"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." –Mahatma Gandhi Keep Up with NOAA Planet Stewards: Access our archive collections: past webinars, book club selections, and newsletter! Did a colleague or friend share this copy of The Watch with you? Thank them, then sign up to receive it. See the sign-up link above! Join the Planet Stewards February Book Club Meeting A NOAA PLANET STEWARDS PROJECT INSPIRATION To be an active citizen in today's world, children and adults need to be climate literate. This article describes a NOAA Planet Stewards project that provided opportunities for student leadership, student choice, and learning how to be a climate literate person. The school-wide program involved elementary and middle school level students. Sixth, seventh, and eighth graders established overall goals for reducing energy usage and waste consumption. Fourth and fifth grade students created an Eco Super Hero program for grades K-5 and a Turtle Camp specifically for kindergarten and first grade students. By the end of the program, participating students were able to explain climate science, understood its connections to human activity, and felt that they had the tools to continue to make a difference in mitigating future impacts. Find the article here. | |  | Past Planet Steward Webinar Highlights:  This presentation focuses on teaching students about a solution to global warming that is right under their feet and answering the question of our generation: How can we bring the carbon cycle back into balance? During this broadcast you'll learn about a free, online middle school unit where students explore the ability of soil to draw down carbon from the atmosphere and store it, allowing it to be used to support the growth of more nutritious food and build healthier ecosystems. The Soil Story Webinar and activity guide are presented by Kiss the Ground, a nonprofit committed to inspiring global participation in soil regeneration, and Life Lab, a nonprofit that cultivates children's love of learning, healthy food, and nature through garden-based education. | Share and Share Alike!  If you're looking for terrific educational resources or ideas to plug into your academic planning, check out archived issues of The Watch! Our team has reviewed all content for use by formal and informal educators working to increase their own ocean, climate, and environmental awareness and that of their students and audiences. If you have an item you'd like to share with our education community, email us at: oceanserviceseducation@noaa.gov. Be sure to include: - Event/Item announcement title
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| NOAA's Role at the Intersection of Environmental Stewardship and Economic Development  | | As the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and the NOAA Administrator, Dr. Richard Spinrad has identified his top priorities for NOAA, including advancing economic development without sacrificing environmental stewardship, with a focus on advancing the New Blue Economy. This seminar examines this priority. From this discussion, participants will learn more about the direct relationships between economic development, environmental stewardship, and equity. Watch the recording of this seminar to learn more. | Sea Level Rise: Around the World and Here at Home. 11 January 2022 | 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm ET  Sea level rise is an impact of climate change of special concern to coastal communities around the world. Dr. Ian Miller will talk through the current state of the science as it relates to observed and projected (i.e. future) sea level globally, and in our home waters. Dr. Ian Miller led the development of Washington State's most recent sea level rise assessment, and has partnered in the development of comprehensive climate change vulnerability assessments. Register here. | Climate Change Education with NOAA B-WET 12 January 2022, 3:00 - 4:30 pm ET Frank Niepold from NOAA's Climate Program Office will highlight ways to incorporate climate change education into NOAA B-WET projects and share NOAA resources focused on climate change. The Meaningful Watershed Education Experience (MWEE) educational framework can directly foster climate knowledge, skills, and competencies to address climate change and create opportunities to contribute to climate solutions in participants' own communities. Register here. | |  |  Something for Everyone!
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________________________________________ "NOAA's Uncrewed Aircraft Systems - The Force Multiplier" ________________________________________ "After the spill": Findings from a decade of the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Science After the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill ________________________________________ "Science and So Much More: Putting Science into Practice through the Coastal Training Program" ________________________________________ Video: How to Transform Climate Anxiety into Climate Action  Ankur Shah is an environmental researcher and educator with a YouTube channel focused on environmental issues and solutions. He created a video focusing on how to transform climate anxiety into climate action. This video describes a practical framework for climate action at individual, community, city, state, and federal levels, and provides actionable resources to apply climate solutions. This video is ideal for showing students ways to get meaningfully involved in climate action. Ankur welcomes your feedback on the site regarding any of his films! | Online Learning Opportunity: Earth Institute LIVE K12 January 19, 2022 | 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET  | | The Teach Climate Network is focusing on antiracism and featuring the voices of frontline communities in their Teach Climate Workshop and #TeachClimateChat. Zakhia Grant from EcoRise will present on strategies and tools to support teachers, students, and community members in creating a foundation for understanding Environmental Justice history and concepts, and exploring how leadership, community action, and policy change can bring long-overdue justice. Register for the workshop; all workshop registrants will have access to the workshop recording. . | - Great Backyard Bird Count on January 18, 2022 | 6:00 pm ET
- Inquiry Across the Ages: A Panel Discussion, February 15, 2022 | 6:00 pm ET
