The NOAA Planet Stewards book club has a great line-up of books slated for discussion for this academic year. Scroll down to see the titles, brief descriptions and dates of each Book Club meeting. Discussion Questions will be posted approximately one week before each meeting.
To see previously selected books and associated discussion questions, have a look at our Book Club Archive Page.
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Here’s the general information for participating in our Book Club. We hope you’ll join us as we explore new and thought provoking topics.
All Book Club events for the 2021 -2022 Academic Year have concluded. To see all the materials we read this year and questions we discussed, go to our Book Club Archive Page.
Keep a look out for announcements of our 2022 - 2023 Academic Year Book Club Selections and event dates on this page, or by subscribing to our e-newsletter: The Watch.
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NOAA Planet Stewards, Elkhorn Slough and South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserves (NERRS) are hosting a simultaneous three-day educator workshop about climate change impacts on estuaries and their adjacent communities along the Pacific Coast, and how to engage schools and communities to take action to address regional impacts of this global phenomenon.
Participants will spend three days at either Oregon’s South Slough or California’s Elkhorn Slough NERR learning about climate change and watersheds, taking part in field experiences, and learning how to incorporate these topics and stewardship actions into their classrooms and communities.
This workshop is planned for in-person learning. Depending on Covid-19 safety guidelines at the time of the workshop, an alternate, virtual experience may be required. All registrants will be kept apprised of programmatic changes.
September 30 - October 2, 2022. Participants may enroll and attend at either location – but you MUST enroll at the physical location you will be attending the workshop. There are a limited number of spaces available for this event. Again, you must register at one of the site-specific links below to reserve a seat at the workshop! Do it today!
NOAA Planet Stewards and the Detroit Zoological Society are hosting a three-day workshop for educators to explore how global climate change is affecting the metro Detroit region, and how they can engage their students in taking action to address this global phenomena.
Participants will attend:
This workshop is planned for in-person learning. Depending on Covid-19 safety guidelines at the time of the workshop, an alternate, virtual experience may be required. All registrants will be kept apprised of programmatic changes.
Workshop topics include:
How to incorporate weather and climate change activities that meet state curriculum requirements into existing curriculum; using citizen science projects to connect youth with their local environment; mobilizing youth to take action in their communities.
Workshop features:
This event will take place on October 7-9 of 2022. There are a limited number of spaces available. We strongly urge you to Pre-Register and reserve your seat at the workshop today!
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