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MITx: Climate in Classrooms: Tools for All Teachers and Disciplines

A guide for high school teachers across locations and academic disciplines to incorporate accurate, meaningful climate education content into K-12 curricula.Course content is specifically applicable to history and social science, English and language arts, natural sciences, and math.

Climate in Classrooms: Tools for All Teachers and Disciplines
6 weeks
4–6 hours per week
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Climate in Classrooms: Tools for All Teachers and Disciplines

About this course

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Educators have a critical role to play in shaping how young learners think about, engage with, and prepare for climate change.

Designed to help K-12 teachers incorporate climate content into their classroom curricula, this online course benefits educators hoping to meaningfully engage students and equip them with the skills to be informed leaders and citizens in a climate-changed world.

As a real-world issue, climate is an excellent vehicle for educators to teach key skills and lead educational priorities like social and emotional learning, climate justice perspectives, and inter- and multi-disciplinary techniques.

This course is unique in providing an interdisciplinary approach to climate education and offering knowledge and tools for educators of all disciplines while strengthening fundamental climate knowledge.

At a glance

  • Institution: MITx
  • Subject: Education & Teacher Training
  • Level: Introductory
  • Prerequisites:

    Learners will benefit from basic curriculum development knowledge and a background or experience in education.

  • Language: English
  • Video Transcript: English
  • Associated skills:Social Sciences, Social-Emotional Learning (SEL), Curriculum Development, Language Arts, Student Engagement, Natural Sciences

What you'll learn

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  • Fundamentals of climate change science
  • The disproportionate effects of climate change, and strategies for relatedly bringing justice into the classroom
  • Relevant pedagogical principles, like place-based, inquiry-based, and experiential learning
  • Skills, concepts, strategies in STEM and social science classrooms
  • How to implement student-led climate impact projects

Syllabus

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  • Week 1: Climate Basics, Beyond the Science
  • Week 2: Teaching Climate and Environmental Justice
  • Week 3: Pedagogy and Tools for Interdisciplinary Collaboration
  • Week 4: Applications in Social Science Curricula
  • Week 5: Applications in STEM Curricula
  • Week 6: Student-Led Climate Impact Projects

Frequently Asked Questions

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Is this course valuable to me as a non-science teacher?

Absolutely! This course is designed to appeal to educators of all disciplines, particularly social sciences. There is no minimum level of climate knowledge required to take this course and there are resources, tools, and content for non-science and science teachers alike.

What if I don’t have a strong background in climate science or climate knowledge generally?

This course is for you! Our first week covers climate basics and then the course continues to tie these basics into standard pedagogy, tools, and curricular options for educators in various disciplines.

Who can take this course?

Unfortunately, learners residing in one or more of the following countries or regions will not be able to register for this course: Iran, Cuba and the Crimea region of Ukraine. While edX has sought licenses from the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to offer our courses to learners in these countries and regions, the licenses we have received are not broad enough to allow us to offer this course in all locations. edX truly regrets that U.S. sanctions prevent us from offering all of our courses to everyone, no matter where they live.

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