Climate Education Resource Hub
Columbia Climate School and the Climate Education for a Resilient Future Earth Network developed the Climate Education Resource Hub to offer a range of lessons, activities, and training events designed to enhance science education for learners of all ages. These resources, grounded in cutting-edge research, real-time data, and hands-on learning experiences, are accessible to students, educators, and the general public eager to deepen their understanding of climate science and the world around us.
Climate LIVE K12
Climate LIVE K12 is an online video series that features experts from across the Columbia Climate School presenting relevant climate and sustainability content for K16 students, educators, and a generalist audience. The LIVE sessions bring our interdisciplinary research across our centers into classrooms.
Each session has an appropriate targeted grade range based on the topic, and the sessions vary between topical lectures, demos, and skills-based training. In addition to the videos, we offer additional educational resources related to the content covered in these online sessions whenever possible. If you would like to submit any questions before the event, please send them to Laurel Zaima-Sheehy ([email protected]).
All sessions are FREE, but pre-registration is REQUIRED for each event. All the sessions are recorded and posted on the Columbia Climate School's YouTube channel
Watch the most recent Climate LIVE K12 Session (above)!
Some Climate LIVE K12 Sessions are accompanied by complementary lessons, activities, and other educational resources.
Educator Training
The Columbia Climate School’s educator training events are designed to provide K-12 educators with cutting-edge tools and content to address climate change, the environment, and sustainability in their classrooms through our world-renowned scientists. We hope to engage students through science learning and teaching that goes beyond textbooks and worksheets.
All K-12 educators (both pre- and in-service), administrators, and district leaders working in formal and informal learning environments, regardless of subject area expertise, are encouraged to attend. There are no prerequisites for these events. All events are currently virtual and participants will need access to a computer in order to join our live-streamed events.
For our Educator Trainings, participants will receive:
- Access to the live event and session recording
- Presentation slides from speakers
- A certificate of participation from the Columbia Climate School
- Resources and additional reading materials
- In some cases, related lessons and activities that can be directly used in the classroom
Past Educator Training Recordings:
Earth 2 Class
Earth 2 Class (E2C) is a unique STEM opportunity for K-12 teachers, students, the general public, and geoscientists.
The mission of E2C is:
- To provide teachers and students access to cutting-edge research that can be used to enhance personal understanding of science
- To develop learning activities directly linked to real-world problems
- To provide scientists with an effective pathway to disseminate their discoveries more broadly
Under the coordination of Dr. Michael Passow, a science educator at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of the Columbia Climate School, E2C is a collaboration among Earth science researchers, classroom teachers, and technology integration specialists from Colégio Bandeirantes, São Paulo, Brasil.
Earth 2 Class Saturday Workshops for Educators
Earth 2 Class flagship offering is Saturday Workshops for Educators held either virtually via zoom, in-person at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Campus in Palisades New York, or hybrid. Since 1998, E2C has provided more than 225 workshops, featuring over 100 scientists.
To participate in an educator workshop, reach out to Dr. Michael Passow