Thanks to the generous support of Sanofi and the Eastern Bank, Earthwatch Institute is excited to be offering one Boston high school a fully-funded opportunity to participate in a virtual climate change educational program in Spring 2023. Application Deadline: Priority applications for Earthwatch at School are due January 9, 2022, and rolling thereafter until filled.
This introductory workshop session will provide an overview of the award-winning Green Girls Empowered by ING curriculum training, including the format and resources of the lessons and how each one integrates science and STEM, experiential learning, and youth development concepts. Participants will also receive tips on establishing partnerships, peer mentorship, and advocacy tools to help enhance and
ensure successful programs.
The WorldWide Teach-In on Climate and Justice offers weekly professional development webinars on teaching climate for non-experts every Wednesday at 10 a.m. Eastern Time. This week, hear from organizers about their Teach-ins throughout Africa.
Funding opportunity: The 2023 New England B-WET funding opportunity is now open.
The full fiscal year 2023 funding opportunity can be found on Grants.gov under Opportunity Number NOAA-NMFS-GARFO-2023-2007744. Please see the funding opportunity for all application details.
Deadline: February 15, 2023
Informational Webinars: Tuesday, January 10, 2023 from 11:00am- 12pm EST / (meet.google.com/mem-gnso-vgd) and Monday, January 16, 2023 from 3:00-4:00pm EST (meet.google.com/yee-trtr-wvd). Please join the webinars at the Google Meet Video call links listed for each.
Areas served: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island
Award Period: up to 2 years
Funding: up to $150,000
Contact: Allison Rosner, Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, 978-282-8462, allison.rosner@noaa.gov
Climate Conversations is a 5-session online program that improves your ability to effectively and authentically engage others in discussing the climate change crisis.
Date and Time:
Friday, January 13, 2023, 2:00pm to Friday, February 10, 2023, 2:00pm
Are you facing obstacles in teaching climate change in your classroom or community? Join NCSE Ambassador and middle school science educator Andy Epton to hear about tips and strategies for overcoming barriers to teaching about climate change.
Teresia Olotai, 35, one of the senior mamas in the Lobulu Maasai Boma, uses a new refrigerator powered by her community's solar micro-grid to keep fresh milk from spoiling. Photo credit: Morgana Wingard / USAID U.S. Agency for International Development
In this post, EE 30 Under 30 Leader Mariam Kabamba discusses how climate change, hunger, and education converge and introduces four environmental educators working toward solutions.
Encourage your middle and high school students to think critically about local and national issues and create media voicing their perspectives and advocating for change. PBS Member Station KQED’s Call for Change Youth Media Challenge is currently open for student submissions through June 2023.
Taking place from January–March, this series will highlight a wide diversity of presenters and topics applicable to educators from across North America, and beyond.
In episode 176 of America Adapts, Doug Parsons hosts Dr. Kelly Hereid, the Director Of Catastrophe Research and Development at Liberty Mutual Insurance.
Join us for a livestream event with Josefina Braña Varela (vice president and deputy lead, WWF Forests) to learn about the connections between forests and climate change and what she and her team are working on to protect forests.
