Global Change & Outdoor Education Series

This series focusing on how to frame global change topics (such as climate change, extreme weather patterns, natural disasters, etc.) with students in an outdoor education context. This series will provide middle school and high school formal and nonformal educators with an opportunity to explore strategies, tools, and tips that they can draw on when working with students. 

We encourage educators to attend as many of the sessions as they would like, each session will focus on a different topic. 

Dates and topics for April will be announced soon! 

This series is brought to you by: OSU Extension Service - Outdoor School Program and Oregon Natural Resources Education Program (ONREP)

Series Audience: Middle School and High School formal and nonformal educators

Session 1 Global Change Series - Using the Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network (CLEAN) to Frame Global Climate Change 

Date: March 7th, 2022

Time: 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., PST

Format: Online

Description: This session will introduce educators to the NOAA-supported Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network (CLEAN). The CLEAN collection is an online database of 800+ educator and scientist-reviewed, free, digital resources that include NGSS aligned lesson plans, visualizations, videos, and short demonstrations/experiments. It uses three main program components to provide resources for teachers on climate and energy (1) the CLEAN Collection, (2) Network, and (3) training and support.  

Registration required. Offered at no cost to formal and nonformal Oregon educators. PDUs available. Substitute reimbursement available on teacher workdays.

Registration closed at 9 AM PST on Monday, March 7th, 2022