Hidden World of National Parks This award-winning Google Arts and
Culture page was developed in collabora- tion withthe National Parks Service. The website allows visitors to experience won- ders at five different national parks in the United States: Kenai Fjords National Park, Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, Carls- bad Caverns National Park, Bryce Cannon National Park, and Dry Tortugas National Park. Visitors can take a virtual tour of each park headed by a park ranger. Spend some time here when you need a jolt of beauty to counter the news of the day. https://artsandculture.withgoogle.
com/en-us
Connecting Students to STEM Careers
Many jobs of the future will involve science, technology, engineering, and math, but how can we expect our students
to go into careers as mechanical engineers, environmental scientists, or computer programmers when they’ve never met the people who have these jobs? Students might not even realize that they have career options in STEM fields. Introduce your stu- dents to the numerous STEM careers avail- able by connecting them to actual STEM professionals who can act as role models and career mentors, showing students how their school work applies to the world and their future job opportunities. Discover how to make these connec- tions using technology such as videocon- ferencing and web 2.0 tools. In Connecting Students to STEM, author Camille Cole shows you ways to find STEM profession- als around the world who are willing to interact with your students. She explains how to set up programs that give students the opportunity to engage in real-world learning experiences and how to tap into current programs. Through this authentic engagement your students will find their STEM education to be more rewarding and relevant to their lives, leading many to develop an interest in STEM careers.
http://connectingstudentstostemcareers.blogspot. com/
CLEARING Fall 2017
Teacher-Friendly Guide to Climate Change
This book includes both the basics of climate change science and perspectives on teaching a subject that has become polar- ized. The focus audience is high school Earth science and environmental science teachers, and it is written with an eye to- ward the kind of information and graphics that a secondary school teacher might need in the classroom. A pdf version is available as a free download.
http://priweb.org/publications/pub- details.php?pubID=5813&back=catID%3D5 1%26buy%3D2
Ocean as a Classroom
The World Ocean Observatory offers the Ocean as a Classroom with links to online resources. Themes include Marine Biology, Coastal Issues, and much more. The Cur- riculum Catalog provides a list of links to educational content, lesson plans, and edu- cational activities for kindergarten through secondary programs. Additional resources include Ocean Careers links, Visualization Theater, and more.
http://worldoceanobservatory.org/ content/ocean-classroom
CHANCE
CHANCE (Connecting Humans and Nature through Conservation Experiences) is an environmen- tal education and engaged scholarship program from Penn State University. The program includes international field courses and free, online research modules for high school science and undergraduate students. The modules feature a student- as-researcher approach through student manipulation of data contributed by sci- entists who are currently investigating the conservation topic at hand. Topics include climate change, sea turtles, and more.
http://www.chance.psu.edu/online- modules.html
www.clearingmagazine.org
from the WorldWatch Institute
EarthEd: Rethinking Education on a Changing Planet
Earth education is traditionally con- fined to specific topics: ecoliteracy, out- door education, environmental science. But in the coming century, on track to be the warmest in human history, every as- pect of human life will be affected by our changing planet. Emerging diseases, food shortages, drought, and waterlogged cities are just some of the unprecedented challenges that today’s students will face. How do we prepare 9.5 billion people for life in the Anthropocene, to thrive in this uncharted and more chaotic future? Answers are being developed in universities, preschools, professional schools, and even prisons around the world. In the latest volume of State of the World, a diverse group of education experts share innovative approaches to teaching and learning in a new era. Top- ics include systems thinking for kids; the importance of play in early education; social emotional learning; comprehensive sexuality education; indigenous knowl- edge; sustainable business; medical train- ing to treat the whole person; teaching law in the Anthropocene; and more. EarthEd addresses schooling at all levels of development, from preschool to professional. Its lessons can inform teachers, policy makers, school adminis- trators, community leaders, parents, and students alike. And its vision will inspire anyone who wants to prepare students not only for the storms ahead but to become the next generation of sustain- ability leaders.
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