Observing Global CO2 at The Top of the World Ignites My Teaching
Visiting NOAA Global observatory ignites taking action through education to slow climate change impacts locally and globally.
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- Apr 7
Listening to and Teaching 5th Graders at the Top of the World
Listening to understand 10 year olds' connections to sea ice and weather patterns in Utqiaġvik, Alaska while teaching Arctic Ocean currents.
- Apr 5
Timeless Ephemeral Beauty of Sea Ice
Spectacular beautiful day on the sea ice deploying buoys, wooden boats, and retrieving a prototype sensor.
- Apr 1
Arctic Oceanfront 8th Graders Do Sea Ice Science
Over 70 Eben Hopson Middle School 8th graders explored Iñupiat Knowledge, Sea Ice Biology, Remote Sensing, and Snow, Sea Ice and Weather.
- Mar 31
Girl Scouts Go Polar: Exploring Arctic STEM Careers
Girls in both Basalt, Colorado and Utqiaġvik, Alaska learn about the Arctic sea ice.
- Mar 31
Sizing Up the Sea Ice
Studying sea ice as various geographic scales is central to teaching 8th graders on the ice in Utqiaġvik, Alaska.
- Mar 26
Planning for Students, Girl Scouts, Sea Ice, and Polar Bears Too
Embarking on 2023 Spring International Arctic Buoy Programme (IABP) deployment campaign including lots of outreach opportunities.
- Mar 13
Dynamic Sea Ice Buoy Deployment Planning Underway
We are watching the dynamic Arctic sea ice movement in preparing for spring 2023 IABP expedition to Utqiaġvik, Alaska.
- Jan 3
Arctic Buoys Help Tell Story of Planetary Climate Change
Each year, NOAA produces the Arctic Report Card to help us understand the exponential impacts of climate change on the Arctic. Many of...
- Sep 26, 2022
Lakes and Mountains Connect Environmental Educators from Siberia to Colorado
Sharing our love of water, land, mountains, culture, faith, and teaching; the late summer exchange partnership with Irina Aiurzanaeva...
- Jan 25, 2022
Workshops that Work: Believe it or Not
An adult student from a recent training workshop told me “no one will believe you, they don’t know that virtual learning can be so...
- Dec 1, 2021
How Was Your Trip to Scotland? they ask… Climate Justice is What I Want to Share
How was the conference?, so many folks have asked as a normal, kind pleasantry. They know I attended the COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland only...
- Nov 18, 2021
COP26: Becoming Better Ancestors
The world needs you, and you, and you, and each and every one of us to operate together as an authentic community, built of genuine...
- Nov 1, 2021
Glasgow: Covid Testing, Polar Bears Wearing PFDs, and World Sisters
After a good night's sleep after an expedition of train travel yesterday, today has been an awesome welcome to Glasgow. My day started at...
- Oct 25, 2021
Just How Did Sarah Get a COP26 Badge?
Genuine relationships, commitment to do 'the work', staying connected over time and geographic distance, and reaching out for...
- Oct 19, 2021
What is COP? Acronym Soup Explained
What is COP? COP26 stands for the Conference of the Parties hosted by the United Nations. Each year for the past 25 years, 197 countries...
- Aug 31, 2021
Dry Smoky Isolated Mountain Home - My Climate Story
I am an environmental educator in the 21st century in the United States of America. I am a white woman with more years of formal...
- Jan 1, 2021
United or Not Here We Come, Glasgow!
Last evening my first of many covid tests results came in negative. I packed my limited luggage (traveling light) with snacks and extra...
- Oct 24, 2020
Help Wanted: Finding Our Patient Courage, Resiliency, and Hope
By Sarah R. Johnson We are desperate for a new story, a promising narrative, words of encouragement grounded in our history of tenacity,...
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