration of the Climate Action Project, a six-week initiative involving 5 million+ people across 170+ countries. During the event, students and teachers will present questions to speakers and will showcase potential solutions for climate change. Schools and classrooms will be recognized for their efforts.

Register: https://tinyurl.com/mr3ed3zs

How can youth tackle creating change in climate, addressing one of the biggest challenges facing us today? The High School Polar CAP (Climate Ambassador Program) team spent the summer tackling just this question and will share some key take-aways about what they learned and developed over the summer! Join them for a fun conversation!

REGISTER: https://amnh.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJElcOiopzMsGNXbvb4h6mlcGlMjMaR5ZurF#/registration

This virtual Election Day workshop for educators is hosted by the American Museum of Natural History with CRETF and the Climate Mental Health Network.

Recent climate events across the country - from extreme heat to wildfires, floods and hurricanes - have provided many opportunities to engage in learning and conversation with students in the classroom. These events can also give rise to challenging emotions in students and teachers alike. Research shows that a majority of teachers don’t feel equipped to address climate change or the complex emotions the topic provokes. According to a recent report, climate change is impacting the mental health of 68% of U.S. youth (Blue Sky, 2023) and 64% of adults are worried about it (Yale, 2024). Even the best climate educators may not be attuned to their students’, or their own, emotions around climate change or have the tools to address them. Navigating climate emotions effectively is vital for student and teacher well-being and emotional resilience. In this workshop, participants will be supported to reflect on their own climate emotions, engage in activities and discussion related to helping their students express and manage theirs, and will leave with tools and resources for their K-12 classrooms.

CTLE credit is available.

Speakers: Emily Fano, M.A (National Wildlife Federation), Elissa Teles Muñoz (Climate Mental Health Network), and Larissa Dooley, Ph.D (National Wildlife Federation)

Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dUXVLb4NRDuZdYY4doPPBg#/registration

1:00pm EST

In a world with increasing conflict, apathy and hopelessness, how can we move beyond polarization to solve urgent challenges like human suffering, environmental degradation, and animal cruelty? This webinar explores a practical "solutionary" framework for bridging divides and creating positive social change. Based on Zoe Weil's work as a humane educator, participants will explore the solutionary mindset, which emphasizes critical, systems, strategic, and creative thinking in education and other disciplines. Through real-world examples and evidence-based optimism, this webinar will equip changemakers, educators, community members and youth with tools to collaborate and address seemingly intractable issues. Discover the benefits of utilizing an interdisciplinary approach to social change, from finding deeper purpose to reducing apathy and isolation, and join the movement for a more humane, equitable, and healthy society.

Presenter:

Zoe Weil is the co-founder and president of the Institute for Humane Education (IHE) where she created the first graduate programs in comprehensive Humane Education linking human rights, environmental sustainability, and animal protection, offered online through an affiliation with Antioch University. IHE also offers a Solutionary Micro-credential course and award-winning teacher resources to help educators and changemakers bring solutionary practices to students and communities so that together we can effectively solve local and global challenges. Zoe is a frequent keynote speaker at education and other conferences and has given six TEDx talks including her acclaimed TEDx, "The World Becomes What You Teach." She is the author of eight books including her 2024 book The Solutionary Way: Transform Your Life, Your Community, and the World for the Better, which was a #1 Amazon New Release in Social Philosophy; #1 Amazon best seller in the Philosophy and Social Aspects of Education, The World Becomes What We Teach: Educating a Generation of Solutionaries; Nautilus silver medal winner Most Good, Least Harm; and Moonbeam gold medal winner Claude and Medea. Zoe is the 2023 recipient of the Spirit of America award, which honors people who follow their conscience and act against current thinking to stand up for equity, freedom, and the American spirit of justice. She was named one of Maine Magazine’s 50 independent leaders transforming their communities and the state and is the recipient of the Unity College Women in Environmental Leadership award. She was also a subject of the Americans Who Tell the Truth portrait series. She holds master’s degrees from Harvard Divinity School and the University of Pennsylvania and was awarded an honorary doctorate from Valparaiso University.

Register: https://nwf-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ufO4CpqZSlCazdgeO2Gl-A#/registration

Join the National Wildlife Federation’s Climate and Energy Team and Education Teams for a look into the different climate change-related resources NWF has for educators. There will be a presentation on communicating climate change solutions and a presentation on NWF’s EcoSchools U.S. program, followed by a Q&A session with the audience.

Speakers:

• Liz Soper, Senior Director of K-12 Education

• Jennifer Hammonds, Director of K-12 Education

• Shannon Heyck-Williams, Associate Vice President of Climate and Energy

• Sarah Kallgren, Carbon Management Coordinator

REGISTER: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScHbqNw0pFIeTBTndgAjeg55lP8n0ovpThVL-Ot3NkRxIuAzw/viewform

Join Constitution Marsh Audubon Center for a free Youth Climate Summit! The Youth Climate Summit is a high-energy conference focused on climate action and civic engagement for youth, empowering students to explore climate impacts and develop community based solutions.

This workshop series aims for students to learn about climate science and create change in their school and community by making a Climate Action Plan (CAP). This weekend session program is to occur on Zoom on Saturday, October 19th from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM.

Organizers are also asking students to commit to an in-person field day on Sunday, October 20th, with a rain date of October 26th. The field day will consist of talking about your CAP’s with others and participating in activities such as planting native trees/plants, removing invasive species at various locations! More details to come on field locations.

The Youth Climate Summit is open to ALL school cohorts, afterschool and other extracurricular groups, and individual students in 9th through 12th grade. Under Audubon's wing, students will learn climate science, attend interactive workshops, build cohorts with peer-to-peer learning, and create Climate Action Plans (CAP) to be implemented in their schools and communities.

Organizers ask that cohorts have teachers or advisors that can assist students during the Climate Action Planning process. They ask that you commit to both days, as they are building blocks to the CAP. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out: cmacs@audubon.org. 

Note: THE AGENDA FOR THE TRAINING (INCLUDING START AND END TIMES FOR EACH DAY) IS NOT YET FINAL AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

Register for the training here to receive updates as the agenda is finalized

Join former Vice President Al Gore and Climate Reality for a virtual climate leadership training October 17–23 and get the skills, know-how, and network to protect our democracy and build a thriving clean energy future for America.

National Wildlife Federation is a Climate Reality training partner.

Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwrc-yvpjorHNHI9YjRG73UkmU_B2v9GlBi#/registration

Do you want to address climate change with your elementary students, but don't know where to begin? Are you concerned that climate change may overwhelm or scare your students? Then this workshop is a good place to start! We will discuss key practices for early elementary climate change education and introduce Climate Generation's new resources for grades K-2, Healthy Habitats and Food Solutions. You will leave with more confidence to teach about climate change with your elementary students, and knowledge of two standards-supported resources to get you started! This workshop will apply best to formal or non-formal educators working with K-2 students, but preschool and 3rd grade educators may also find it applicable. We encourage you to download the Healthy Habitats and Food Solutions resources before the session to familiarize yourself with the content! 

We understand that some of these workshops do not work for educator's schedules, so all registrants will receive a recording and additional resources to their e-mail within 1 week of the event. We are striving to make our events more welcoming to all, with specific goals about racial equity and inclusivity. Your answers during registration will help us to know how we are doing. The workshop will be from 12:00-1:00pm CT/1:00pm-2:00pm EST.

REGISTER by October 7th: https://tinyurl.com/2h23p2xy

Selected educators will embark on an intensive 9-hour professional development academy from October 12, 19 and 24 from 10am-1pm Eastern Time.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROGRAM IN ENGLISH: Learn how to work with your students to explore how communities can respond and adapt to become more resilient when facing climate change! 

Join the Smithsonian Science Education Center (SSEC) to learn how to support young people to build their skills and knowledge around food systems, effective management of water, improving community structures, and supporting cultural resilience. Take part in a virtual professional development academy on the Smithsonian Science for Global Goals community research guide, Climate Resilience! How can communities adapt to a changing climate? 

This professional development academy will offer an in-depth training for educators into the key activities and resources within the Climate Resilience! community research guide. This includes building knowledge around investigating community systems, analyzing and interpreting data; communicating information; and taking action to support community and cultural resilience. Participants will have the opportunity to interact with resilience experts and explore how to create a sustainable future through the lens of the UN SDGs. This virtual academy will include synchronous Zoom sessions and an interactive Moodle course.

