Teaching Climate Change in the United States

"Climate change is not just the greatest crisis we face, it's also a prism through which to understand the world: politics, economics, psychology, you name it. That's why, as this book makes clear, this can be an exciting if solemn moment for educators willing to take on the real meaning of our moment." -- Bill McKibben, author of 'Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?', USA

"Classroom teachers and educators of all types have long understood that teaching climate change can't stop at the science. Young people are hungry for action. Teaching Climate Change in the United States is the first-of-its-kind effort to show the breadth and depth at which true climate education - education that engages and empowers young people to take on the defining crisis of our time - is already happening across our country. This is a book to encourage and inspire climate educators of all types to know that they are not alone, but are instead one piece of a growing and vital climate education and action community." -- Rebecca Anderson, Director of Education, Alliance for Climate Education, USA

"It is encouraging to see a US-based collection address how education can challenge forms of climate denial which limit our collective capacity for action. Research recognizes that climate change education needs to go beyond scientific literacy to also engage learners in psycho-social and behavioral understanding. This book brings this alive through practical examples from settings across the US." -- Marcia McKenzie, Director, Sustainability and Education Policy Network, Canada

"Anyone involved in improving and expanding climate change education, particularly beyond middle and high school science classrooms, will find the essays contained in Teaching Climate Change in the United States to be a useful source of information and guidance as they pursue their own projects. And anyone who appreciates the urgent and continuing necessity for education for climate literacy and climate action will find the stories of struggle and success to be nothing short of inspiring." -- Glenn Branch, Deputy Director of NCSE