- Inspiring Curiosity with Wildlife Cams on March 15, 2022 | 6:00 pm ET
 Every month the Cornell Lab of Ornithology offers free webinars for K-12 educators that provide background content, highlight new and relevant educational resources, and allow discussion for successful implementation. Each webinar is roughly 50 minutes long with 10 minutes allocated for questions. Access all archived webinars through K–12 Education Cornell Lab's YouTube channel. You can also receive letters of completion or Continuing Education Units. Register for the webinars here. | 20 January, 2 p.m. ET  | | How's My Waterway has added several new features that will be presented in this webcast. Communities use How's My Waterway to learn about their watershed. When a watershed is shown to have pollution or other issues, it inspires people to get involved to protect and restore it. By displaying all the information visually, it gives this data more perspective and transparency which results in the drive for change and innovation. Register now! For more information: Webcast Flyer | Deadline: 21 January 2022  JOIDES Resolution Onboard Outreach Officers sail on the ship to share the science story with students, families, and the public. Applications will be accepted from classroom teachers, informal science educators, artists, videographers, writers, social media experts and anyone who can make a good case for themselves! Expeditions late in 2022 and 2023 are available. Check out more information and application links here. The deadline for applications is January 21, 2022. | Earth's Systems Storyline Professional Development Workshops. Free graduate credit for participants! Workshops Dates: Tuesday(s), 25 January AND 1 February, 6 pm - 8:00 pm ET  Middle and high school teachers, join MOSAiC Expedition scientists and curriculum developers as they lead you through "Arctic Feedbacks: Not all warming is equal" a curriculum aligned to NGSS Earth Systems standards where students explore parts of the Earth's climate system via 360° VR tours, authentic datasets, and simulations to construct explanatory models for the units driving question, "Why might the Arctic be warming twice as fast as the rest of the world?", a phenomenon known as Arctic amplification. Participants will receive a certificate for 10 PD hours and a free graduate credit from the University of Colorado Boulder. Register for the workshop. Check out other MOSAiC expedition educational resources. |  Methods for Student-Led Research Thursday, 27 January 2022 | 4:00 pm ET Learn tips and tricks from other educators to manage student-led research. Do you have a good lesson plan or activity that helps your students to lead their own inquiry? Bring it to this session to share with your fellow educators. Register here. Teaching Climate Change Essentials Professional Development Course start dates in 2022 are 14 February, 14 March, 2 May, and 6 June.  The Presidio Graduate School has a facilitated online course for K-12 educators focused on climate change education. The nine-week teacher professional Development, Teaching Climate Change Essentials, includes a learning module each week plus three live interactive webinars with subject experts in the field of climate action. View course syllabus here. Teachers can enroll for free by using the Scholarship Code: K12Scholar (Note: Scholarship code is applicable to PD hours and CEU course ONLY). For more information visit the course website here. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– | Teaching Extreme Weather Professional Development Next course starts 14 February 2022  The Presidio Graduate School has launched a new teacher prof. development course: Teaching Extreme Weather. Explore the driving forces behind extreme weather events, specifically those occurring where they live. As part of the course teachers create a lesson or series of lessons focused on extreme weather that align to the Next Generation Science Standards as well as to State Standards for their grade level. Enrollment is FREE for any teachers wanting to take the course for PD hours or CEUs. Learn more here. |  The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) - including computer science, is now accepting nominations! The PAEMST is the highest honor the U.S. government bestows for K–12 mathematics and science teaching, honoring up to 108 teachers each year. Presidential awardees receive a certificate signed by the President; a trip for two to Washington, D.C. to attend recognition events; and $10,000 from the National Science Foundation. Consider nominating a talented teacher or applying for the award yourself here. This year, teachers in grades K–6 are eligible. Nominations close on January 7. Applications are due by February 6. |  Join the Youth Climate Justice Summit! Date: 25-26 February 2022 Join Climate Generation's Youth Environmental Activists Program for the 2022 Virtual Youth Climate Justice Summit: - Meet Virtually with elected officials
- Make new friends in the youth climate movement
- Learn about climate justice
- Find out how to get involved with what you care about
The full schedule is coming soon, and the organizers would love your input to help build and shape it! Suggest workshop topics or apply to lead a workshop of your own in the registration form. The majority of youth who attend are in high school, although anyone age 21 and under is invited to participate! Learn more and register here. Toolkit for Young Climate Activists Check out these great resources from the United Nations Children's Fund, designed to support youth who are just beginning their advocacy journey. These toolkits are created by young people, for young people, who are concerned about climate change and are working to take direct action. | |  | NASA GLOBE Cloud Challenge 2022: Clouds in a Changing Climate 15 January through 15 February 2022! Enrollment: Now through 4 March 2022; Winners announced 30 March 2022  ASA's Solve Together is a national contest for middle school classrooms that's now open to all students and educators! The second annual contest, held through the virtual Solvably platform, is an opportunity for students to engage in collaborative problem-solving through the lens of a specific career. This year the challenges are based on real-world problems such as climate change, public health, space exploration and sustainability, or a passion project of your choice. These challenges can be completed in remote, hybrid, or in-person classrooms.
