Climate Literacy from the Plains to the Peaks: Challenges in Teaching Climate in Colorado Classrooms

Katya Anna Hafich1,2, Wynn Martens3, Hannah Fletcher3, Barbara MacFerrin3, Deb L Morrison4, Judith Stone5, Mary Claire Collins5, Michael Chastain6, Carl Hager7, Eileen Duncan8, Cindy J Gay9, J.D. Kurz10, Cheryl L B Manning11, Ben J Graves6 and Lynn Bloomfield12, (1)Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, Boulder, CO, United States, (2)University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States, (3)University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States, (4)CLEAR Environmental, Seattle, United States, (5)Boulder Valley School District, Boulder, CO, United States, (6)Delta County School District 50J, Delta, CO, United States, (7)Boulder Country Day School, Boulder, CO, United States, (8)Union Colony Preparatory School, Greeley, CO, United States, (9)Steamboat Springs School District, Steamboat Springs, CO, United States, (10)Archuleta School District #50, Pagosa Springs, CO, United States, (11)JEFFCO Public Schools, Evergreen, United States, (12)Manitou Springs School District 14, Manitou Springs, CO, United States