Listening Session IV: How Can Schools Support Teaching and Learning to Address Climate Change?

Note: This is a past event, additional resources may be available below.

Date

Wed Feb 17, 2021
1:00pm – 2:00pm

Location


Virtual

While schools transition toward sustainable operations and build resilience, educators can support teaching and learning on sustainability, the environment, and climate change to help ensure over 50 million students are equipped with the knowledge and skills to advance a more sustainable and resilient future. This listening session will focus on how educators can prepare a new generation of students to address climate change. Panelists will share their experiences developing and implementing instruction around climate change and sustainability.

This is the fourth in a series of listening session from K12 Climate Action.

While schools transition toward sustainable operations and build resilience, educators can support teaching and learning on sustainability, the environment, and climate change to help ensure over 50 million students are equipped with the knowledge and skills to advance a more sustainable and resilient future. This listening session will focus on how educators can prepare a new generation of students to address climate change. Panelists will share their experiences developing and implementing instruction around climate change and sustainability.

This is the fourth in a series of listening session from K12 Climate Action.

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