Registration is available for all students through middle school public educators and will remain open until the contest closes on March 4th, 2022. So far over 700 people representing 45 states have shown interest in the challenge!
Register Students Here | Deadline: 1 April 2022 (Phase 1) | The EPA has launched the Environmental Justice (EJ) Video Challenge for students to enhance communities' capacity to address environmental inequities. In Phase 1, students will submit a video that demonstrates innovative approaches to identify and characterize an EJ issue(s) in a community using data and publicly available tools. Win up to $20,000, as well as other additional benefits. Details on Phase 2 of the challenge will be shared at a later date. Learn more about the challenge and how to apply. | |  | 2022 Ocean Awareness Contest Deadline: 13 June 2022  The 2022 Ocean Awareness Contest is a platform for young people to learn about environmental issues through art-making and creative communication, and become advocates for positive change. Its theme, THE FUNNY THING ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE, challenges students to learn about climate change and its impact on the ocean, and to explore new ways, like humor, satire, or kitsch, to communicate the urgency of the climate crisis. Visit the website for full details, and be sure to check out Bow Seat's Resource Studio on methods that break the mold on your typical doom and gloom messaging. Special Awards: There will also be an Educator Innovation Awards. If you bring the Ocean Awareness Contest into your physical or virtual classroom this year, we want to hear from you! Nominate yourself or a colleague for a $750 award. Learn more > | Why Do We Have Seasons?  | | Explore what causes seasons on Earth in this interactive adapted from NASA materials that features four cities at different latitudes. Use this resource to view how Earth's axial tilt causes seasons from different perspectives and to develop and use models of sunlight received at Earth's surface. | Environmental Justice Curriculum: Redford Center Stories  | | This is a free environmental justice education program and curriculum for youth 5th – 12th grade that celebrates transformational storytelling, creative education, community wellbeing, and global justice. Redford Center Stories features a free, flexible, film-based curriculum, a series of virtual workshops and events, and an inclusive learning community designed to actively engage our youth in the environmental justice movement. | Climate Generation's Take Action Toolkit  | | Support youth-led initiatives with Climate Generation's Take Action Toolkit. This step-by-step guide walks through everything students need to pull off their project. The template can be adapted to a wide variety of campaigns and projects for youth and adults alike. Find the toolkit freely available here. |  How do we know that we're undergoing unprecedented anthropogenic climate change? Explore the science of climate change with HHMI's newest short film. Learn from four scientists (fire scientist Crystal Kolden, soil scientist Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, atmospheric scientist Ralph Keeling, and ice core scientist Kathleen Wendt), who are gathering evidence about climate change, and about how we can use our understanding of climate science to propose solutions to the current crisis. | Trending Upward New Initiatives And Platforms, Powered By Resource Watch: Collaborative and Data Informed Ocean Watch Ocean Watch is a new open data platform for the global ocean, built within Resource Watch. It provides curated data to support users understand the complex interactions between land and sea, and integrate stakeholders in reducing coastal pollution. Navigate the platform and its beautiful visualizations. Visit the site or read the blog.  | | Take a break from the whiteboard, get some fresh air, and engage students in hands-on science and math learning with Green Schoolyards America's Living Schoolyard Activity Guide. Downloadable as a PDF, the publication features more than 200 pages of research-based activities to engage K–12 students of all ages and levels in meaningful outdoor learning in theme-based chapters. Explore the activity guide here. |  Road salt helps people travel safely in the winter, but road salt doesn't stay on roads: It washes off into freshwater streams, where it damages the quality of our drinking water and hurts organisms that aren't adapted to life in salty environments. With a FREE Winter Salt Watch Monitoring Kit -from the Izaak Walton League of America environmental group - you can investigate road salt levels in your community and participate in a nationwide citizen science project. It is most appropriate for middle and high school levels. Find out how to get your free kit here! | Miseducation: How Climate Change Is Taught in America  NOAA's National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science Data Helps with Offshore Wind Energy Planning NOAA's National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) and partners published data on the locations and population density of 33 species of marine birds along the Pacific outer continental shelf of the contiguous U.S. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will use the team's predictive maps to assess risks for marine birds and to guide siting of offshore wind energy projects that minimize negative impacts to their populations. These products are helping advance the president's clean energy goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030, while minimizing the wind industry's impacts on protected species, habitats, and commercial and recreational fishing. Read the full report here. Job Postings in Environmental and/or Ocean Jobs: Job Post Lists
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