NCSE's Glenn Branch and Lin Andrews contributed "Climate change education: Are your teachers prepared?" to District Administration, a trade publication for education leaders in public K-12 school districts.
Observing that "the reality of anthropogenic climate change is explicitly recognized in the state science standards of 36 states (plus the District of Columbia)," Branch and Andrews added, "But it is one thing for a state to recognize the need for students to learn about anthropogenic climate change, and quite another thing for teachers to ensure that the need is met. And to help them, district administrators need to be aware of what kind of support they require."
After reviewing the challenges and opportunities, they concluded, "District administrators can rise to the challenge by ensuring that their science teachers are ready, willing and able to" teach climate change in their classrooms.
