Education

The following resources provide support in incorporating into climate action plans “Actions to make climate neutrality and sustainability a part of the curriculum and other educational experience for all students."

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Academic Committee

Climate Studies Course Package

The American Meteorological Society (AMS) has developed this introductory, college-level course for implementation at undergraduate institutions nationwide. This course can help meet the academic requirement of the ACUPCC. For more information about implementing this course at your institution, visit the AMS website.

Articles & Blog Posts

Engineers for a Sustainable World
March, 2013

Alexander Dale, Education Director, Engineers for a Sustainable World
SEED Center Mentor Connect Project Report
February, 2013

Candy Center, SEED Center Consultant and Todd Cohen, Director of the SEED Center
The University of Maine’s Integrative Graduate Education & Research Traineeship (IGERT) Focused on Adaptation to Abrupt Climate Change
December, 2012

Misa Saros, A2C2 IGERT Program Coordinator, University of Maine
IGEN Career Pathways: Preparing a Green Workforce
December, 2012

Terri Berryman, Project Director, IGEN Career Pathways, College of Lake County
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Publications

Advancing Education for Sustainability: Teaching the Concepts of Sustainable Building to All Students

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Explores the critical role of the built environment in educating all students about sustainability. Includes examples, recommendations, and a rich appendix of empowering resources.

Education for Climate Neutrality and Sustainability

Identifies some of the best practices across higher education and provides resources to assist signatories in creating their own strategies to make climate neutrality and sustainability a part of the educational experiences for all students.

Videos

Roundtable: Educating Students for the 21st Century Business Climate

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Webinars

Climate Studies for Minority-Serving Institutions: An Overview of Opportunities with AMS & Second Nature
February, 2013

Presented by: The American Meteorological Society (AMS)

Join us for a webinar overview of the opportunities offered by the AMS Climate Studies Diversity Project to minority-serving institutions (MSIs) nationwide.

Panelists: Second Nature and the American Meteorological Society

Curriculum Integration: Climate Literacy, Energy Awareness and Evaluating Student Learning
May, 2011

Panelists: Matthew Inman, Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE); Mark McCaffrey, Associate Scientist at the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences at University of Colorado Boulder; Meriel Brooks, Associate Professor of Biology and Director of the Environmental Liberal Arts Program at Green Mountain College.