What to do Next? Supporting Climate Literacy within Next Generation Science Standards (Invited)
Abstract
The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) provide a prominent place for climate literacy and related concepts within the performance expectations. However, because this vision and this content are relatively new at the national level, significant support must be marshalled to realize the potential advances. States are beginning to organize for change, with loci of change at the school, district and state department of education levels. To ensure that change happens with educational integrity, local, state and national organizations must work together to replicate and disseminate resources and promising models. This talk will describe needs and strategies employed by educators to teach climate content within the existing system, including strategies teachers use to counter resistance to climate content; it will also describe useful resources and models developed through projects and professional societies, and describe ways in which everyone can contribute to maximize this opportunity.
- Publication:
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AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- December 2013
- Bibcode:
- 2013AGUFMED11D..02B
- Keywords:
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- 0805 EDUCATION Elementary and secondary education;
- 0830 EDUCATION Teacher training;
- 0810 EDUCATION Post-secondary education;
- 0815 EDUCATION Informal education