SUSAN SULLIVAN, ANNE GOLD, JENNIFER TAYLOR CIRES EDUCATION AND OUTREACH GROUP, CU BOULDER CIRES.COLORADO.EDU Teaching Resources for Water and Climate Boulder Climate Change Workshop 2015
Introductions About CIRES NOAA Cooperative Institute We’re biggish We do alot Some of our centers Western Water Assessment National Snow and Ice Data Center Center for Science and Technology Policy CIRES Outreach: Susan Sullivan, Anne Gold, Susan Lynds, Amanda Morton, David Oonk, George Sharman, Lesley Smith, Jennifer Taylor and students
CIRES Education & Outreach Group, CU Boulder Why Water? How do you teach about water now? Why connect water to climate? People experience climate change through water People can engage with a tangible, local impact Water can make climate, sustainability, and natural hazards performance expectations relevant Great entry point for resiliency planning
CIRES Education & Outreach Group, CU Boulder Complexities Flood and drought, sea level rise and storm surge Soil moisture, evapotranspiration-food, ecosystems Industry, economies, environmental and human needs Legal complexities Scale-dependent
CIRES Education & Outreach Group, CU Boulder NGSS: Earth and Human Activity Foundations Grade level Natural Resources Natural HazardsHuman Impacts Global Climate Change High School HS-ESS3-2 Energy HS-ESS3-3 Relate resources, pop, biodiversity HS-ESS3-6 Earth systems HS-ESS3-1 Env influences human HS-ESS3-4 Reduce impact HS-ESS3-5 Forecast CC Middle School MS-ESS3-1 Distribution resources MS-ESS3-2 Forecast hazards MS-ESS3-4 Population & consumption MS -ESS3-5 Global temps MS-ESS3-3 Monitor and minimize Grade 5 5-ESS3-3 Protect environment Grade 4 4-ESS3-1 Energy 4-ESS3-2 Reduce impact Grade 3 3-ESS3-2 Weather K-2 K-ESS3-1 HabitatKESS3-2 WeatherKESS3-3 Impact Synthesis Quantitative
CIRES Education & Outreach Group, CU Boulder Needs What do you need to teach about climate and water in your classroom? Professional development Teaching resources Relevant information Support
WHAT DO YOU KNOW FOR SURE? Professional Development
CIRES Education & Outreach Group, CU Boulder Professional Development Massively Open Online Courses? Anyone? Water in the Western United States (Coursera) Physical, legal, policy considerations, Colorado River Basin Engagement Moving to On-Demand Format Thanks for everything! I have learned a lot of new things and the course has given me some great ideas for direction for my high school Environmental Science students. I hope you this course is offered in the future for other students...I would definitely recommend it! Cheers!
Western Water Example Videos A Growing Controversy: Hydraulic Fracturing and Water Supplies 2iRtrXE Understanding Water Quality Impacts : Boulder Creek Case Study yq760-Kc
Pros Cons Free, virtual On your own time Certificate Credit for some From top universities Diverse students Community may form Lack of individualized instructor attention Peer-grading glitches Technical, time requirements Difficulty forming relationships Hands on more rare Consider before you sign up….
CIRES Education & Outreach Group, CU Boulder Magnificent MOOCs from Coursera Also check Udacity, EdX and Canvas
CIRES Education & Outreach Group, CU Boulder More Professional Development CIRES Power of Water workshops Climate.gov “Teaching Climate” CLEAN Network Local universities and science centers The Great Flood of 2013: Ecosystem Impacts and Stream Recovery River Dynamics and Vegetation in the Arid West July 28 and August 10
WHAT’S OUT THERE TO USE? Teaching Resources
The CLEAN Collection (cleanet.org) Find CLEAN at Cleanet.org
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WHAT IS RELEVANT? Find Relevant information
CIRES Education & Outreach Group, CU Boulder Remember scale-dependence? From National Climate Assessment
CIRES Education & Outreach Group, CU Boulder State and local assessments
CIRES Education & Outreach Group, CU Boulder Google is your friend National Climate Assessment: Western Water Assessments: Climate.gov data: datahttps:// data NIDIS:
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CIRES Education & Outreach Group, CU Boulder Webinars and Online course Webinar series Extreme Weather: Mitigation and Resiliency Attribution of Extreme Weather Events Water in the West: Too much or too little? The Colorado River Basin ado.edu/initiatives/webinars ado.edu/initiatives/webinars Upcoming mini-MOOC Canvas.net