EEA's CLIMATE EDUCATION SUMMIT
​March 21, 2023

Climate Education Summit 

Presenters include (clockwise from top ): Kim Morris-Zarneke, Ambeer Barrow, Monica Kilpatrick, Robin Okinowo, Karan Wood

Climate Education Summit Program 

Combined Projects WET, WILD and Learning Tree Climate Workshop
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Project WILD

Participants will learn how to engage students with Project WILD's Climate and Wildlife curriculum book. "With wildlife as the focal point to build student interest and relevancy, the activities in this module will help students investigate ecological phenomena relating to a changing climate."

Project WET

 Participants will explore some of the nine activities in Project WET's Climate, Water and Resilience guide. The guide covers . . "weather vs. climate, the greenhouse effect, sea-level rise, ocean acidification, soil moisture and agriculture, freeze-thaw cycles, aquatic invasive species, shared water resources and waterborne disease . . . activities that engage (students) and empower them to combat climate change and build a more resilient future."
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Project Learning Tree

Project Learning Tree's Carbon and Climate unit "enables (middle school) teachers to accurately convey data, reveal assumptions, and engage critical thinking skills (as it) introduces students to some of the complex issues involved in climate change."

The (free) Southern Forests and Climate Change unit includes 14 experiential activities "designed for educators to teach high school students about climate change impacts on forest ecosystems, the role of forests in sequestering carbon, and strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to changing climatic conditions."

Exploring Climate Action and Solutions
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Community Science Projects related to Climate and Phenology

Karan Wood, Executive Director, EEA
Participants will explore community science projects in phenology and how students can contribute to scientific knowledge by observing and recording the dates of seasonal events such as migrations and bloom times. Monitoring these phenomena and collecting related data helps scientists determine the effects of climate change on plants, wildlife, and ecosystems.

Tulip Test Garden Project

Project Budburst Lilac Bloom Project

Monarch Calendar Project

Dogwood Genome Project

Planeteer Clubs: Engaging Youth in a Climate-Positive Future

​Robin Okunowo, Program Coordinator for Captain Planet Foundation
By all estimates, we have a ten-year window to define the future of the planet. The Planeteer Alliance is approaching these ten years as a sprint, and we are running with young changemakers to accelerate the adoption of known solutions to climate change to create a climate-friendly future for all. The Planeteer Alliance is a global community of passionate young people transforming their impatience for change into action for the climate and planet. This free program of the Captain Planet Foundation provides young people with the community, training, resources, and support to implement climate action campaigns in their communities. 

Climate Solutions: Gamifying the Project Drawdown Solutions

What are the most effective ways to mitigate or forestall climate change impacts? Participants will learn how to engage their students with the Climate Solutions board game, which explores the relative impacts of 100 climate change solutions.  All Summit participants will receive the Board game and Educator Guide to take back to their school or nature center. 

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