By attending this training you will:  

• Learn how local and global impacts of climate change are affecting communities and understand how students can effectively adapt food systems, manage water, improve community structures and support cultural resilience.

• Gain an understanding of how to facilitate inclusive, student-led, STEM and engineering investigations and action-taking around complex global issues

• Develop an action plan for implementing the guide in your context  

Learn more about the program below! Applications close October 7, 2024!  

INFORMACIÓN DEL PROGRAMA EN ESPAÑOL:

¡Aprende a trabajar con tus estudiantes para explorar cómo las comunidades pueden responder y adaptarse para ser más resilientes frente al cambio climático!

​​Únete a esta iniciativa del Centro de Educación en Ciencias de Smithsonian (SSEC) para aprender cómo ayudar a los jóvenes a desarrollar sus habilidades y conocimientos en torno a los sistemas alimentarios, la gestión eficaz del agua, la mejora de las estructuras comunitarias y el apoyo a la resiliencia cultural ¡Participa en una academia de desarrollo profesional virtual sobre la guía de investigación comunitaria de ¡Resiliencia climática!: ¿Cómo pueden las comunidades adaptarse a un clima cambiante?

Esta academia de desarrollo profesional ofrecerá una formación en profundidad para educadores sobre las actividades y los recursos clave de la guía de investigación comunitaria ¡Resiliencia climática!. Esto incluye el desarrollo de conocimientos en torno a la investigación de sistemas comunitarios, analizando e interpretando datos; la comunicación de información y la adopción de medidas para apoyar la resiliencia comunitaria y cultural. Los participantes tendrán la oportunidad de interactuar con expertos en resiliencia y explorar cómo crear un futuro sostenible a través de la lente de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenibles (ODS) de la ONU. Esta academia virtual incluirá sesiones sincrónicas de Zoom y un curso interactivo de Moodle.

Asistir a esta capacitación te permitirá:

• Aprender cómo los impactos locales y globales del cambio climático están afectando a las comunidades y comprender cómo los estudiantes pueden adaptar eficazmente los sistemas alimentarios, la gestión del agua, mejorar las estructuras comunitarias y apoyar la resiliencia cultural.

• Comprender cómo facilitar investigaciones y acciones inclusivas, dirigidas por los estudiantes, en los campos de la ciencia, la tecnología, la ingeniería y las matemáticas (STEM) en torno a problemas globales complejos.

• Desarrollar un plan de acción para implementar la guía en su contexto.

¡Obtén información sobre el programa a continuación! Las postulaciones cierran el 7 de octubre de 2024.

Register: https://cuboulder.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_M20zDcr_TxaP9pkVVqZCmw#/registration

In this presentation, Dr. Maria Ojala describes hope as a complex concept consisting of both emotional and cognitive aspects and as something that could be both constructive and less constructive. She will present different aspects of the hope concept: hope based on denial, existential hope, hope by facing the negative, hope as utopia, pathways to hope, and hope as agency work. Dr. Ojala will also focus on new research on climate change hope as agency work and the implications for climate-change education and communication. Presented by: Maria Ojala, Professor in socio-ecological resilience, University of Oulu, Finland, PhD and Docent in Psychology, Örebro University, Sweden

Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_M0mtkTjwSK-87IezQv2YeA#/registration

Join the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) to learn more about a new federal interagency climate literacy resource, Climate Literacy: Essential Principles for Understanding and Addressing Climate Change, endorsed by 15 federal agencies, now available at https://www.climate.gov/climateliteracy. You’ll hear from the developers of the guide on how it was created, the essential principles it covers, and how it can be used, with an opportunity to ask questions.

About the Climate Literacy Guide: The guide was first published by USGCRP in 2008 and was updated in 2009. This 2024 edition reflects recent advances in our understanding of climate change, based on the latest climate science assessments. It also updates the definition of climate literacy to encompass physical science as well as local knowledge and Indigenous Knowledges, social sciences, approaches to addressing climate change, and climate justice concepts. This guide is written with educators, communicators, and decision-makers in mind.

