Midweek Momentum: CEEE Teaching Strategies Professional Learning Series
Join our free virtual workshops to improve your teaching to increase climate and data literacy in the classroom.
Join this free virtual workshop series created for middle and high school educators. Each session is designed to focus on practical teaching strategies that can be implemented in classrooms immediately, giving you tools and ideas you can put into practice the next day. With an emphasis on instructional moves and resources that exemplify research-based pedagogy, the series highlights approaches that are both effective and adaptable across grade levels and subject areas. Whether you are looking to refine your current methods or discover new strategies, this series offers actionable support to enhance teaching and learning in meaningful ways.
View the upcoming event schedule below and check out the video resources for past webinars.
Upcoming Events
Data Sensemaking Strategies with Scientists - Notice, Think, Wonder
In this FREE Data Puzzles workshop, curriculum developer Jon Griffith and atmospheric scientist Dr. Jen Kay will guide participants through a novel approach to the Notice, Think, Wonder strategy to support students make sense of global temperature and atmospheric CO2 data visualizations.
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Data Lens: Exploring Earth’s Visual Stories (NOAA SOS)
During this hour teachers will participate as students in a full (20 min) Data Lens activity - which highlights a captivating observation technique - and learn how to use other excellent visual and data literacy resources.
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Using Scenario-Based Role Play Games in the Classroom: Introducing the Hourglass Lake Fire Challenge
Emergency managers and fire departments often use scenarios, or “table-top” exercises to plan out evacuation and emergency response plans. While students are used to participating in fire drills, they may never understand the systems in place to protect and respond to fires.
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Climate Literacy in K-12 with the Colorado Department of Education
Bring a classroom or assessment challenge, and we’ll co-design climate literacy solutions together!
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Data Sensemaking Strategies with Scientists - Zoom In to explore the Megadrought
In this FREE Data Puzzles workshop, curriculum developer Jon Griffith and hydrologist Seth Arens will engage participants with the Zoom In data sensemaking strategy as a way to support students explore and explain the cause of the ongoing megadrought in the CO River Basin.
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Using Place-Based Teaching for Impact: The HEART Force Wildfire Unit
Join us for a free HEART Force workshop designed to help you bring real-world relevance into your classroom. Learn how to engage students through:
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Practicing Decision Making in the Science Classroom: Introducing the Avista Fire Resilience Challenge
The Avista Fire Resilience Challenge is a scenario based role play game that helps students explore strategies for preparing for and recovering from wildfire.The game incorporates trauma-informed practices and real-world challenges such as housing insecurity, mental he
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