Make Climate A Class!
Spring 2024 Goals:
1.) Participate in the "Worldwide Teach-In on Climate & Justice" during the week of April 1 - 8, 2024 to #MakeClimateAClass by partnering with climate-concerned faculty on Coalition campuses
#MakeClimateAClass: The Basic Model
This model asks all climate-concerned faculty on campus– from artists to philosophers to scientists– to spend 30 minutes on climate in their classes. Again, these are not climate experts—just climate concerned teachers.
Climate change touches every field—from artists to business professors, philosophers to scientists. Our courses can inspire students to see how they can be leaders in the critical work ahead to stabilize the climate.
Class Examples:
If you are a literature professor, talk about the genre of climate fiction, or a specific work of climate fiction. Then engage your students in discussion.
If you are in a field like engineering, chemistry, physics, math or ecology, assign your students a problem or problem set related to climate change or climate solutions.
If you are in food systems, discuss the impacts of climate change on agriculture and the food supply.
If you are in the social sciences, discuss human dimensions of climate change and climate justice.
Here's How:
For the first 15 minutes, faculty discuss how people in each of their fields are helping solve climate change: again– economists, chemists, writers, sociologists, mathematicians, health scientists, everyone.
For the second half, zoom in an alum who is actually doing this work. Or if you can’t find an alum, then a professional or a colleague who is a climate expert.
Done!
This is an easy way for faculty to focus on climate from a career perspective, helping young people who are interested in psychology see how they could be a climate psychologist; how a musician could be a climate musician; or how a business student could work on business climate solutions!
Calling all Faculty & Staff!
Help us #MakeClimateAClass during Earth Week 2024!