Practice Brief 84 -- Topics: Equity Instruction

Let’s Talk Climate! Bridging Climate Justice Learning and Action Across School, Home, and Community

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WHY IT MATTERS TO YOU
  • Students, families, and communities— especially those who are most impacted by climate change—have valuable knowledge about climate impacts and solutions to bring into the classroom to guide learning about climate justice.
  • Educators should utilize school resources and time to provide a holistic understanding of climate change by connecting classroom learning and community resources, activities, and organizations—around composting, cleanups, civic engagement, place-based walks, movies, local issues, and events.

Students feel and see climate change and its impacts all around us. Indigenous People, People of Color, People Living in Poverty, People with Dis/ abilities, the young and the old, and those living at the intersections of these identities, are especially impacted by changing lands and waters due to systems of oppression that govern social, political, and economic dynamics among people and places. Teachers can support solution- and justice-centered learning of climate change by bridging conversations between school, home and community across their curriculum. They can help others Talk Climate!

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BY IKRAN ELMI, TI’ESH HARPER, MEGAN SLADE & HEATHER PRICE | JANUARY 2022


REFLECTION QUESTIONS

  • How can local climate, health, and environmental justice issues and solutions be woven into your curriculum, connecting school, home, and community?
  • What resources and experiences do you need to expand your knowledge of and engagement with local climate justice issues?
  • What local equity-focused organizations might you collaborate with to expand climate justice learning?

Things To Consider

Attending to Equity

Recommended Actions You Can Take



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