Climate Literacy & Energy Awareness Network Newsflash

November 27, 2023

Announcements from CLEAN

Thank your for joining the 2023 ACCEL Summit!

Last week’s event was a kick-off for six amazing working groups who are going to begin meeting regularly around topics that they self-identified as being important to the community. Whether you were able to attend or not, we encourage you to join any of the working groups, no matter your availability. Please find the link to the working group sign-ups here.

Here is the link to the recording of the event!

Resources

Lesson Plan: "Writing About Eco/Climate Emotions and Concerns"

Written by Bonita Eloise Ford and featuring writing pieces by climate-concerned youth, the lesson helps students identify their emotions and use creative writing to express their feelings and/or concerns about environmental/climate issues.

Download here.

Regenerative Agriculture Resources from the Nature Lab

"Embark on a captivating journey through the history of agriculture and its groundbreaking revolutions. Uncover the secrets of modern regenerative practices like cover cropping and conservation tillage, revolutionizing soil health and sustainability. Delve into the significance of wetlands and agroforestry in preserving our environment."

Watch on YouTube.

Access the Teacher Guide here.

Opportunities

Call for Papers: Two Sessions at the next EGU

European Geosciences Union is calling for abstracts for the following two sessions:

1. Geoethics: The significance of geosciences for society and the environment.
2. Climate and ocean change communication, education and geoethics.

Learn more here.

Wade Institute for Science Education

2023 - 2024 Rise to the Challenge Focus Workshop Series

Do you need a good challenge to engage all your students in fun science learning? Join the Wade Institute for Science Education and our collaborating partners, the Lloyd Center for the Environment and Buttonwood Park Zoo, for their 2023 - 2024 “Rise to the Challenge” Focus Workshop Series based on our Massachusetts STEM Week Design Challenges.

Challenges: Survivor Island Challenge (February 2024), Extreme Zoo Makeover (March 2024). The challenges are designed for middle school students but are easily adaptable to upper elementary or high school settings. Participate in one or both workshop(s)!

Register here.

Wade Institute for Science Education

2023 - 2024 Professional Learning Opportunities

Build a storyline into your teaching practice using relevant phenomena, learn ways to engage your students in the engineering design process using sensors, or explore instructional strategies that promote student sensemaking and student discourse during the Wade Institute's 2023 - 2024 two-day professional learning opportunities for grades 6-12 and 9-12 educators. Dates: November/December 2023, March 2024, April 2024 (2).

Register here.

Youth for the SDGs Scholarship program

Peace Boat US is excited to announce the launch of a new series of programs as part of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. Youth leaders from around the world are invited! Highlighting the theme of this year’s United Nations World Oceans Day: Planet Ocean, Tides are Changing, Peace Boat US seeks to raise awareness about Life Below Water and encourage positive action for our blue planet.

Arctic Voyage: May 24 – June 14, 2023

Tilbury (London) UK – Fjords of Norway – Iceland

Learn more here.

Job Opportunities

NAS GRP Science Policy Fellowship

The Gulf Research Program’s Science Policy Fellowship program helps scientists hone their skills by putting them to practice for the benefit of Gulf Coast communities and ecosystems. Fellows gain first-hand experience as they spend one year on the staff of federal, state, local, or non-governmental environmental, natural resource, oil and gas, and public health agencies in the Gulf of Mexico region.

Learn more here.

Events from the CLEAN Network

AGU Conference

Every year, CLEAN develops a list of climate literacy-related sessions at AGU. There will be an in person meetup for the CLEAN community at AGU. It will be hosted at 6:00 pm PT at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis on Wednesday (12/13).

The Tuesday 12/12 regularly scheduled CLEAN telecon hosted at 1 pm ET on Zoom will be an opportunity for AGU attendees, both in person and virtual, to share their findings and experiences at the AGU conference. All CLEAN members are welcome to attend!

On Call with CLEAN

Attend CLEAN's Weekly Teleconference

For Network Members each Tuesday, 1:00pm ET/12:00pm CT/11:00am MT/10:00am PT

This Month's CLEAN Calls are featuring:

• November 28th: Incorporating Climate Literacy into Adult Education with Lynn Pinder
• December 5th: Climate Generation Delegates Live from COP28
• December 12th: Informal Gathering with AGU Participants
• December 19th: NO CALL (Holiday)
• December 26th: NO CALL (Holiday)

Featured CLEAN Post

Your copy should address 3 key questions: Who am I writing for? (Audience) Why should they care? (Benefit) What do I want them to do here? (Call-to-Action)

Create a great offer by adding words like "free" "personalized" "complimentary" or "customized." A sense of urgency often helps readers take an action, so think about inserting phrases like "for a limited time only" or "only 7 remaining"!