PD for teachers

We described/defined various climate emotions and offered strategies for students and teachers on how to manage those feelings. We help teachers and students identify feelings, normalize the feelings, and give examples of youth advocating for climate justice.

FYI: K-8th grade teachers and admin
This PD is only open to New Jersey Public School Teachers and is sponsored by the NJDOE Climate Change Grant allowing for there to be no charge for the PD. Stipends are available for NJ Public School Teachers at $50 an hour for non-contractual hours, or sub-pay is available for contractual hours at $62.50 for a half day and $125 for a full day.

This will build off of Year 1 Introduction to Project Based Learning PD and provide you with the chance to continue working on Climate PBLs for your curriculum. Come with lessons, activities, and ideas on how to integrate climate change into the classroom. We are going to be working as teams in the STEM or Humanities areas to share what we have been doing in the classroom, as well as the chance to work on a new climate curriculum. Rutgers faculty will be supporting this work as well. We will also be showcasing our lending library and all the materials you have assess to be able to use with your curriculum.

FYI: K-8th grade Teachers and Admin
This PD is only open to New Jersey Public School Teachers and is sponsored by the NJDOE Climate Change Grant allowing for there to be no charge for the PD. Stipends are available for NJ Public School Teachers at $50 an hour for non-contractual hours, or sub-pay is available for contractual hours at $62.50 for a half day and $125 for a full day.

Climate Change, Farming, & Solar! Teachers will explore the effects of shifting climate patterns on agriculture and renewable energy, getting an overview of climate change data and research. Then teachers will have the opportunity to tour the Rutgers Snyder Research Farm. During the tour, we will also be stopping at the Solar panels that have been placed on the farm and are part of the Rutgers Agrivoltaics Program. Part of the research team from the Rutgers Agrivoltaics Program will be there to present on the research taking place at several of Rutgers’s farms with solar panels, including A.J Both (Extension Specialist, Department of Environmental Science), Peter J. Nitzsche (Director, Snyder Research and Extension Farm), and James Schope (Assistant Extension Specialist, Department of Environmental Science). There will be a focus on blue/green jobs in the solar industry and farming, if 1% of the United States farms had solar systems, that would be enough to power the US!

FYI: 3rd - 12th grade Teachers
This PD is only open to New Jersey Public School Teachers and is sponsored by the NJDOE Climate Change Grant allowing for there to be no charge for the PD. Stipends are available for NJ Public School Teachers at $50 an hour for non-contractual hours, or sub-pay is available for contractual hours at $62.50 for a half day and $125 for a full day.

Learn about place-based climate change education from those that know it best - the teachers who are doing it. This five-hour session will bring you together with other K-12 educators teaching about climate change in a place-based way in their schools. Includes networking session to learn more about our respective experience and knowledge, facilitator-led sessions on the basics of justice-oriented climate change education and the EcoSchool place-based education platform, and participant-led discussions on topics of your choosing.

FYI: K-12th Grade Teachers & Administrators
This PD is only open to New Jersey Public School Teachers and is sponsored by the NJDOE Climate Change Grant allowing for there to be no charge for the PD. Stipends are available for NJ Public School Teachers at $50 an hour for non-contractual hours, or sub-pay is available for contractual hours at $62.50 for a half day and $125 for a full day.

What we do on land does not stay on land. The choices we make on what we do on our property can impact the waters nearby as rain and runoff pick-up and move pollutants from their point of origin to our waterways. In a time of climate change when precipitation is highly variable these pollutants are more likely to affect our local and regional water quality. Join us for a tour of New Brunswick infrastructure and landscape and a boat trip on the Raritan River to learn more about how we monitor water quality in general and pathogen monitoring more specifically, and about solutions to divert the pollutants from our waterways. This full-day workshop will be followed up with a webinar (August 14th, 4PM EDT) to explore instructional resources related to the Lower Raritan watershed, and water quality monitoring. 

FYI: 6th - 12th grade Teachers
This PD is only open to New Jersey Public School Teachers and is sponsored by the NJDOE Climate Change Grant allowing for there to be no charge for the PD. Stipends are available for NJ Public School Teachers at $50 an hour for non-contractual hours, or sub-pay is available for contractual hours at $62.50 for a half day and $125 for a full day.

