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Engaging Students in Interdisciplinary Climate Education
Tuesday, November 12, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST
Presented by Rachel Arbor, Founder & CEO of Gaia Scholastic / NY State Lead for SubjectToClimate; Margaret Wang, Chief Operating Officer, Co-Founder, SubjectToClimate; and Charlie Hopkins, Managing Director, Teaching & Learning, Council on Foreign Relations
Sponsored by CFR Education
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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 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 recorded edWebinar greatly benefits middle and high school social studies, science, ELA, and math educators interested in climate education.
About the Presenters
Rachel Arbor is a Presidential Award winner whose work has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, the EPA, and the White House. She is the NY State Lead for SubjectToClimate, Founder & CEO of Gaia Scholastic, and the Director of Environmental Education for the Garrison Union Free School District. For all of these roles, her mission is to cultivate a generation of environmentally literate global citizens by integrating nature and environmental concepts into the learning experiences of students of all ages and abilities. She builds interdisciplinary content in a way that challenges students to make connections: with themselves, with each other, and with nature, across content areas. She trains teachers across the country on how to reshape their curricula through an environmental lens, coaches students on how to turn their climate anxiety into climate action, and fosters environmental connection in and out of the classroom.
Margaret Wang is the COO and Co-founder of SubjectToClimate, a nonprofit organization empowering all educators to easily and effectively teach about climate change, justice, and action. Previously, she co-founded Novustack, which provided workforce development for graduates to strengthen the African innovation ecosystem. She taught economics, business and management, and history for several years before she pursued an M.Ed. at Harvard. Working with Professor Fernando Reimers, she authored and edited books regarding education reform and climate change education. She worked with the Harvard Office for Sustainability to train staff members to be climate educators. She also was a product manager at an EdTech startup. Outside of work, Margaret is an avid ultramarathon runner and triathlete.
Charles Hopkins is the Managing Director of Teaching & Learning at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), where he helps to develop teaching resources and works with instructors and institutions that use CFR Education resources. Before CFR, he taught middle and high school social studies both in the United States and abroad.
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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. Leveraging best pedagogical practices and Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) expertise, CFR Education’s supplemental resources teach complex global affairs and foreign policy issues to the next generation. Committed to supporting educators as they take on this crucial work, CFR Education offers two Ambassador programs, professional development events, and curated teaching resources, including lesson plans, essay and discussion questions, classroom activities, and sample syllabi.
