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NCSE featured in Youth Today article on climate change education
After a win for U.S. climate change education, classroom implementation is off to a slow start
American children deserve to be educated about the climate crisis
Random Samples with Kelley T. Le
[Review] Teaching Climate Change for Grades 6–12
RNCSE 42:3 now online
Vertebrates anytime, anywhere
Subverting Climate Science in the Classroom
NCSE highlighted in Scientific American article on Texas state science standards
New state science standards in Indiana
Five lesson sets to help students overcome evolution misconceptions
Climate change education legislation dies in New York
Why isn’t my kid learning about climate change in their high school classroom?
Maya Garcia
Maya Garcia is the Science and STEM Specialist for the Colorado Department of Education. A former classroom science teacher, Garcia previously served as the director of STEM for the District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education, where she was instrumental in the adoption and implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards. She has served as the president of the DC Science Teachers Association and has received a Fulbright Distinguished Teaching Award. She also serves on the National Academies Board on Science Education.
Jo Handelsman
Jo Handelsman is the director of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery and a Vilas Research Professor and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor in the Department of Plant Pathology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She previously served as a science advisor to President Barack Obama. She has authored numerous articles about classroom methods and mentoring and she is co-author of six books about teaching including Entering Mentoring and Scientific Teaching. She joined NCSE’s board of directors in 2022.
Two new members on NCSE's board
New state science standards in Pennsylvania
A new NSEE survey on climate change
‘It Has to Be a Priority': Why Schools Can’t Ignore the Climate Crisis
What Schools Can Do to Tackle Climate Change (Hint: More Than You Think)
