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HEART Force

HEART Force

Engaging rural Colorado middle and high school students, teachers, and communities to take proactive steps in preparing for and responding to natural hazards. 

Environmental hazards—such as wildfire, flood, and drought—are increasingly affecting communities in Colorado. With this rise in hazardous events, there is a pressing need for communities to become more resilient through education, preparation, and planning.

The Hazard Education, Awareness, and Resilience Task Force (HEART Force) is an award-winning collaborative project implemented by the NOAA Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) and Climate Adaptation Partnership (CAP) partner Western Water Assessment. Recognized for its commitment to excellence and innovation in environmental education, HEART Force was awarded the Innovative EE Program Award from the Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education in 2022.

Interested? Please contact our team at: ceee@colorado.edu

Upcoming Events

Colorado Science Conference
- Networking Event 

Connect with the CEEE curriculum team at the 2024 Colorado Science Conference in Denver, CO! We will have a booth in collaboration with NOAA and sessions to explore resources including CLEAN, HEART Force, Data Puzzles, and Science on the Sphere! 

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Resilient Colorado Virtual Teacher Workshop Fall 2024
- For Credit Course, Professional Learning Workshop, Skill Development Workshop

We invite secondary earth and environmental science, civics, and social studies teachers to learn a new place-based, NGSS-aligned science curriculum on natural hazards.

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Curriculum

Primary Seal

Pathway to Seal of Climate Literacy

HEART Force curriculum aligns with NOAA's climate literacy principles and is a great pathway for students to earn a seal of climate literacy by meeting coursework and experiential learning project requirements. Learn more about the Seal of Climate Literacy here.

Teaching Resources

Publications

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Schloesser, K., Kurz, J., Gold, A.U. (2021): Too much or too little: Empowering students to plan for resiliency to flooding and drought. The Earth Scientist, Vol. XXXVIII, 3, 24-18.

Cover of Journal of Geoscience Education.

Boyd, K. J., Gold, A. U., & Littrell, M. K. (2021). Teaching practices around natural hazards and community resilience in Colorado. Journal of Geoscience Education, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/10899995.2021.1964319.

Upcoming Events

Oct
Fri
25
2024
8:00 am MT
Colorado Science Conference

Connect with the CEEE curriculum team at the 2024 Colorado Science Conference in Denver, CO! We will have a booth in collaboration with NOAA and sessions to explore resources including CLEAN, HEART Force, Data Puzzles, and Science on the Sphere! 

  • Educators
  • Scientists
  • Public
Networking Event 
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Nov - Dec
Fri - Sat
01 - 14
2024
8:00 am MT
Resilient Colorado Virtual Teacher Workshop Fall 2024

We invite secondary earth and environmental science, civics, and social studies teachers to learn a new place-based, NGSS-aligned science curriculum on natural hazards.

For Credit Course, Professional Learning Workshop, Skill Development Workshop
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CEEE Contact

ceee@colorado.edu
Phone: 303-492-5670
Fax: 303-735-3644

CEEE Mail

CIRES Center for Education, Engagement and Evaluation
University of Colorado Boulder
488 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0449

CEEE Office Hours

8:00 am to 5:00 pm MT -- fall and spring semesters