Climate Change Education Across Disciplines K-12: New Jersey and Beyond

by Tammy Snyder Murphy (Foreword by), Lauren Madden (Editor)

Overview

Climate change is one of the greatest challenges humanity has ever faced. One of the most effective ways to combat climate change is education. In New Jersey, standards to support teaching and learning about climate change were introduced for children of all ages beginning in 2022. In this edited volume, experts from across the state offer strategies, suggestions, advice, and vignettes to support educators as they begin to implement climate change instruction in their classrooms. With a foreword by our state’s First Lady Tammy S. Murphy, it also includes a scientific perspective on the effects of climate change in New Jersey, the history of climate change education in the US, and perspectives from colleagues in other states who are also beginning to adopt instructional practices to address this important topic.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781538193310
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	02/22/2025
Pages:	300
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.81(d)

About the Author

Dr. Lauren Madden is a Professor of Elementary Science Education at The College of New Jersey. She holds a BA in Earth Sciences-Oceanography, MS in Marine Science and PhD in Science Education. Dr. Madden’s work advocates for scientific literacy and the health of our planet through teaching and learning. Her research has been supported by grants from the New Jersey SeaGrant Consortium, National Science Foundation, and US Environmental Protection Agency. She has written a textbook on Elementary Science Teaching Methods along with more than 40 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters. She was named the 2021 Outstanding Science Teacher Educator of the Year by the Association for Science Teacher Education and served as the inaugural iCAN STEM Role Model Award by the New Jersey STEM Pathways Network. In recent years, her work has focused directly on K-5 climate change education, and she was the lead author on the New Jersey School Boards’ Association & Sustainable Jersey For Schools’ Report on K-12 Climate Change Education Needs in New Jersey. Her expertise in climate change education in New Jersey has been featured prominently in many media outlets including the New York Times, Washington Post, The Guardian, NPR, and the Star Ledger.

Table of Contents

Climate Change Education Across Disciplines K-12: New Jersey and Beyond

Forward
By: Tammy Snyder Murphy

Chapter 1 A Brief Overview on Climate Change Education in New Jersey and Beyond
By: Lauren Madden

Chapter 2 Effects of Climate Change in New Jersey
By: Ian Gray

Chapter 3 Teachers’ Initial Reactions to Climate Change Education in New Jersey
By: Lauren Madden, Eileen Heddy, Margaret Wang, Julia T. Sims, Samantha Lindsay, and Isabelle Pardew

Chapter 4 Preparing Children for Climate Change in the Early Years
By: Janna Hockenjos and Janice Parker

Chapter 5 Climate Change Education in the Elementary Classroom: Considering the Why, When and How…and cultivating critical thinking and creative problem solving while strengthening perspectives of resilience with young learners
By: Jeanne Muzi

Chapter 6 Education for Climate Action in Secondary Schools
By: Andrea Drewes and Jessica Monaghan

Chapter 7 Climate Change Education in the STEM Classroom
By: Rachel DiVanno, Kelly Stone, Melissa Zrada

Chapter 8 Climate Change Connections: The Power of Knowing and Doing—TOGETHER!
By: Cari Gallagher and April Oliver

Chapter 9 Using Data Visualization to Enhance Climate Change Education
By: Melissa Zrada, Kristin Hunter-Thomson, and Carrie Ferraro

Chapter 10 Socio-scientific Issues (SSI) as a Framework for Teaching Climate Change
By: Sami Kahn and Timothy Lintner

Chapter 11 The Role of Art in Climate Change Education
By: Carolyn McGrath

Chapter 12 School Librarians and Climate Change
By: Ewa Dziedzic-Elliott

Chapter 13 Sustainability and Climate Change for All: A Systematic Approach to Implement K–12 Problem-Based Learning and Design Thinking
By: Eddie Cohen and Brielle Kociolek

Chapter 14 Incorporating Climate Emotions into the Classroom: Strategies to Support Student Emotional Growth and Thriving
By: Kathleen L. Grant and Sarah Springer

Chapter 15 Developing an EcoJustice Consciousness for Classroom Teachers and their Students
By: Marissa Bellino and Greer Burroughs

Chapter 16 High-Quality Instruction Begins with Great Resources
By: Beverly Plein, Julia T. Sims, and Margaret Wang

Chapter 17: Bridging Classrooms and Communities for Climate Change Education
By: Tina Overman, Kelly Stone, Chris Turnbull, Karen Woodruff

Chapter 18: Nonformal Education on Climate Change
By: Pat Heaney, Allison Mulch, and Graceanne Taylor

Chapter 19: Our Climate Journey, A Mother Daughter Perspective
By: Helen Corveleyn and Grace Corveleyn

Chapter 20: Effective Climate Change Education in the Classroom Begins with Effective Climate Change Professional Learning for Educators
By: Karen Woodruff, Missy Holzer, and Andrea Drewes

Chapter 21: Educational Policy & Climate Change Education in New Jersey
By: Sarah Sterling-Laldee

Chapter 22: Case Studies from Outside New Jersey
By: Christine Whitcraft, Kelley Lê, Kimi Waite, Jim Clifford, and Amara Ifeji

Chapter 23: Climate Change in the Garden State’s Science Standards
By: Glenn Branch

Index

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Editorial Reviews

Understanding climate change is fundamental to mitigate it and adapt to it. It is the most important "lesson" of our generation. This book empowers teachers and students to make a difference.

Lorenzo Fioramonti

Understanding climate change is fundamental to mitigate it and adapt to it. It is the most important "lesson" of our generation. This book empowers teachers and students to make a difference.” —Lorenzo Fioramonti, former Minister of Education of Italy and founding director of the Institute for Sustainability at the University of Surrey (UK)

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