This workshop empowers middle school educators to integrate climate change education into social studies by connecting historical lessons from ancient civilizations to contemporary environmental challenges. Through examples and workshop discussions, participants will collaborate with facilitators and each other to identify strategies, resources, and interdisciplinary approaches that foster critical thinking about sustainability, resilience, and the human-environment connection. Attendees will be equipped to inspire students to draw meaningful parallels between historical events and our shared responsibility for a sustainable future.

FYI: 6th - 8th grade Teachers
This PD is only open to New Jersey Public School Teachers and is sponsored by the NJDOE Climate Change Grant allowing for there to be no charge for the PD. Stipends are available for NJ Public School Teachers at $50 an hour for non-contractual hours, or sub-pay is available for contractual hours at $62.50 for a half day and $125 for a full day.

Young people are among the more vulnerable groups to the impacts of climate change. Even those students who have not been directly affected by climate change may struggle emotionally when learning about climate change and its impacts. In this workshop we draw on the healing justice framework with its emphasis on self-expression through art and storytelling. We will focus on strategies, in particular movement-based approaches, for creating learning environments that center care and support students in finding the power and joy to fight climate change

FYI: 3rd - 12th grade Teachers and Admin
This PD is only open to New Jersey Public School Teachers and is sponsored by the NJDOE Climate Change Grant allowing for there to be no charge for the PD. Stipends are available for NJ Public School Teachers at $50 an hour for non-contractual hours, or sub-pay is available for contractual hours at $62.50 for a half day and $125 for a full day.

Dive into the fascinating lives of two often-overlooked yet ecologically vital species—the American beaver and the American eel—in this hands-on workshop. Participants will explore how beavers shape landscapes and create habitats that can benefit entire ecosystems, while also learning about the extraordinary migratory journey of eels and their role in freshwater biodiversity. Participants will visit Fairview Farm Wildlife Preserve and observe an active beaver habitat, and observe live aquatic creatures as we gather data from an eel ladder and eel mop. This workshop blends science, history, and environmental stewardship to inspire student curiosity and ecological literacy.

FYI: K - 12th grade Teachers
This PD is only open to New Jersey Public School Teachers and is sponsored by the NJDOE Climate Change Grant allowing for there to be no charge for the PD. Stipends are available for NJ Public School Teachers at $50 an hour for non-contractual hours, or sub-pay is available for contractual hours at $62.50 for a half day and $125 for a full day.

This workshop will prepare teachers of all subject areas to teach Climate Change Standards that are required in NJ. Through this PD, teachers will get an overview of climate change and the newest research/data that Rutgers has to share for NJ. We will also cover how climate change can affect wildfires in New Jersey though changes to rainfall and how we can address wildfire challenges.

FYI: K-8th Grade Teachers
This PD is only open to New Jersey Public School Teachers and is sponsored by the NJDOE Climate Change Grant allowing for there to be no charge for the PD. Stipends are available for NJ Public School Teachers at $50 an hour for non-contractual hours, or sub-pay is available for contractual hours at $62.50 for a half day and $125 for a full day.

How climate change impacts birds and migration in New Jersey and how students can make a difference.

FYI: 6th - 12th grade Teachers
his PD is only open to New Jersey Public School Teachers and is sponsored by the NJDOE Climate Change Grant allowing for there to be no charge for the PD. Stipends are available for NJ Public School Teachers at $50 an hour for non-contractual hours, or sub-pay is available for contractual hours at $62.50 for a half day and $125 for a full day.

Greatly overlooked but essential for all aspects of our lives, our local and regional water supply requires consistent assessment of quantity and quality, especially as our changing climate impacts both. Climate change in our region has led to extreme variability in the precipitation, thus impacting our water supply. This data-driven and problem-based workshop will explore engaging instructional resources to challenge students to critically think about their water supply now and into the future. 

FYI: 6th - 12th grade teachers
This PD is only open to New Jersey Public School Teachers and is sponsored by the NJDOE Climate Change Grant allowing for there to be no charge for the PD. Stipends are available for NJ Public School Teachers at $50 an hour for non-contractual hours, or sub-pay is available for contractual hours at $62.50 for a half day and $125 for a full day.