Climate Institute Workshops

Climate Literacy Professional Learning Workshops 

For university professors

Cataldo Project 2026 Workshop

Gonzaga faculty participants will receive an honorarium of $500 upon completion of the workshop and the revision of a syllabus or course assignment.

Dates for 2026 Cataldo Project

  • Optional one-hour reading group once a month in February, March, and April
  • 8:30-5 p.m., Tuesday, May 19, 2026
  • 8:30-5 p.m., Wednesday May 20, 2026

(Sessions are in person.)

The workshop will explore how we can meaningfully integrate sustainability -broadly defined- into our classrooms. Though we start by taking a close look at Gonzaga and the larger Inland Northwest, we invite participants to engage in local/global comparisons. Faculty colleagues and community experts will facilitate and catalyze discussion of a green curriculum and its integration and role in the broader community. 

Included with the Event

  • Breakfast and lunch on in-person days in May
  • Pedagogy and curriculum development materials
  • Two free books from our library
  • Connections to faculty and non-profit leaders focused on sustainability and climate issues

Deadline to Apply: Friday, November 15, 2025 

Apply to participate in the 2026 Cataldo Project workshop.
For Gonzaga Faculty

For K-12 teachers

All Teachers are Climate Teachers: Approaches and Tools for K-12 Education

This asynchronous canvas course offers various approaches for incorporating climate education into your classroom. This experience is a result of a collaboration between OSPI, EarthGen, Gonzaga Climate Institute, Institute for Systems Biology, and Pacific Education Institute.

Teachers who complete the course will receive 6 STEM clock hours. Topics include:

  • Culturally Responsive Approaches to Teaching Climate Science
  • Changing Lightbulbs and Changing Ourselves - Climate Change Education and Ethics
  • Solutions Oriented Learning Storylines
  • Bridging Climate Education and 3D Science Teaching

Registration for this course is open now and the course will begin on October 15th and remain open through the 2025 - 2026 school year.

Register for the asynchronous course here
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In Person Workshops

Unfortunately, due to the cuts to the Washington State budget and the elimination of the ClimeTime project, the Climate Institute will not be offering in-person professional learning workshops for the foreseeable future. 

 

Questions: ClimateLiteracy@gonzaga.edu