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My name is Mr. Brown, and I am a 9th-grade Earth science teacher at Concord-Carlisle High School in Massachusetts. A core part of my curriculum focuses on climate and climate change, including the global goal of limiting warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
While I can explain the science and the data behind climate change, I often struggle to help students truly grasp the urgency of the situation. Concepts like 'irreversible consequences" can feel abstract to teenagers when they are only presented through graphs, numbers, or textbook examples. Students learn best when science feels real, personal, and connected to the world beyond the classroom.
The Arctic is one of the regions most visibly and rapidly affected by climate change. Attending this four-day professional development expedition will allow me to observe these changes firsthand and bring authentic, real-world evidence back to my students. Through photos, stories, data collection, and direct experiences, I will be able to show my students how rising temperatures, melting ice, and ecosystem changes are happening right now - not in the distant future.
This experience will directly strengthen my teaching by helping me connect climate science to real-world impacts and solutions, including the importance of reducing carbon dioxide emissions and slowing deforestation. By supporting this opportunity, donors are not just funding my professional growth - they are helping hundreds of students better understand climate change and feel empowered to think critically about their role in protecting our planet.
I need funding to be able to afford to attend this one-of-a-kind immersive professional development experience in Utqiaġvik, Alaska.
Over the course of four days, I'll learn from Iñupiat culture-bearers, observe active field research, explore Arctic ecosystems, and build ready-to-use lessons grounded in authentic science and real-world stories.
If you would like to get a closer look at what this PD expedition entails, here is the website previewing it.
https://www.storydoc.com/679e9858ae659d4227ae8f1cf862a888/e5d08d8b-c9a8-4544-ae07-0a33524f6437/68edc082a4c0be860cb9150d
While I can explain the science and the data behind climate change, I often struggle to help students truly grasp the urgency of the situation. Concepts like 'irreversible consequences" can feel abstract to teenagers when they are only presented through graphs, numbers, or textbook examples. Students learn best when science feels real, personal, and connected to the world beyond the classroom.
The Arctic is one of the regions most visibly and rapidly affected by climate change. Attending this four-day professional development expedition will allow me to observe these changes firsthand and bring authentic, real-world evidence back to my students. Through photos, stories, data collection, and direct experiences, I will be able to show my students how rising temperatures, melting ice, and ecosystem changes are happening right now - not in the distant future.
This experience will directly strengthen my teaching by helping me connect climate science to real-world impacts and solutions, including the importance of reducing carbon dioxide emissions and slowing deforestation. By supporting this opportunity, donors are not just funding my professional growth - they are helping hundreds of students better understand climate change and feel empowered to think critically about their role in protecting our planet.
I need funding to be able to afford to attend this one-of-a-kind immersive professional development experience in Utqiaġvik, Alaska.
Over the course of four days, I'll learn from Iñupiat culture-bearers, observe active field research, explore Arctic ecosystems, and build ready-to-use lessons grounded in authentic science and real-world stories.
If you would like to get a closer look at what this PD expedition entails, here is the website previewing it.
https://www.storydoc.com/679e9858ae659d4227ae8f1cf862a888/e5d08d8b-c9a8-4544-ae07-0a33524f6437/68edc082a4c0be860cb9150d
My name is Mr. Brown, and I am a 9th-grade Earth science teacher at Concord-Carlisle High School in Massachusetts. A core part of my curriculum focuses on climate and climate change, including the global goal of limiting warming to 1.5°C...
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