Professional Learning

This recording captures the Oct. 2, 2024 Data Puzzle webinar focused on the Not All Warming is Equal lesson in which students analyze global temperature and carbon dioxide datasets to explore the inequities of climate change.
How To Videos
This video is a part of the Data Puzzles program and highlights how climate change is impacting wildfires and the time it takes for forests to regenerate.
Recorded Science Talks
Science Show and Share  
A 'Behind the Puzzles' piece, which illustrates the goals and process of a study tracking flowering times of alpine species of plants.
Science Content Video 
This video is part of the NNA Community Office Flashtalk series and focuses on community art for positive change.
Recorded Science Talks
This Flashtalk video highlights Polar Educators International’s April 2022 event in Iceland, which connects polar education, research, and the global community.
Recorded Science Talks
STEM at the Poles! This video is part of the NNA Community Office Flashtalk series and talks about research experiences for formal and informal educators in the polar regions.
Recorded Science Talks
This video is part of the NNA Community Office Flashtalk series and discusses using Drone Technology in K-12 STEM education.
Recorded Science Talks
This video is part of the NNA Community Office Flashtalk series and discusses examining climate impact on food, people, and landscapes with social and physical scientists.
Recorded Science Talks
Teachers Making Science Relevant to Students, their Culture, and Everyday Lives. This video is part of the NNA Community Office Flashtalk series.
Recorded Science Talks
Jason Young, Nadine Fabbi, and Michelle Koutnik explore new approaches to civic education for the Circumpolar North in this NNA Community Office Flashtalk.
Recorded Science Talks
Howard Epstein discusses how an environmental sensor network engages students and teachers in understanding the changing Arctic landscape as part of the NNA Community Office Flashtalk series.
Recorded Science Talks
Learn about OneTree Alaska
Recorded Science Talks
Presented by Cassie Rutherford, Cristina Poleacovschi, & Kristie Franz
Recorded Science Talks
Presented by Howard Epstein
Recorded Science Talks
Arctic Community Networks presented by Kurtis Heimerl.
Recorded Science Talks
Effects of permafrost degradation and coastal erosion on four Alaska North Slope Borough coastal communities.
Recorded Science Talks
Interaction between Arctic coastal and riverine processes and the built environment and impacts on communities. Presented by Nina Stark.
Recorded Science Talks
Getting Wild in the Classroom. Speakers: Mike Taras & Alaska Department of Fish and Game. This video is part of the NNA Community Office Flashtalk series.
Recorded Science Talks
Empower your students to observe and act on climate change issues important to your community. Speakers: Elena Sparrow, Ph.D. & Katie Spellman, Ph.D. This video is part of the NNA Community Office Flashtalk series.
Recorded Science Talks
Kali Horn and The Anderson Lab share how research cruises, workshops, and resources connect educators with Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) research in this NNA Community Office Flashtalk.
Recorded Science Talks
This video is part of the NNA Community Office Flashtalk series and talks about engaging youth to explore snow and permafrost in an arctic village.
Recorded Science Talks
This video is part of the NNA Community Office Flashtalk series and discusses a new resource in permafrost discovery for scientists.
Recorded Science Talks
Katie Spellman, Ph.D., and Chris Arp, Ph.D., discuss engaging students in observing river and lake ice to support winter travel safety and climate change research in this NNA Community Office Flashtalk.
Recorded Science Talks
In this video, teacher Erin Mayer explains how she used the "Tracing Carbon Through the Arctic Food Web" Data Puzzle to engage students in the Supporting Ongoing Changes in Thinking practice within a larger science unit.
How To Videos
In this video, middle school teacher Erin Mayer shares how she used the "Tracing Carbon Through the Arctic Food Web" Data Puzzle within a larger unit to help students practice constructing evidence-based explanations.
How To Videos
In this video, middle school teacher Erin Mayer explains how she used the "Tracing Carbon Through the Arctic Food Web" Data Puzzle within a larger unit to engage students in identifying important science ideas.
How To Videos
In this video, middle school teacher Erin Mayer shares how she used the "Tracing Carbon Through the Arctic Food Web" Data Puzzle within a larger unit to elicit her students’ ideas.
How To Videos
In this Data Puzzle, students will engage with an interactive reading before analyzing authentic datasets to discover how and why the number of megafires has changed over time.
How To Videos
Declining water levels in Lake Powell and Lake Mead highlight the Colorado River Basin megadrought, which scientists and students conclude is driven mainly by rising temperatures and increased evapotranspiration, intensified by growing water demand in the southwest.
How To Videos
In this Data Puzzle, students analyze authentic data on carbon-based fats in Arctic animals to determine their reliance on ocean vs. sea ice algae and predict impacts of sea ice decline on Arctic organisms.
How To Videos
This recording from the Feb. 21, 2024 Data Puzzle webinar highlights the Snow in the Rockies lesson, where students analyze snowfall and snowmelt data from Colorado’s East River Watershed to consider impacts on downstream Colorado River water users.
How To Videos
This recording captures the Jan. 31, 2024 Data Puzzle webinar focused on the To Reflect Or Not To Reflect lesson in which students analyze Arctic sea ice and albedo datasets to explore the Arctic amplification phenomenon.
How To Videos
In this filmmaking workshop, Dr. Ryan Vachon taught attendees how to develop mission statements, create storyboards, use camera and audio equipment, and apply basic editing techniques.
Skill Development Videos
This video is part of the Science Show and Share program and highlights how climate change will impact Colorado's future climate and droughts.
Recorded Science Talks
Science Show and Share  
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