TTT#560 Who better to teach Climate Change than Eng teachers? Richard Beach, Jeff Share, Allen Webb
Channel: Paul Allison
Date: 20/12/2017

Can English teachers play an essential role in the struggle against climate change?  +Richard Beach, +jeff share, and Allen Webb will join us on TTT http://edtechtalk.com/ttt this Wed, Dec. 20th at 8 pm ET / 5 pm PT to show us how. Join us in a conversation about their new book,



Teaching Climate Change to Adolescents: Reading, Writing, and Making a Diference (Routledge & NCTE, 2017)



Change is required in more than consumption habits. In our roles as workers and citizens we will need to transform energy, economics, transportation, agriculture, housing, media, health care, and community life. These are huge tasks that require creative actions by countless numbers committed to the cause. Who better to people this movement than students who see their future on the line. And who better to prepare these students than English teachers who understand the power of imagination to grasp big ideas and use literacy to change the world.



We'll also learn more about their Web site: https://etcccsite.com/



ETCCC -- English Teachers Concerned about Climate Change -- fosters a growing community of teachers in different disciplines elementary through college who are teaching and learning about global warming.



And check out their wiki: http://climatechangeela.pbworks.com/



And this in the NCTE Council Chronicle: DOES CLIMATE CHANGE HAVE A PLACE IN THE ENGLISH CLASSROOM? https://goo.gl/hZHgZV



Whether you've just started your journey into teaching about the struggle against Climate Change or this is already central to your work with youth, we invite you to join Richard Beach, Jeff Share, and Allen Webb this Wednesday at 8 pm ET / 5 pm PT at http://edtechtalk.com/ttt