About the U.S. Global Change Research Program: USGCRP is a federal interagency program that coordinates research and investments in understanding and responding to the forces shaping the global environment, both human and natural, and their impacts on society. USGCRP facilitates collaboration and cooperation across 15 federal member agencies to advance a whole-of-government response to global environmental change. Learn more about USGCRP at https://www.globalchange.gov/about-us.

Register for in-person or livestream: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/metamorphosis-climate-fiction-for-a-better-future-tickets-1008598785117

Monday October 7, 2024, 7pm
The Center for Fiction
15 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217

Talented performer Eric Lockley will be reading an excerpt from three stories (including Solarpunk pioneer Susan Kaye Quinn) and Tory Stephens from Grist will moderate a panel discussion. The authors be talking about their stories, about climate fiction in general, and the power of storytelling to help us understand the climate crisis and find our place of action in fighting it.

REGISTER: https://tinyurl.com/4wbdd9vv

Many believe that the stakes of an election have never been higher than they are for the 2024 election, particularly for progress on tackling climate change and environmental injustices. The Trump administration can be credited with the overturning of the Chevron Deference as well as rolling back more than 100 environmental rules; while the Biden administration has committed more funding and resources to fighting causes and impacts of climate change, as well as working to address decades of environmental injustices than any previous administration. What will the next presidency bring?

Join our panel of environmental policy professionals, climate and justice activists, and candidates running for national office for a conversation around the potential impacts of the 2024 election results on advancing climate policy and environmental justice.

The Panel:

• Cheyenne Young (Moderator) - Policy Associate at The Nature Conservancy

• Caroline Gleich - Candidate for U.S. Senate (D-UT), Ski mountaineer & athlete

• Iyla Shornstein - Political Director at The Center for Climate Integrity

Panel will be held via Zoom, and attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions.

Please Note: CRETF does not endorse any political candidates for office.

REGISTER: https://tinyurl.com/mwmb8ybu

October 5, 8pm

October 19, TBD

October 26, 2pm

Please Join us for CPA-NA’s Planting the Future Fall ‘24 Fundraising Saturday Distinguished Speakers Series

For Therapists, Educators, Academics, and School Counselors Building in Psychological Tools & Well-being into the K-College Environmental Science Curriculum

You are invited to one OR all 3 Distinguished Speaker Events (discounted 3-event subscription) with these special experts in child/adolescent/young adult therapy and education as they discuss how to change science/climate curricula and messaging to young people to include emotional tools and empowerment for children and young adults.

Addressing climate emotions and environmental/social justice in education is important because it can help students develop emotional intelligence, build resilience, foster a sense of agency and empowerment, and build empathy and understanding for those affected by climate change. Young people equipped with these skills are more likely to feel a sense of agency and empowerment in their ability to take action to address climate change.

Attend all three events to receive discounts from $5-$20 off ticket prices.

The events:

Planting the Future Speaker Series: Climate Emotions in the K-12 Classroom: A Cross-Generational Conversation (Oct 5)

"What to Do When Climate Change Scares You": Strategies for Supporting Children ages 6-12 in the Clinic and Classroom (Oct 19)

How to Teach, Learn, & Process Climate Anxiety & the Toxic Knowledge of Climate Injustice with College-age Students (Oct 26)

Reduced rate tickets are available for students and people experiencing financial hardship. Please email info@climatepsychology.us if interested.

REGISTER: https://tinyurl.com/ytm98za8

In this workshop, join Kate Schapira and Carolyn McGrath as they discuss climate emotions, how they show up in the classroom, and how teachers and counselors can help students work with and through them. Kate and Carolyn will be joined by students who helped review the Educator’s Guide to Climate Emotions. The ecological changes happening in the world evoke strong feelings, especially for young people whose lives are being and will continue to be altered by a changing climate. Educators bear a responsibility, not only to teach students about the causes, consequences, and responses to climate change but also, with counselors and parents, to help young people navigate the emotional terrain of living on a rapidly warming planet. Please download the Educator’s Guide before this workshop: Educator's Guide to Climate Emotions.

Meet your hosts:

Carolyn McGrath is a visual arts teacher and school sustainability leader who has worked in New Jersey public schools for over 26 years. She is a passionate advocate for interdisciplinary climate change education thatintegrates art, justice, emotion, and action. As part of the Climate Psychology Alliance of North America, she co-authored An Educator's Guide to Climate Emotions.

