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NASA Innovations In Climate Education

NASA Innovations In Climate Education “ Building a Diverse Green Workforce: Integrating Climate Change Education into Community College Green Career Education and Training” Gloria Mwase, Jobs for the Future Julian Keniry, National Wildlife Federation Mila Simeonovska, Wilbur Wright College

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NASA Innovations In Climate Education

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  1. NASA Innovations In Climate Education “Building a Diverse Green Workforce: Integrating Climate Change Education into Community College Green Career Education and Training” Gloria Mwase, Jobs for the Future Julian Keniry, National Wildlife Federation Mila Simeonovska, Wilbur Wright College June 28, 2012

  2. GREENFORCE INITIATIVE: refining pathways leading to green sector careers for low-income workers and young adults The Greenforce initiative Bank of America Charitable Foundation, CS Mott Foundation, NASA

  3. “Building a Diverse Green Workforce”

  4. Partners • Jobs for the Future • National Wildlife Federation Community Colleges: • Edgecombe Community College (NC) • Wayne County Community College District (Detroit, MI) • Wilbur Wright College (Chicago, IL) Evaluator: • Elisabeth Barnett, Columbia University Science and Curriculum Advisors: • NASA staff: Jeannie Allen, Brian Campbell, Holli Riebeek, Paul Stackhouse • The National Council for Science and the Environment • Michelle Zurawski, Moraine Valley Community College

  5. Key Activities Piloting New Curricula Modules and Tools -Fall 2012/Spring 2013 • Student pre and post assessments • New curricula modules building on Climate Change Connections • STEM Career exploration modules • Use of CAMEL online platform for faculty and student engagement Faculty Professional Development • Monthly engagement to support curricula changes and pilots • Two College-based Institutes in 2013 to expand adoption Documentation and Dissemination Evaluation

  6. Greenforce and Wright College Collaboration Three faculty were chosen to participate in the Climate Change enhancing curriculum project The project started in Biology 121, Chemistry 121, and Environmental Biology classes Each faculty member started with an assignment, which incorporated data from MY NASA DATA website

  7. Greenforce and Wright College Collaboration Benefits: Increase Climate Change literacy Provide an opportunity for our students to be exposed to “real life” experience Apply the acquired knowledge and suggest climate change solutions Improve student learning and engagement

  8. Questions? For More Information: Gloria Cross Mwase gmwase@jff.org TEL 617.728.4446 FAX 617.728.4857 88 Broad Street, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02110 WWW.JFF.ORG

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