SubjectToClimate and The National Wildlife Federation’s Climate and Resilience Education Task Force to Launch New Climate Education Resource for New York State Educators

New York Climate Education Hub to be premiered at the American Museum of Natural History during Climate Week NYC education event

On September 25th, the NYC-based Climate and Resilience Education Task Force (CRETF), nonprofit SubjectToClimate, and the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) will co-host an event focused on climate education in New York State. Held during Climate Week NYC, the event will mark the public launch of the New York Climate Education Hub, a vital statewide curriculum resource for New York educators to utilize in their classroom instruction about climate topics.

This event—Building a Resilient Future: New York’s Climate Education Movement —will be livestreamed at this link on September 25th from 5:45-7:00 PM ET. Interested participants are invited to tune in to hear from a panel of educational leaders from across New York State about innovative policy initiatives being introduced around climate education and tactics for integrating climate change education across grade levels and subjects. The event will culminate in the public launch of the New York Climate Education Hub (beta version linked here).

Building a Resilient Future: New York’s Climate Education Movement will feature welcoming remarks from Sean Decatur, President of the American Museum of Natural History, and a panel discussion moderated by Anya Kamenetz, author, speaker, former NPR Education correspondent, and Advisor at The Aspen Institute and Climate Mental Health Network. Panelists will include Joseph Henderson, Visiting Lecturer at the University of Vermont Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources; Rachel Arbor, New York Educator and recipient of the White House & EPA Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators; Rosamond Kinzler, Senior Director of Science Education at the American Museum of Natural History; Meredith McDermott, Director of Energy & Sustainability at NYC Public Schools; and Sean McFadden, Science Chair at Eagle Academy for Young Men II and Co-Chair of the Climate Education Leadership Team.

About the New York Climate Education Hub

The New York Climate Education Hub is being developed by nonprofit SubjectToClimate, in partnership with the National Wildlife Federation and their CRETF in New York. The Hub is a free platform with teacher-designed lesson plans, curated resources, and professional development opportunities to enable New York’s K-12 educators to easily integrate climate change into what they already teach. Resources from SubjectToClimate’s core platform are aligned to state content standards, and New York-specific educational content has been added to SubjectToClimate’s database of 2,600+ resources to ensure that New York educators have support to deliver place-based education to their students. With the backing of key institutions in New York, it’s clear that the New York Climate Education Hub will be a critical tool for educators across the state to incorporate climate education into their curriculum.