Investigate Minnesota’s Changing Climate at the Will Steger Foundation’s 7th Annual Summer Institute for Climate Change Education
August 7 and 8, 2012 at the School of Environmental Studies in Apple Valley, MN
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Minnesota's Changing Climate Classroom
Join the Will Steger Foundation on an Exploration of Minnesota’s Changing Climate
Minnesota’s Changing Climate curriculum project ties Will Steger’s adventures from boyhood to adulthood with engaging content on Minnesota’s natural environment (i.e. biomes) and the impacts of climate change. The curriculum includes lesson plans for grades 3-12, as well as an online classroom with video, audio and interactive content.
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Minnesota's Changing Climate Updates, May 25
Written by Ann Benson, Education Program AssistantWe are happy to announce that Minnesota's Changing Climate received the Environmental Education Award at the 2012 Environmental Initiative Awards! Thanks to all of our partners who made this work possible! As the school year is winding down and you are looking back on all you have accomplished this year,…Written on Friday, 25 May 2012 12:10 in Climate Lessons Read 21 times -
YEA! MN Student Sustainability Summit a Success!
Written by Abby Fenton, Youth Programs DirectorOver eighty middle and high school students gathered at the University of Minnesota for the YEA! MN Student Sustainability Summit this spring. Watch the video recap from the summit!Written on Thursday, 24 May 2012 11:37 in Local (Minnesota) Read 167 times Read more... -
Climate Change finds a place in Next Generation Science Standards
Written by Kristen Poppleton, Director of EducationLast week the first public draft of the Next Generation Science Standards became available on-line. The new standards lean heavily on the Framework for K-12 Science Education, released a few months ago by the National Academies Press. The standards were written for a number of reasons including, the fact that…Written on Thursday, 24 May 2012 11:29 in Climate Lessons Read 92 times -
Will Steger Foundation Launches Innovative Region-Wide Mentorship Program
The Will Steger Foundation is kicking off the summer with research to develop and launch an innovative mentorship program within the RE-AMP network that connects youth climate leaders with veteran staff from climate-focused non-profit organizations across the Midwest. Mentorship is defined as a mutually beneficial learning relationship between two people…Written on Wednesday, 23 May 2012 15:39 in Climate NewsTags: emergingleaders youthaction minnesota midwest local mn mnyouth youthclimate environmentalmovementRead 171 times Read more... -
State view: Cravaack plan a troubling backlash against climate-change education
Written by Kristen Poppleton, Director of EducationWe published a response to Congressman Cravaack’s amendment to cut funding for climate change education in the Duluth News Tribune. Read the article…Written on Thursday, 17 May 2012 14:25 in Climate News Read 78 times Read more...
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