Climate Institute Workshop - Teaching Climate Literacy

Integrating Climate Literacy Professional Learning Workshops 

For university professors


For K-12 teachers

Teaching Climate Solutions in the Inland Northwest Fall 2024 Cohort - Registration opening soon

Hosted by the Gonzaga Institute for Climate, Water, and the Environment, this professional learning workshop will help K-12 teachers to explore the intersections between climate and their teaching practice including: 

  • Place-based pedagogy and climate solutions
  • Intersection of climate justice and local phenomenon
  • Family and community engagement in climate learning
  • Value systems and worldview investigations
  • Student driven action projects 

When:

  • October 1, from 3:30 -6 PM
  • October 15, from 3:30-6 PM (field trip)
  • October 29, from 3:30-6 PM
  • November 12, from 3:30-6 PM
  • December 3, from 3:30-6 PM
  • December 17, from 4-5 PM

Where: Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA

*Space is limited to 30 participants. Signing up is not a guarantee of participation. You will receive your registration confirmation separately.*

Washington state teachers are eligible for:

  1. 15 STEM clock hours from Gonzaga University
  2. $100 stipend
  3. 1 climate education resource book
  4. Field trip to outdoor education site 
  5. Student Action Project funding 
 

Facilitators:

  • Dr. John Traynor, Associate Professor of Teacher Education
  • Karli Honebein, Program Coordinator, Gonzaga Institute for Climate, Water, and the Environment.
  • Climate Literacy Outreach Specialist, Gonzaga Institute for Climate, Water and the Environment

Questions: ClimateLiteracy@gonzaga.edu

Partners

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EPA

The United States Environmental Protection Agency is a key partner in supporting our Climate Literacy Project through environmental education grants.

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ClimeTime

ClimeTime is facilitated by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) and funded by the WA State Legislature.