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Participants will gain background knowledge on why climate education is urgently needed, along with practical pedagogy strategies and interdisciplinary entry points. This session highlights a wealth of free, standards-aligned resources to support teachers across content areas and will give participants the chance to explore these resources for themselves.

Presenter:

Rachel Arbor is a Presidential Award winner whose work has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, the EPA, and the White House. She is the CEO and Founder of Gaia Scholastic and the NY State Lead for SubjectToClimate. With a Master’s Degree in Education, she builds interdisciplinary content in a way that challenges students to make connections: with themselves, with each other, and with nature, across content areas. She trains teachers across the country on how to re-shape their curriculum through an environmental lens, coaches students on how to turn their climate anxiety into climate action, and fosters environmental connection in and out of the classroom.