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Ready Set Go! Teaching Climate Change to K – 5 students
June 1, 2023 @ 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Please join us on June 1, 2023 on TCNJ’s centrally-located campus for a one day conference focusing on K-5 Climate Change Education.
Curriculum professionals and teacher-leaders can learn strategies for integrating climate change instruction across content areas and grade levels in elementary settings and share their own successful experiences.
Keynote Speaker: Keynote address and book signing by renowned writer and activist, Harriet Shugarman. All attendees will receive a copy of Shugarman’s award-winning book, How to talk toYour Kids about Climate Change.
Dr. Lauren Madden, will lead the day’s events. Dr. Madden has led New Jersey’s path through adopting these new standards. She authored the Report on K-12 Climate Change Education Needs in New Jersey and her expertise in climate change education at the elementary level has been featured in news outlets such as the Washington Post and The Guardian.
Details regarding keynote speakers, session topics, and the notable teachers and TCNJ faculty leading the event throughout the day will be announced soon.
Funding Opportunity: Climate Awareness Education: Implementing the New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Climate Change
New Jersey’s Department of Education recently announced funding opportunities for climate change education initiatives available through grants in the amount of $6,500-7,500.
The state grant applications are due by March 17th, so please don’t hesitate to request funds as soon as possible. You may wish to budget for substitute teacher pay along with your registration.
Learn about the grant at: https://www.nj.gov/education/grants/opportunities/2023/23-WB01-G02.shtml
Registration, Fee and Payment
Cost: $325.00 per person. Includes, breakfast, lunch, coffee breaks, materials, certificate of completion(6 hours).
Online registration through Eventbrite is required When registering you will need to select a method of payment, options are:
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Purchase Order(PO): Please select pay by invoice. A PO# is not required at time of registration. Please contact us if you need an invoice for PO to be created. An invoice is not automatically sent to you.
Credit Card: Payment required at time of registration via Eventbrite. Additional processing fee is applied
Checks and PO payable to: The College of New Jersey
Mail To: The College of New Jersey PO Box 7718 Ewing, NJ 08628-0718 Education 108 G. Hefelle
Payment due date: May 18, 2023
Registration deadline: May 11, 2023
