2020 Resource Fair & Climate Literacy Keynotes

Building Climate & Environmental Literacy: Partnerships and PD Teachers, scientists, and environmental & climate educators explore tool kits, lessons, inclusive and culturally relevant connections, data sources for local air, water, and other environmental indicators, distance & hybrid lessons and tools, and other resources for supporting K-12 science teaching and learning. Featured Keynote Speakers: Leena Bakshi of STEM4Real: Can Climate Change Be Racist? Dr. Leena Bakshi discusses how climate change adversely affects communities of color and the systems that are in place that allow for this disadvantage to occur. Issues such as palm oil exploitation, oil refineries, and air pollution can drastically affect our most vulnerable populations. Learn what we can do as climate educators to teach with a racial justice lens. Kate Carter of the National Center for Science Education: Building teacher-scientist partnerships to provide powerful learning experiences and real world connections for students. Virtual Resource Fair: Discover how partners can support your teaching this year! https://www.crscience.org/educators/local-partner-resource-guide/ For more workshops, videos & resources, view CRS's Climate Literacy Professional Development Page: https://crscience.org/educators/climateliteracyseries