Beyond Doom and Gloom: Teaching Climate Change to Foster Empowerment

Abstract

Explore key strategies for teaching climate change in ways that foster innovation and hope for youth.

Keywords:

• Middle School
• Elementary
• High School
• Informal Education
• Climate Change

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Notes on contributors

Alicia Christensen

Alicia Christensen is an Education & Outreach Associate at the University of Colorado Boulder, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences in Boulder, Colorado.

Courtney Welton-Mitchell

Courtney Welton-Mitchell is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado, Colorado School of Public Health in Denver, Colorado.

Anne U. Gold

Anne U. Gold is an Education & Outreach Director at the University of Colorado, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences in Boulder, Colorado.

Leah James

Leah James is a Research Associate at the University of Colorado Boulder Natural Hazards Center in Boulder, Colorado.

Lian Zeitz

Lian Zeitz is a Co-founder of the Climate Mental Health Network in Washington D.C.