Educators invited to participate in MADE CLEAR Climate Science Academy

3:55 p.m., Feb. 24, 2015--The University of Delaware College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment invites local educators to apply for the 2015 Climate Science Academy, hosted by Maryland and Delaware Climate Change Education Assessment and Research (MADE CLEAR). 

The Climate Science Academy is a comprehensive program for teachers who want to learn the science of climate change and explore strategies for teaching climate science to their students. Online applications are being accepting through March 27. 

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Delaware adopted the Next Generation Science Standards in 2013, which include climate science topics. MADE CLEAR’s programs help science teachers learn about new climate change science resources to fulfill the standard requirements.

The academy program combines in-person sessions, webinars and independent work, with sessions held approximately once a month from April to August of 2015. 

Academy seminars include:

• Presentations on the science of climate change;
• Model lessons, with particular focus on middle school level curriculum;
• Workshops for building and implementing curriculum framework around climate science; and
• Introductions to classroom activities and approaches for bringing lessons about climate change into the classroom.

About MADE CLEAR

MADE CLEAR is led by the University System of Maryland and the University of Delaware and includes participation of faculty members from the University of Delaware, Delaware State University, the University of Maryland, College Park, the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science and Towson University. 

MADE CLEAR aims to make climate change science an integral part of public education in Delaware and Maryland through partnerships among Delaware and Maryland’s research institutions, federal and state agencies and public schools.

This project, which is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) through the Climate Change Education Partnership (CCEP) program, works to strengthen climate change education through development of high quality educational programs and resources. 

To learn more, contact Melissa Rogers at mrogers@umces.edu or visit the website.

Article by Caren Fitzgerald