Ask Matt - NGSS science education advice from an expert Green Ninja (www.greenninja.org)

In this episode, Eugene and Matt are joined by a special guest, Tiffany Boyd. Tiffany is a retired teacher who taught for 27 years in Boulder, CO and now runs the organization Classrooms for Climate Action (C4CA). Eugene and Matt talk with Tiffany about her work in Colorado to support teachers integrate climate science, climate justice, and climate action into their classrooms.

Resources mentioned in this episode:
Classrooms for Climate Action (C4CA) websitehttps://classroomsforclimateaction.org/C4CA’s Act for Climate Toolkit Frameworkhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1vwx8vmvUeZ6mTwKUClJPeejQnIeclGht/view?usp=sharing

Eugene talks about how to be a good science thinker on the ScIC “Science is Cool”  Unplugged podcast with PocketLab co-founder, Dave Bakker. The podcast follows a similar theme as the very popular Science is Cool (ScIC) virtual unconferences that PocketLab has hosted since the pandemic started. Dave Bakker is a wonderful host and makes every conversation interesting and fun! Dave asks Eugene a bunch of questions about science learning and climate, and their conversations ultimately lead to Green Ninja and the work they are doing to mainstream climate education.

Original episode:
ScIC “Science is Cool” Unplugged Podcast: “Making Good Science Thinkers with Dr. Eugene Cordero”https://www.thepocketlab.com/podcast/dr-eugene-cordero

Eugene talks about Green Ninja with Pod of Gold hosts Stefanie B. Overbeck and Mel Wymore. The Pod of Gold podcast is created to inspire creative activism and social innovation as they believe the successful evolution of human society will require a profound transformation of the systems that shape our behavior. They were interested in talking to Eugene about Green Ninja because they were curious if education could play a role in ultimately promoting a more inclusive, prosperous, and sustainable future.

Original episode:
Pod of Gold Podcast: “The Green Ninja | Eugene Cordero”https://www.podofgold.world/the-green-ninja-eugene-cordero/

Eugene and Dr. Steve Westlake (Cardiff University) were recently guests on the podcast, Your Money, Your World, where the focus of the episode was “Understanding Our Carbon Footprints”. We decided to rebroadcast the episode because we felt that many of our listeners would find the conversations interesting and relevant to our own understanding of climate change and how we teach this subject.

Original episode:
Your World, Your Money Podcast: “Understanding Our Carbon Footprints”https://www.ywympodcast.com/s3e7

In this episode, Eugene and Matt talk to Katie Worth about her new book and what her extensive research can teach us about climate change education in the U.S.

Resources mentioned in this episode:
Miseducation: How Climate Change is Taught in America by Katie Worthhttps://globalreports.columbia.edu/books/miseducation/ClimeTimehttps://www.climetime.org/National Network for Ocean and Climate Change Interpretation (NNOCCI)https://climateinterpreter.org/about/projects/NNOCCI

Eugene and Matt have recently helped create a new series of free and open lessons on climate change called Saving the Monarchs. In this episode, Eugene and Matt discuss the inspiration for creating these lessons, some of the design decisions they made along the way, and how teachers can use these materials in their own classrooms.

Resources mentioned in this episode:
Green Ninja's Climate Change Unit, Saving the Monarchshttps://web.greenninja.org/saving-the-monarchs