Climate Change Professional Development
Gain the confidence to teach about climate change, empower your students, and connect to solutions regardless of which subject you specialize in!
Communitopia offers educators a variety of engagement opportunities designed to give you the comfort to talk about climate change, incorporate solutions into your teaching, and empower your students to take action. We know there is variability in educators’ interest and availability, so we’ve designed opportunities to engage in a MILD (little time, little commitment), MEDIUM (moderate time, moderate commitment), or SPICY (deep dive) professional development!
Climate Educator Monthly Newsletter
Communitopia is excited to provide a monthly Climate Change Newsletter exclusively for educators.
Climate change education is not well-developed in Pennsylvania’s formal education system. Therefore, resources for educators to teach the knowledge and skills students will need for the transformational opportunities in careers, community living, and consumerism that address climate change are not readily available. This newsletter is a tool to help you begin the journey to acquiring activities, resources, and solutions you and your students can utilize.
VIEW A SAMPLE NEWSLETTER HERE
Climate Educator Happy Hours
Co-hosted by Communitopia, Phipps and Green Building Alliance and sponsored by Remake Learning, these funfilled happy hours are open to all K-12 formal and informal educators interested in meeting others who are also teaching about climate change!
Whether you are already teaching climate change-related lessons in your classroom or interested in getting started, it is important to have a like-minded community for support. Join us for our Climate Educator Virtual Happy Hour to find climate education opportunities for your classrooms and meet other passionate educators!
Climate Change Teacher Fellowship
Join our third cohort of regional educators and incorporate solution-centered climate education into your curriculum!
This program is a ten-month fellowship that runs from Fall, 2021 to Spring, 2022. Fellows who complete all requirements are eligible for a $500 stipend.
Intended outcomes of this program include the following:
Deeper understanding of the intersection between climate change, social, and economic issues.
Confidence and ability to successfully use student-centered learning strategies, like project-based learning, which increases student engagement and comprehension.
Tools and resources to lower emissions in your school community, including connection with and access to funding for resources, field trips, and more.!
Image designed and created by Andra Yeghoian
“The enduring understanding that I will take away from the Climate Change Teacher Fellowship Program is that the world becomes what we teach! Solutionary teaching has the ability to provide students with the understanding, skills, and motivation to shape a more sustainable, caring, and equitable world. Solutionary learning authenticizes learning for students and allows them to make a positive impact on their world.”
2021 Cohort Graduate - K-5th