Climate Literacy NetworkClimate Literacy Network • • • • • •

Climate Literacy andClimate Literacy andEnergy Awareness Network (CLEAN)Energy Awareness Network (CLEAN)

National Science Digital LibraryNational Science Digital Library• • • • • •

CLEAN Regional NetworksCLEAN Regional Networks

Tamara Shapiro LedleyTamara Shapiro LedleyTERC, Cambridge, MATERC, Cambridge, MA

Essential Principles of Climate ScienceEssential Principles of Climate Science

• Diverse group of >100 stakeholdersDiverse group of >100 stakeholders

• Meets virtually weekly since January 2008Meets virtually weekly since January 2008

• Listserv: Listserv: climateliteracynetwork@list.terc.educlimateliteracynetwork@list.terc.edu

• Web site: www.climateliteracynow.org Web site: www.climateliteracynow.org

CLN – Climate Literacy NetworkCLN – Climate Literacy Network

National Science Digital Library’sNational Science Digital Library’sClimate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network

CLEAN Pathway: CollectionCLEAN Pathway: Collection• RResources selected to address esources selected to address

Climate Literacy: Essential Principles Climate Literacy: Essential Principles of Climate Science (CLEP)of Climate Science (CLEP)

• Resources to be reviewed both scientifically and Resources to be reviewed both scientifically and pedagogically pedagogically

• Resources aligned withResources aligned with–National Science Education StandardsNational Science Education Standards– AAAS Project 2061 Benchmarks for Science AAAS Project 2061 Benchmarks for Science

LiteracyLiteracy–NAAEE Excellence in Environmental Education NAAEE Excellence in Environmental Education

Guidelines for LearningGuidelines for Learning– Latest science Latest science

CLEAN Pathway: CLEAN Pathway: Community & Professional Community & Professional DevelopmentDevelopment

• Virtual / Online workshops Virtual / Online workshops – Two-hour teleconference-online workshops on Two-hour teleconference-online workshops on

the use of specific activitiesthe use of specific activities–Multi-day events for faculty on teaching aspects Multi-day events for faculty on teaching aspects

of Climate and Energyof Climate and Energy

• Building and facilitating online communities using Building and facilitating online communities using Web 2.0 social networking toolsWeb 2.0 social networking tools

• Facilitate and expand the Climate Literacy NetworkFacilitate and expand the Climate Literacy Network

Climate Literacy Network

Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network

(CLEAN) Pathway

Climate Literacy: Essential Principles of Climate Science

CLEAN New England

Climate Literacy Network

Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network

(CLEAN) Pathway

Climate Literacy: Essential Principles of Climate Science

Climate Literacy Network

Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network

(CLEAN) Pathway

Climate Literacy: Essential Principles of Climate Science

CLEANRocky Mtns

CLEANMidwest

CLEANSouthwest

CLEANSoutheast

CLEANNew York

CLEANTexas

CLEAN New England

CLEANNorthwest

CLEAN-New EnglandCLEAN-New Englandclean-ne@terc.educlean-ne@terc.edu

• StatesStatesMassachusetts Massachusetts Rhode IslandRhode IslandConnecticutConnecticut New HampshireNew HampshireVermontVermont MaineMaine

• AudienceAudience• High-School to College/University ConnectionHigh-School to College/University Connection

• Universities are nodes of the networkUniversities are nodes of the network

• High school and college students reach out to High school and college students reach out to and serve their larger communitiesand serve their larger communities

CLEAN-New England CLEAN-New England Programming ActivitiesProgramming Activities

• Annual Regional Meeting– University nodes hold face-to-face meetings with

all their partners/participants

– Simultaneous virtual meetings across all nodes

– Share successes and challenges to implementation of programming components

CLEAN-New England CLEAN-New England Volunteer and Workgroup Set-upVolunteer and Workgroup Set-up

CLEAN-NECoordinating Group

ProgrammingWorking Group

FundraisingWorking Group

ImplementationPartners

Working Group

Climate LiteracyNetwork

CLEAN Pathway

Donors andFriends

Examples of Federally Funded ActivitiesExamples of Federally Funded Activities

• Developing Coordinated ProgramsDeveloping Coordinated Programs– National Academy of Science: Roundtable on National Academy of Science: Roundtable on

Climate Change EducationClimate Change Education

• Informal Science EducationInformal Science Education– Conference on Promoting Climate Literacy in Conference on Promoting Climate Literacy in

Informal Science Learning SettingsInformal Science Learning Settings– Enabling TV Meteorologists to Provide Viewers Enabling TV Meteorologists to Provide Viewers

with Climate Change-related Science Educationwith Climate Change-related Science Education– Earth – The Operators ManualEarth – The Operators Manual

• Formal Science EducationFormal Science Education– Climate, Adaptation & Mitigation e-Learning Community Climate, Adaptation & Mitigation e-Learning Community – Earth System Science: A Key to Climate LiteracyEarth System Science: A Key to Climate Literacy– Beyond Penguins and Polar BearsBeyond Penguins and Polar Bears– Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness NetworkClimate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network

• Teacher Professional DevelopmentTeacher Professional Development– Inspiring Climate Education Excellence (ICEE)Inspiring Climate Education Excellence (ICEE)– Climate Change Educator Professional Development Climate Change Educator Professional Development

NetworkNetwork

Examples of Federally Funded ActivitiesExamples of Federally Funded Activities