Teaching Climate Change for Grades 612 - Activating Science Teachers to Take on the Climate Crisis Through Ngss

This book helps secondary science teachers develop effective curricula around the NGSS by providing an overview of necessary teaching shifts and supporting climate literacy via topics in climate science and environmental justice. New to this edition are successful lesson applications, added activities, and updated research and data.

List of contents

Introduction

Part 1: Looking Back to Move Forward 1. Reimagining Science Teaching
2. Leveraging the NGSS for Climate Education

Part 2: Developing Scientific Literacy Using Climate Science 3. Climate Change is Complex, Where Do I Start?
4. Climate Change as the Anchor

Part 3: Practices That Build Capacity for Student Agency 5. Planning and Teaching for Transformation
6. Education as the Catalyst for Climate Action

About the author

Kelley T. Lê is the inaugural Executive Director of the University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU) Environmental and Climate Change Literacy Projects (ECCLPs), USA.

Summary

This book helps secondary science teachers develop effective curricula around the NGSS by providing an overview of necessary teaching shifts and supporting climate literacy via topics in climate science and environmental justice. New to this edition are successful lesson applications, added activities, and updated research and data.

Product details

• Authors: Kelley T. Le, Kelley T. (University of California Irvine Sci Le, Kelley T. Lê
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032762500
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3276250-0
• No. of pages: 238
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; SCIENCE / Global Warming & Climate Change, Climate Change, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Recycling & Green Living, Secondary Schools, Teaching of a specific subject, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Secondary, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / General