Teaching Climate Science in the Elementary Classroom: A Place-Based, Hope-Filled Approach to Understanding Earth's Systems - Paperback

by Stephanie Sisk-Hilton (Author)

Discover new ways to help elementary students engage with and understand the world around them by incorporating climate-informed learning into the classroom. This book features foundational climate concepts, easily implementable activity plans, and inspiring examples of student engagement.

Author Biography

Stephanie Sisk-Hilton is a Professor of Elementary Education at San Francisco State University. Her research focuses on how children and teachers co-create science understanding and how issues of agency and belonging interact with learning. She has taught elementary and middle school in Prince George's County, MD, Atlanta, GA, Brooklyn, NY, and Oakland and Berkeley, CA. She also facilitated a backyard summer science camp for neighborhood children for ten years. She works extensively as a teacher professional developer, supporting elementary educators to develop ambitious, joyful, and hope-filled science learning experiences.