In 2010, Western Oregon University again offered a one-day workshop for training K-12 teachers to integrate climate change information into school curricula. The workshop was sponsored by the NASA Education/Public Outreach through a grant to Dr. Laurie Padman at Earth and Space Research, a nonprofit research agency.

• What: Global Climate Change Institute for Teachers
• Where: Western Oregon University, Monmouth, OR
• When: June 21-24, 2010
• Who: K-2, 3-5 and 6-8 teachers; priority given to a group of teachers from the same school.

Participants:

• Interacted with climate change scientists
• Became familiar with Climate Literacy and Oregon GCC related standards
• Learned climate science content by participating in scientific inquiry-based K-8 GCCE activities
• Explored the integration of Science, Mathematics, Geography, and Language Arts to create a GCC interdisciplinary curriculum
• Learned how to integrate technology into science teaching and learning
• Read and review children’s GCC books
• Planned for implementation of GCCE in their classrooms

Costs: Participation in the Institute is funded by NASA. Professional development units, graduate credits, and overnight housing available (see registration information form for more details).