Kate Schapira has been listening to people about climate change for ten years, at the Climate Anxiety Counseling booth and elsewhere. She lives in Providence, Rhode Island, where she teaches nonfiction writing at Brown University and is involved with local efforts toward environmental justice, climate justice and peer mental health
support.  The exercises in her first work of nonfiction, Lessons from the Climate Anxiety Counseling Booth, offer actionable steps for connecting with others, identifying and activating community abundance, matching your skills with organized climate activism, and imagining a radically more livable future in order to bring it into being.

Meet the student panelists:

Maksim Batuyev is a musician and Founder of Climate Cafe LA. Maksim has reached millions and helps others do the same for their causes. Aside from his artist project, he helped launch the global mental health start-up Force of Nature in 2020 and has collaborated with several ambitious leaders to deliver impact. DoSomething's "Generation Future" award winner, he served on the Gen Z advisory board for the Climate Mental Health Network, the Youth Council for Hinge's "OneMoreHour" initiative, and currently sits on the International Youth Advisory Board for The Resilience Project.

Vanessa Villanueva, daughter of Mexican immigrants, grew-up in the Inland Empire and centers community resilience as the focal point of every project she undertakes. She has over a decade of experience in grassroots activism that addresses climate, environmental, and social justice that uplifts community in the Inland Empire. She is a graduate of the University of Hawaii at Manoa, where she earned a Bachelor's degree in Natural Resource and Environmental Management with a specialization in Community and Cultural Resource Management.

Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm EST

Location: Governor’s Island

Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-education-for-sustainable-cities-solutions-that-inspire-tickets-1013156517417

Young people and students around the world are leading demands for the transformation of climate change learning. There is an expressed preference for action-oriented learning, national and regional contextualization, and education that helps you appreciate and get climate justice. This panel will feature institutions that are actively engaged in changing how young people and educators engage with climate change challenges in the classroom and beyond. Featured speakers: H.E Conrad Sackey, Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education of Sierra Leone. Meredith McDermott, Director, Office of Energy & Sustainability, NYC Public Schools Jennifer William, Executive Director, Take Action Global Henk Rogers, Blue Planet Alliance Christina Kwauk, Unbounded Associates

Time: 4:30pm - 7:00pm EST

Location: American Museum of Natural History, 200 Central Park West, Enter via the 77th Street Entrance (between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue)

Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/building-a-resilient-future-new-yorks-climate-education-movement-tickets-980434344517

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Join us for an inspiring evening program co-hosted by the American Museum of Natural History, the Climate & Resilience Education Taskforce (CRETF) and SubjectToClimate (StC). Held during Climate Week NYC, the event promises to be a dynamic gathering of educators, policymakers, and thought leaders in climate education. 

Building a Resilient Future: New York’s Climate Education Movement will include self-led Museum tours, a networking reception, and an engaging panel discussion on integrating climate change education across grade levels and subjects in New York State. This event will also mark the public launch of the SubjectToClimate New York Climate Education Hub, a new platform designed to support and enhance climate education statewide.

Featured Speakers:

Anya Kamenetz (Moderator): Author, Speaker, Former NPR Education Correspondent, and Advisor, Aspen Institute and Climate Mental Health Network

Joe Henderson, Visiting Lecturer, University of Vermont Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, CRETF Policy Committee.

Rachel Arbor, New York Educator, White House & EPA Presidential Innovation Award Winner for Environmental Educators

Sean McFadden, Science Chair, Eagle Academy for Young Men II

Meredith McDermott, Director, Office of Energy & Sustainability, New York City Public Schools

Ro Kinzler, Senior Director of Science Education, American Museum of Natural History

An audience Q&A will follow the panel.

Time: 3:00pm - 5:00pm EST

Location: 1776 Broadway (bet. 57th & 58th Streets), New York, NY 10019

Registration (in-person): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/children-youth-mental-health-climate-impacts-actions-tickets-997432847497

Registration (virtual): https://tinyurl.com/3mnn5hb9

Join leading national health leaders sharing research, resources, and guidance to address the mental health impacts of climate change on young people.