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Climate Literacy in K-12 Classrooms: Challenges, Solutions, and Change I

Wednesday, 16 December 2015: 08:00-10:00
303 (Moscone South)
Primary Conveners:  Patricia Harcourt, University of Maryland Center (UMCES) for Environmental Science, Frostburg, MD, United States
Conveners:  Suseela Remata Reddy, Jackson State University, Sciences and Geoscience, Jackson, MS, United States and David Finnigan, Climate Change is Elementary, Celebration, FL, United States
Chairs:  Patricia Harcourt, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Appalachian Laboratory, Frostburg, MD, United States and Suseela Remata Reddy, Jackson State Univ, Jackson, MS, United States
OSPA Liaisons:  Patricia Harcourt, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Appalachian Laboratory, Frostburg, MD, United States
08:45
Earth System Science for Elementary Teachers: An Innovative Approach to Teacher Professional Development. (59133)
Christine Purkiss, Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, United States
09:00
Climate Literacy from the Plains to the Peaks: Challenges in Teaching Climate in Colorado Classrooms (85059)
Katya Anna Hafich1, Wynn Martens2, Hannah Fletcher2, Barbara MacFerrin2 and Deb Morrison3, (1)Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, Boulder, CO, United States, (2)University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States, (3)Boulder Valley School District, Boulder, CO, United States
09:15
PARTNERS IN EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE: A FIELD, LABORATORY AND CLASSROOM BASED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR K-12 TEACHERS DESIGNED TO BUILD SCIENTIFIC AND PEDAGOGICAL UNDERSTANDINGS OF TEACHING CLIMATE CHANGE. (69499)
William Slattery1, Suzanne Lunsford1, Alfred Diedrick2 and Cynthia Crane3, (1)Wright State University Main Campus, Dayton, OH, United States, (2)Paint Valley Local Schools, Bainbridge, OH, United States, (3)Aurora Fossil Museum, Aurora, NC, United States
09:30
How Five Master Teachers Teach about Climate Chang (66363)
Leonard Bloch, St. Andrew's Episcopal School, Saratoga, CA, United States
 
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